Today, my boyfriend proposed. The ring just had a piece of graphite on it. My boyfriend argued that since graphite and diamonds are both just forms of carbon, it is the same thing. 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, my very cheap boyfriend of four years proposed. I was overwhelmed with emotion, since he bought such a huge, seemingly-diamond ring. I was later overwhelmed with emotion when my finger turned green. FML
Today, my boyfriend won a diamond engagement ring through a citywide competition. Instead of proposing to me, he's selling it. FML
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Today, my boyfriend told me he's prepared to commit to marriage, but only if I buy my own ring and tell everyone he surprised me with it. FML
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Today, my boyfriend gave me the most beautiful diamond ring I have ever seen. As I excitedly put it on my finger, he told me it wasn't an engagement ring, but I should wear it like one to keep other men away and seem "unapproachable". FML
Today, I proposed to my girlfriend. She just grabbed the ring and said in a raspy voice, "My precious..." FML
Today, my boyfriend proposed with the biggest, tackiest, most Geordie Shore-style ring I’ve ever seen. I said yes because I love him, but this thing is twice as wide as my finger and just looks horrible compared to the solitaire ring I told him I really liked. I’m embarrassed to be seen wearing it. FML
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slushpup9696 12
It's not about the ring...
Breeneefml12 0
why are you bitching? at least you know he wants to spend the rest of his life with you now, so shut the **** up and be happy.
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1337chick 4
There is a difference. The carbon in diamonds is arranged in the form of a crystal lattice, whereas graphite is sheets of carbon that easily flake off. Soon enough, your "ring" will just be the band. For such a "smart" nerdy guy, as you guys are calling him, he sure is dumb.
MetalFish 0
but he is right, they both ARE Carbon. and how long do you expect them to remain engaged?! it'll take a fair while for a graphite crystal to wear down int nothingness!
5t3ff1k4h 47
259- Some people wear both their wedding band and their engagement ring for the entirety of their marriage.
Slimma 20
Oh boohoo you got a piece of graphite on your ring instead of a diamond. Get over it! IF you really love him and want to be with him... what is it going to matter if it's just a piece of graphite instead of a diamond? Or is it that you just wanted to show it off to all your friends and be like... look at the rock my boyfriend gave me. And now you'll be ashamed? He definitely deserves better than you.
bdsmith 0
Well, if it's not good enough you aren't worth marrying anyways. I'm sure he'll let you keep the ring. ;)
aback 5
Tell him that masturbation and intercourse are both sexual, so they're the same thing.
RVCA_fml 0
if u think ur pussy is that precious u can keep it
aback 5
Well, I certainly don't think YOURS is.
Mirorbo 27
You know, I never understood why it 'always' has to be a diamond ring during proposal. I knew a young darling who proposed with a novelty Steampunk ring and she said yes. I don't think she's ever going to take that clever piece of artwork off.
zoozoo123 0
at least he knows that
Livetolove568 0
I'd give all I had just to be with the one I love. Maybe you should stop caring about the materialistic things and realize your lucky to have him.
womblebat 2
of course it's the same thing. get over it and congrats.
hannahpie45 0
funny how ur referring to him as boyfriend instead of fiancé after he proposed =)
Mirorbo 27
Says a lot about the aftermath, doesn't it?
marcranger 29
everyone saying that op should be grateful he proposed...there's not enough info here to say that he's such a catch. granted, we only have her side, but he sounds like a total jackass. op, if I were you, I'd take this as a hint and run the hell away as fast as you can.
IntoTheClouds 42
You're saying that we don't know the whole story, but that he sounds like a jackass. Au contraire, she sounds like the jackass, because it says he argued that they were the same, which means that it is implied that she questioned something along the lines of, "Why no diamond?" Why else would he "argue" that it was made of carbon?