Today, I wanted to surprise my long distance girlfriend by flying to her unannounced. When I arrived at her house, her family tells me that she herself boarded an unannounced flight to where I lived hours ago. Surprise. FML
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Today, I got back from my daughter's flat in Scotland. I got a flight there yesterday morning to surprise her on her 21st birthday. Nobody told her I was coming. When I got there, it turned out she decided to get a plane to London to surprise me. £200 on flights, and I didn't even get to see her. FML
Today, I got off work early to go home and surprise my girlfriend with lunch, only to come home to her in the middle of packing up all of her stuff. FML
Today, I flew in to visit my long distance girlfriend. When I got out of the cab, I saw her way down the street walking the dog, so I hid behind the bushes to scare/surprise her. Mission accomplished. I just wish I hadn't bought her that pepper spray. FML
Today, I drove three hours to surprise my girlfriend, who I hadn't seen in three weeks. When she opened the door, she gasped, told me to fuck off, and slammed the door in my face. FML
Today, I drove three and a half hours to surprise my long distance boyfriend for our anniversary. He was out of town. Where was he? Three and a half hours away trying to surprise me. FML
Today, I flew into New Zealand to surprise my girlfriend on her trip. In the New Zealand Airport I received a text message saying she wanted to break up with me. I live in Michigan and just spent $1,500 for this romantic surprise. FML
Today, it was my girlfriend's birthday. To surprise her, I told her that I was going away on business, and could not be there on her birthday. When I show up at her house to surprise her with a present and cake, she opens the door in her underwear, beside a man in his boxers. She was surprised. FML
Today, I found out my friend has been texting my long distance boyfriend more than I do. When I confronted her about it, she confessed that it was because they had been planning a surprise appearance for me. I've never been surprised before, and I ruined my own surprise. FML
Today, I wanted to surprise my boyfriend by showing up at his place unannounced with some take-out food. I got there just in time to see him leave his block of flats with another girl. FML
Today, knowing my long-distance boyfriend was cheating on me with a local girl, I decided to make a surprise visit to confront him by showing up to his home. Both of them answered the door. My boyfriend claimed to not know me, and threatened to call the cops. I ended up back at the airport in tears. FML
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Top comments
jenniferchaify 11
But romantic
nanpooo 6
Atleast you both get to meet the family if you hadn't before.
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jenniferchaify 11
But romantic
neoncupcakez 0
Romance is important even if it missed your girlfriend OP.
bones_17 5
See Communication isn't important in relationships... Or wait something's wrong here.
FMLKitten 15
Gift of the Magi much?
MrBond007_fml 6
That is the best story ever kitty. This isn't quite as good.
sniperkit 10
Wasn't there a similar FML to this one, except they drove to each other's houses?
SHAMUS_the_WITTY 18
Romantic, yes. Convenient, no. OP, at least you didn't get to her house and find her in bed with another man. That's what I was expecting while reading this.
patrickalamo 48
Communication with her family is vital to pull this off, we'll there is always next time.
astoryofroses 9
true love
ALuminousHusky 5
Lool great story to tell, just a heads up for next time, maybe tell the parents you're coming over so they could make sure she doesn't do something like that :P
micky732 0
Wow.... That's just terrible luck :( sorry OP hope you get to see each other soon
fromthesuck 8
Wouldn't have been terrible luck had he gave someone on the other end a heads up. You always have to make sure to have a partner in crime when making those kind of plans
Cairo_Sanchez 8
I thought you were gonna find her cheating. At least you know she loves you :)
nanpooo 6
Atleast you both get to meet the family if you hadn't before.
Zedd_fml 8
After finished reading the first sentence I thought this is going to end as a "cheating" FML. OP, atleast you didn't had to go through what I was think.
CrewBoy 10
29... How did 3's comment make you think of cheating at all?
duckie227 22
29 I was thinking the same thing. At least there was no cheating involved
SirEskimo 13
33- he meant the first sentence of the anecdote
CrewBoy 10
Wow, maybe he should have replied to the FML then and not 3's comment.
buck33 14
67 - Wow, who cares.
starbursty 0
Hey 33- did we catch you at the wrong time?(; (Referring to his profile)
ianbeef 11
SURPRISE!!! damn that sucks.
UberNova 18
I can't tell if the FML is about them both having flights to each other and missing each other, or that the girlfriend is cheating on him as she went "ages" ago.
lelo007 11
96- I hate to be rude, but the FML clearly states they both caught a flight to where the other person is living, thus missing each other when they arrived to their destination. It really isn't that hard to understand.
buck33 14
96 - "Hours" not "ages."
marynn931 4
YDI OP. You should have told her family first. You never know.
mario2012 18
His girlfriend did the exact same thing meaning your logic is flawed.
duckie227 22
He shouldnt have to tell her first. That's why it's called a 'surprise'
antixx101 0
Why would he tell her? Ever hear of being romantic?
deathpotato 11
That's why Surprises aren't always the best.
ktbadabing 10
It was still very sweet of you to try to surprise her like that!(:
strawberrywine22 30
Awww, that was sweet on both your parts. Ouch though. I hope one of you can fly to the other and still have time to spend together!
ladylilly25 20
This is why you shouldn't go through with such expensive surprises... At least tell someone around them who can make sure they don't leave or screw it up somehow. That does suck, though. But it's kind of cute!
hmmmmml 0
Good idea. But surprises that actually work out like that are so worth it! Unless they're cheating on you, then it's not.
gc327072 31
That's why my step-dad would always call me when he was going to drive up, so I could make sure my mom wasn't going anywhere.
Justin0481 5
Actually 82 finding them cheating is worth it, because then you know and you aren't wasting time with a cheating asshole/bitch
BadApple88 29
Sounds like an episode of "Friends" lol
dressedskeleton 10
Ross and Emily! Oh OP, maybe she's not your *lobster* then? Haha