Today, my boyfriend told me that he'd feel like a failure if he went to community college. I'm planning to go to community college next year. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I asked my boyfriend what would happen if I didn’t get into the same school as him. He replied, "Then we’ll just break up." We broke up. I still don’t know what school I’m going to. FML
Today, I was accepted to college and received a scholarship equal to almost half the tuition. After sharing this news with my parents, I spent the next 35 minutes getting yelled at about how I wasn't allowed to go there because my boyfriend might go there. FML
Today, I asked my boyfriend why he was dating me. He replied, "Well, there's not a lot of options at this college." FML
Today, my boyfriend got rejected by his dream college. In an effort to comfort him, I told him that he is incredibly smart and that it's their loss. He replied, "Of course you think so, you're an idiot!" FML
Today, my boyfriend of two years accidentally admitted to me that he settled for me because he doesn't think he can do any better. FML
Today, my boyfriend jokingly said that if I didn't pass my exam, he wouldn't have sex with me for a month. I failed it, and now he thinks I did it on purpose. FML
Today, I left for college. I spent hundreds of dollars on clothes, bedding and other things. After packing my entire closet and everything else I needed, I left only to have to head back home. My dad forgot to pay the first semesters tuition. He said "Oh well, you would have failed out anyway." FML
Today, my boyfriend of almost two years and I broke up. Earlier, we scheduled our classes for senior year to match perfectly. Can't wait. FML
Today, at work, I was told I was a failure. Feeling like crap, I went to my best friend to see if he could make me laugh. He told me that he felt obligated to hang out with me, so he thought that we shouldn't anymore. FML
Today, I finally got the courage to tell my boyfriend that I love him. We've been dating almost a year and in a few days we will be moving into the same apartment building and attending the same college. He said, "I'm sorry, I don't feel the same way." FML
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DestinyNiya 33
At least you're moving ahead. Don't worry, you'll be fine. :)
hufflepuffle 13
College is expensive as hell. You'll save a ton of money by going to a community college and as long as you still get a degree from a good school you'll be fine.
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giantsfan2010 23
I'm at a 4 year university right now and I wish I went to community college first
JustStella 28
It all boils down to the individual. My best friend and I attended a 4 year university... I'd say we're equal in terms of finances and intelligence. If I could do it again, I'd do the same thing... She's however taking some time off to work cause it's getting expensive. I have a cousin who went to CC because she liked the smaller class sizes. I went to University because I wanted the experience (and get plenty of Financial Aid, hallelujah). That's an unfortunate sterotype, and as someone commented before, it has it's reasons. However, you can't let that stop you. At the end of the day, it's your life, OP. You know the $$ that you have towards your schooling and your preferences. Plan accordingly. Let people think what they wanna think and say what they wanna say; people'll talk no matter what. /speech
Brandi_Faith 34
Plus it wouldn't do Op any good if she started at a 4 year university but then had to drop out or stop for several years because she ran out of money for the schooling. Better to go where you know you can afford it.
itwontvalidate 18
At least you're going to college and you're not a stuck up twat, good job!
808andheartbreak 16
Your boyfriend sounds like an elitist punk. Don't worry about his 1 cent opinion. He clearly has insecurities of his own. Stay positive girl!
siggy_mcsigx 22
Or he just has ambition? He didn't say everyone who goes to CC is a failure.
InkedGamer 9
yeahhhhh he pretty much did. Schmuck.
Brandi_Faith 34
Maybe he does have ambitions, which is fine. But the way he worded it kind of made it sound like community college is for failures. It's fine to have a plan and a way of doing things that you prefer, but like anything in life that is only ok if you are understanding and sympathetic to the the fact that not everyone thinks like you and that their plans, ideas, values which differ from yours are not wrong, just different than yours. He would've been better off saying something like "I have always had this plan of what school to go to, what job to get, what salary to make, and I feel like if I were to go to community college that my plans wouldn't become fulfilled. I have a lot of pressure to make this work how I've always planned it."
Makifun 19
I am so with you...
Aero_x 21
your boyfriend is ignorant. it doesn't make you any less of a person.
may14th 26
I don't think he meant to offend you, he just seems to have different goals in mind for himself.
Aero_x 21
he would be offending anyone that attends/has attended a community college just by saying he would feel like a failure by going there himself. it's apparently beneath him.
bombielol 20
well Dont feel bad op community college is nothing to be ashamed of, at least you're doing something with your life
alex_gen 39
I'm going to a community college. It's cheaper to go to one for the two years and then transfer to a 4-year college.
anniemeece 23
I would feel like a failure if I went to community college. However, I do not think that all people who go to community college are failures. I try not to let my personal hangups influence how I view others.
Shandra78 9
Nothing wrong with community college. I graduated a decade ago from a 2 year $5000 diploma program. Today I have no student debt, own my own home and have a job with full pension, medical benefits and a strong union. Picking a course of study that will have work available at the end of it is more important. Half my graduating class (Library and Information Technician) were out of work software engineers in their 40s and 50s. Lots of degrees there, and all they could find was burger flipping work without a practical skills diploma. If you want a degree that pays, become an accountant. Lots of people are afraid of numbers.