Today, my boyfriend told me he'd drive me to the jeweler's to pick out a ring. We drove there, I picked the ring, and the sales person rang it up. I glanced at my boyfriend, only for him to reply, "Well don't look at me!" FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I went with my girlfriend to the mall. We were looking at jewellery in Zales and she came across the engagement rings. She looks at one and says, "Are you kidding me? That ring is hideous and it's the most expensive one here! Who the fuck would buy that?" Well, that would be me. FML
Today, I was out with my boyfriend, when he started browsing wedding rings. He found a ring, proposed to me right there in front of a crowd, and then was promptly denied a payment plan. We left without a ring. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I went shopping for an engagement ring. We ended up breaking up in the process. FML
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
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, my boyfriend bought me an engagement ring. It turned out to be the wrong size and we had to return it, since the store said it couldn't be re-sized. As we headed home, I felt guilty, so I turned to him and apologized. His response? "It's OK honey, I didn't really want to marry you that much anyway." FML
Today, I went to a jeweler's to buy a ring to propose to my girlfriend. When I was at the restaurant, in mid-proposal, with people watching, I realized I had left the ring in the store. FML
Today, my boyfriend proposed to me with the prettiest, most simple ring I have ever seen. I called my sister to tell her the good news, and her response was, "I know. He had me steal the ring from Claire's." FML
Today, my boyfriend and I were looking at engagement rings. When the store owner asked about our budget, my boyfriend said with a straight face, "Nothing too expensive, I have a big penis so I don't have to overcompensate by buying a big diamond." FML
Today, an ex-boyfriend of mine came to the jewelry store I work at to pick out an engagement ring for his girlfriend. The same guy who just a few months earlier ended our 8-year relationship because I wanted marriage and he didn't. FML
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xxtouch 17
He has a point. Maybe you should look at other boys.
popaulina 8
Alright so I'm not sure that you're too keen here with reading comprehension so I'll explain: the boyfriend wasn't embarrassed, he didn't plan on paying for the ring.
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Comments (94)
Odin1624 12
Maybe you should stop seeing him completely
ShleeG 23
Or maybe, just maybe... he was kidding and did end up paying
cuz803 46
That's a very sick and dumb joke. Marriage isn't game and neither is money.
Blitz3r 3
I see no mention of marriage in the post.
J352SAURUS 30
#28, what the ****? This isn't a game of "Well, technically..." Picking out a ring leads to engagement, and the leading cause of marriage is being engaged. Throughout life, you must learn to read between the lines and understand what is being implied. Sure, sometimes it's tricky, but in scenarios like this it should be a piece of cake. Wedding cake. Because they were going to get married.
ShleeG 23
woooow... you guys all need to lighten up. that's the kind of joke me and my fiance would say had i gone ring shopping with him. i love how everyone who is playing devils advocate on this fml is getting downvoted. grow up
ClairvoyantVamp 19
This is on FML, therefore it wasn't a joke, or if it was OP did not get it and her boyfriend did not clarify. The sense of humor you and your fiancé have is obviously different than that shared by the OP and her boyfriend.
ShleeG 23
Or perhaps OP does share that sense of humour and just wanted to see if she could get something posted on fml. Or maybe the BF is an asshole. I don't know and you don't know so we can't go jumping to conclusions until there's a follow up.
TurquoiseJesus 15
Chances are he probably did pay. He likely made the joke, said he was kidding, and paid, which is a completely reasonable joke to make, that the majority of nonFMLers wouldnt get all uppity about. However, the full story wouldnt have been any good for an FML so it was truncated for the sake of the site.
ShleeG 23
Exactly what I've been saying but god forbid you think logically on fml
bickdig69 8
He technically told the truth he brought you down to the store
J352SAURUS 30
I'm so sorry, OP. You were most likely so happy and excited, and he just destroyed that. From a massive high to a massive low. I would be completely crushed. I'm not sure I could stay with my boyfriend if he did that to me. I would have to reflect on the relationship for a few days.
Zanquis 22
K next time when he is ready for sex say: "Why don't we take it to the bedroom, so you can blow your load" Once there, you csn just say: " Hey don't look at me" he can do it himself.
DamnGina 3
Seems like there should be more to the story. If there's not, I hope you ended it right then and there.
FlyingMangoes 5
Perhaps he wanted to know what you liked so he could come back and buy it later. However, if that was indeed the case he shouldn't have let it go as far as it getting rung up. Sorry this happened. If you believe it was a simple misunderstanding that's forgivable, ( even if it was embarrassing) but if he was being a clueless (or purposeful) ass then you need to run away. Real men don't do this.
bass_ftp 12
I see a lot of people drawing conclusions, but where does it say this was an engagement ring? Or that she wasn't just thinking about getting a ring and he offered to drive her over? The whole sentence about him driving her over rather than him saying 'let's go buy a ring' or something makes me think this could be a different story than it seems.
yerawizardlizzy 27
If you're in a serious relationship and think you are going to get married to that person, and you're expecting a proposal, why would you want to go shopping with your partner for a ring that isn't meant to be an engagement ring? Unless you're really into jewelry. But even then the moral of the story is he should have been more specific about his intentions BEFORE they walked into the store.
xoteeshaox 22
Also, if she was thinking about getting a ring, she would be expecting to pay for it. This entire FML screams he offered to take her to go pick out a ring, which to her says proposal and engagement, and then he backs out of buying leaving her in the awkward position of refusing the sale.
TheBiggerBoot 7
So then when a girlfriend tells the boyfriend to pick where they go to dinner it should be assumed that she'll pay for it?
SqueakyMunk 14
In my opinion: yes. If I ask my boyfriend to dinner then I pay. Why? Because I asked him. If I ask him to the movies I pay. If he asks me to dinner or the movies or whatnot I expect him to pay. Are there exceptions? Yes but in general that's how I feel.
xoteeshaox 22
I feel that in the beginning of a relationship, it should be split, you pay for your side and he pays for his side (although I think whoever offered, if in a position to do so, should pay) but when it's been going on for a while, I think it really should come down to evening out who pays. But dinner is not a ring. Traditionally, a man buys a ring to present to the woman (in a heterosexual relationship, obviously it's different homosexual relationships, and if the woman wants to propose instead), and if you offer to take someone to look for rings, or to pick out a ring, it says you are wanting to see what they want, so you can purchase the ring to propose to them.
beachtrash 7
Traditional rules can be unclear in gay relationships (note gender of OP). Maybe he expected you to buy yours and he'll buy his?
stupidpplsuck 33
While I agree that it can sometime be confusing in a same sex relationship for this situation, it does not apply in this instance because OP is a girl and it said my boyfriend. So unless there are some other factors we don't know about, this is not a same sex relationship. Also, even if it was a same sex relationship the boyfriend implied with the invite that they would be paying for the ring. UNLESS it was previously discussed which, since this is on FML, we can assumed it was not.
beachtrash 7
In my phone FML app, there is a gender icon for posters. This one says male, so that's all I have to go on. How do you know OP is female? Boyfriend applies both ways.
stupidpplsuck 33
On the pc version the Icon a female sign. Are you sure you're not getting them confused? If so maybe your app is bugged
xoteeshaox 22
I'm on my iPad, and it is the female icon.