Today, I went to the surprise birthday party of an ex I still love, though I'm the one who ended things. I walked in in time to see her screaming "Yes" to her kneeling boyfriend, her parents crying and applauding, and her brothers patting him on the back. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I had a surprise birthday party thrown in my honor. All of my friends and family had been invited, and all of the details were perfect. Who threw the party for me? My ex-girlfriend who I dumped last week for "not being thoughtful enough." FML
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
Today, I went to a party and saw my current boyfriend making out with my ex-boyfriend. FML
Today, my boyfriend rekindled the romance with his ex, at my 21st birthday party. One of the few reasons I'd invited her was to show that I trusted him, and I no longer felt threatened by their continued friendship. FML
Today, I surprised my girlfriend with roses. She surprised me by getting back together with her ex. FML
Today, my mom called me to tell me she'd got in touch with my ex for his birthday, and that the two of them had made a plan for us to get back together. My new boyfriend was in the process of proposing to me. FML
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
Today, I threw an elaborate surprise birthday party for my boyfriend of four years. He thought we were going to a quiet dinner but when we arrived, thirty of his friends jumped out and surprised him. Instead of kissing me to thank me, he broke up with me because of how easily I had lied to him. FML
Today, I was dumped at the surprise party I threw for my boyfriend. FML
Today, my girlfriend made a delicious birthday breakfast, and she said there would be a surprise at the end. Today is not my birthday, it's her ex's. FML
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Top comments
bjobabygirl 12
Sorry to hear that, but if you really loved her you wouldn't have let her go
CrassKal 27
You knew you would be asking for pain when you decided to go.
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Comments (102)
DjeePee 25
If your life was a romantic chickflick, then you and her would magically get together a couple of days before the (then cancelled) marriage. Unfortunately, this is real life and you destroyed your possible happiness all by yourself. If you love someone, don't wait so friggin' long to tell.
NicoleAshley10 0
I know you still love her, but you shouldn't have went to her party. I hope things get better for you.
dunker_fml 4
I hope your grammar improves.
Missusluv313 9
What is wrong with her grammar?
perdix 31
"Aw, Baby's first ***********!"
jem970 19
You will get no sympathy from me OP. If you loved her then you should have kept her and been the one on your knee in front of her. You are an idiot. Also, if you still love her and are playing a role in her life you could have been a constant source of heart-break for her, which is not cool.
Enslaved 38
Hope you didn't expect her to wait around for you, while you were exploring your options. She moved on. If you love her as you claim-- stop thinking of only yourself and be happy for her.
davestrider 0
I love my girlfriend, if I were in your place I'd die a little. But dude! Why'd you let her go!
lovelykisses86 2
you suck.
Schizomaniac 24
People seem to be slamming the OP pretty hard. I agree that if he ended things, he should definitely not be surprised that she moved on. No surprise there. She definitely shouldn't have been expected to wait around for him. But what is all this "If you REALLY loved her, you wouldn't have let her go" and "YDI for being an asshole" type crap? Sometimes shit happens and breaking things off might seem like the best option. Definitely circumstantial. You can't tell the dude how he does/doesn't feel.
everton99 16
Exactly! I was in the same situation with my ex. She and I had been arguing for weeks and even though I'd been having conflicting feelings for months I finally broke it off. She became a lot happier because one of my "best friends" asked her out a day later, and now I'm angry and bitter. Oh yeah this is 9 months later too.
DoomedGemini 38
That's true, but wouldn't you realize your mistake and try to talk to her again? I feel bad he is hurting, but I cannot see this as anything except YDI, sorry. If it was a medical issue, like someone said before, then you should still talk to your partner about it. I know it seems you are being selfless but it's actually quite selfish if that person loves you. If you truly love someone, you are with them no matter what. If they don't want to be with you, do your best to move on.
loserman67 36
Sorry Buddy, but a big ole' YDI comes your way. You ended things and by your post it seems as though you didn't expect her to move on with her life (which she obviously did). Now you're whining like a bee-atch because she found happiness and your stuck at home on Saturday night amusing yourself by abusing yourself. Karma is a bitch and she just bit you in the balls big time. Maybe next time you'll think before you act.
loserman67 36
Noor, you're not corrupt, your "special" in your own special sort of way...