Today, I went to dinner at my parents' house. I was going to surprise them by introducing them to my new boyfriend. They decided to surprise me too, by inviting my ex to the dinner. Everyone was surprised tonight. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
Today, my boyfriend brought me to a restaurant on a surprise date. I guess he didn't know that my ex-boyfriend now works there, and that he would be our waiter for the evening. FML
Today, I was going to break up with my boyfriend after we went out for dinner. To my surprise, our families were also in the restaurant, to witness him propose to me. FML
Nice to meet you… again
Today, my mother invited me to a nice restaurant to meet her boyfriend whom she's been seriously dating for a month. Imagine my surprise when she led me to a table and my boyfriend's father stood up, shocked, to greet me. Rather than being horrified, she is now planning double dates every week. FML
Today, I brought my boyfriend of a year and a half to meet my parents. Turns out he dated my mom. This should be a fun dinner. FML
Join the club
Today, I was at dinner with my boyfriend. About 30 minutes into dinner and I see my exes come in, one by one. In the end, they were all sitting at the same table. My boyfriend got up and went to the bathroom. He came back and sat down with them. Apparently my boyfriend went through my phone and called all of them. FML
Today, I was invited by my boyfriend's parents for dinner at their house. The dinner went well I thought, until I was getting ready to leave. Before I could make it out the front door, I could hear them discussing their disappointment that their son would ever consider someone like me. FML
Tactical
Today, wanting to break up with my boyfriend, I invited him to dinner with my parents. I was sure they'd hate him, which would give me the excuse I needed. They ended up loving him, and now they won't stop mentioning marriage. FML
Today, while at dinner with my current boyfriend, my ex walked in with his new girlfriend. The waiter put them at the table next to ours, and the two of them had a front row seat to me spilling an entire guacamole salad on my lap out of nervousness. FML
Awkward small talk
Today, I went to my boyfriend's house, intending to break up with him. Instead, I was greeted by his whole family throwing me a surprise party. I had to sit and listen to his whole family talk about what a great couple we are and how we're going to last forever. FML
So much in common
Today, my old high school mates organised a dinner hangout so that my recent ex, who is part of our group, could introducing her new boyfriend to us. I was late and the only remaining seat available was next to the new boyfriend. FML
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Hiimhaileypotter 53
Awkward! Why would they invite your ex, though?
Enslaved 38
Just because the OP was dating a new person doesn't mean that she hasn't broken up with her ex for a while. The parents probably knew about the breakup, liked the ex and was trying to play re-matchmaker without knowing she had already moved on?
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Hiimhaileypotter 53
Awkward! Why would they invite your ex, though?
pugpuggy 21
They probably thought they were still dating. OP stated that the person she brought to dinner was her 'new' boyfriend.
Enslaved 38
Just because the OP was dating a new person doesn't mean that she hasn't broken up with her ex for a while. The parents probably knew about the breakup, liked the ex and was trying to play re-matchmaker without knowing she had already moved on?
doctorhook86 25
#12: Yeah, sometimes parents are douchebags.
Brandi_Faith 34
I think it's pretty rude of your parents to invite your ex (and I assume they knew you two had broken up) unless you guys happened to break it off on great terms and are actually still friends.
betweenwinds 18
My question is why on earth the ex would agree to come over. He knew they were broken up and that it'd be awkward. As far as desperate-plans-to-get-OP-back go, family dinners are pretty likely to do more harm than good...
worldclassrager 41
Well how was dinner?
ComoEsJuan 24
It was very ex-citing.
quickit 24
I don't think it was too ex-quisite.
cwrocker 14
It didn't go the way she ex-pected
brssps1 19
It was definitely ex-tra awkard for OP.
doctorhook86 25
It wasn't ex-actly what everyone had in mind.
teentee401 37
I hope OP will leave a follow-up to ex-plain what happened.
Adeptus_Astartes 22
This thread is ex-asperating.
marcranger 29
I'm ex-tremely amused. I hope the parents had a good ex-cuse.
jbombdighetty 11
the amount of downvotes per comment are respectively ex-ponential
PSYqualiac 17
I would love if OP left an ex-planation.
Oyas12 14
I can't believe this thread actually ex-ist
Andrewluz 5
Ex-plain to me why the puns are so funny
Aquaman911 18
Surprise!
HarshD9619 34
Sounds like a wonderful evening....
quickit 24
The awkwardness sounds like it was OVER 9000.
R2Y2 22
Vegeta's scouter off the charts
rekkas 16
This is why I just try my hardest not to involve my parents in anything .
your_ma 27
I'm sure both guys felt super awkward. Poor OP..
movaa 11
Now I know why some people hate surprises...Atleast drop a hint or something :/
Adm_Twigs 19
I agree, some surprises end poorly... communication is key to avoiding mating ritual death matches
sarah5745 41
Wow that would have probably been super awkward. Hopefully the food was good enough to pass things by....
ScottVining 21
Maybe they didn't know you had broken up
JMichael 26
I bet that was loads of fun