Today, it's my girlfriend's birthday. I presented her with an oil painting of her that I'd been working on for over a month, and she started to cry. I thought it was because she liked it, until she asked if she really looks that ugly and disproportionate in real life. 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 spent the whole night and day painting a portrait of my girlfriend. Being proud of it, I sent it to her hoping she would appreciate it. I spent hours working on that picture only for her to reply with, "That's not me, is it?" FML
Today, I finally handed my girlfriend a portrait of her. I'm not the best drawer, but I spent weeks on it and I thought it turned out pretty good. When she looked at it, she asked what kind of dog was it. FML
Today, I finished a big art project. It was a self-portrait done in acrylics. Proud of my piece, I showed my mom. After some thought her first comment was, "well, I'm either going to insult your art or your face." FML
Today, my girlfriends and I got a caricature painting while on a trip in the city. Unfortunately for me, the part of my appearance that the artist decided to exaggerate was my acne. FML
Today, as my friend was rudely rummaging through my phone, she saw a picture of the pottery I've painted her for Christmas. Not only did she see it, but she also declared it ugly. That's probably the present I'm the most proud of this Christmas. FML
Today, I was partnered up with a girl in my art class, since the teacher had asked us to take turns drawing portraits of each other. I went first and felt pretty proud of how the drawing turned out. I showed it to her and she said "That's OK. I'm not good at drawing either." FML
Today, my roommate asked for my opinion of her new painting. The same painting I hand-painted for over ten hours. She apparently thought it was a gift. She won't give it back. FML
Today, I took my girlfriend to a beginners’ painting class. She and everyone else was able to produce a painting significantly better than mine, and I got laughed at for my lack of skill. I’ve been painting for twenty-five years. FML
Today, we were drawing self-portraits in school. I'm horrible at art, so I turned to the person next to me and stated that mine looked really ugly. He replied saying, "No, it looks exactly like you." FML
Today, I finally exchanged pictures with the woman I've been seeing online for some time now. She replied, saying "Thats not funny. Some people actually look like that." I sent my real picture, and thought I actually looked pretty good in it. FML
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cmanaus 3
Does she?
SHANK_a_F00 4
Well, she had to find out eventually...
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calivianya 29
I would be totally flattered if my boyfriend did a painting of me, regardless of how bad it could be. Stuff that you put real effort into is worth a lot more than jewelry, candy, etc. to me.
bri5083 9
Your girlfriend obviously doesn't understand art. Either that or it really did just suck, next time get her flowers bro.
zeonz 0
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Jdog619 11
Unless you are Da Vinci, never paint you girlfriend/wife. I thought everyone knew this rule...
marleyloves 0
Oh god she didn't appreciate the time and effort you put into that .... Sorry op
Devin91 20
It's your perspective and as an artist you should be able to explain that to her.
CRC_101 31
Aw. She sounds like the overly-emotional type, way too insecure. The home-made gifts are by far the best! You must be the abstract sort of artist, not the realistic ^_-. Or at least, that's what you should tell her! You're never going to be able to fully capture your significant other's "beauty," but you can put some thought into it, which you obviously have. You could tell her it portrays how ugly and disproportionate you feel without her. That would get her. She sounds like she still has the mind of a child though, tbh. That's quite selfish and conceited, interestingly enough, thinking. Hopefully she'll grow up fast.
husky22 0
DUMP HER for being inconsiderate
JadeWalker 14
Whatta bitch. If my boyfriend was sweet enough to do tht I'd be thankful no matter what it looked liked. Fyl
kateindeed 5
What a beezy. I would be thrilled if my boyfriend took a month of his life to paint me something that meaningful. The handmade gifts are always the ones you never forget, even if the one making them isn't particularly artistic.
tebowingallday 0
Dudee your not soo smooth