Today, my husband told me that for our anniversary he will be watching the UFC fight, because it is, "one of the biggest events ever and he just can't miss it." Apparently, our one-year wedding anniversary is not as important. To add to it, he said we should watch it together. Very romantic. FML
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Today, I went all out for my husband on our anniversary. I planned meals, took him to a stage show, and got him a bottle of cologne he loves. He was moody, distant, and at one point crying. Why? He found out his ex-wife is getting married today and he couldn’t stop thinking about her. FML
Today, it's my fifth wedding anniversary. My wife bailed on the romantic dinner that I arranged in favor of running off with her friends. Their big event: an amateur Fight Club event they'd decided to stage in an abandoned parking lot. FML
Today, after my husband said he forgot our anniversary 2 days ago because he was so focused on planning for today, he forgot what was so important about today. It's my birthday. FML
Today, my boyfriend thought it'd be romantic to take me to a strip club for our 1-year anniversary. FML
Today, I was spending time with my boyfriend for our one year anniversary. Trying to be romantic, I told him that I loved him and I was so glad I was with him. He responded by giving me a thumbs-up and turning back to the TV. FML
Today, it was my one year anniversary with my boyfriend. We had dinner reservations to an expensive restaurant and planned to see a movie after. At least, we did, until he called to tell me he'd volunteered to work tonight. He won't get off until 2am. FML
Today, it is my three-year-anniversary with my boyfriend. I asked if he had planned anything for us, and he said yes. My parents volunteered to watch our daughter, I got all excited, and apparently our "plans" are to watch a football game. What do I get to do? Make sandwiches. For him. FML
Today, it was my first anniversary with my husband. Not only were we mad at each other and not speaking the whole day, he doesn't even remember and spent the night out with his friends instead. FML
Today, my husband declared that since our youngest son happened to be born on our anniversary, we no longer needed to celebrate. He reasoned that it would be “wrong” to make his special day about us. Truth is he’s just a cheap unromantic sod. FML
Today, it was our 12th anniversary. My husband only remembered because family members texted to wish us a happy anniversary. When he went out to the store to get groceries, he didn't even buy me flowers. He's also irritated that I "seem sad or something." FML
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Jackey 29
Have you considered planning something to celebrate at a time when the fight isn't on? There is the idea of compromise in a relationship. Maybe you should plan something he can do with you, and then you could spend the time with your husband, letting him enjoy the event.
Kurliez408 32
He's invited you to watch something really important to him! Compromise, you can celebrate the day before/after/ before the fight. There's really no point to being so picky about celebrating on the exact date.
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Comments (14)
Sarah Kryski-Kenny 3
I have a little message for him: It’s called a PVR!
Trinity Fenwick 7
one year anniversary? !? is it too late for an annulment?
Jackey 29
Have you considered planning something to celebrate at a time when the fight isn't on? There is the idea of compromise in a relationship. Maybe you should plan something he can do with you, and then you could spend the time with your husband, letting him enjoy the event.
merican_redneck4 11
Well that just makes to much sense to do
RichardPencil 32
One year? That’s the paper anniversary! In any game I’ve seen, ass-kicking beats paper.
Kurliez408 32
He's invited you to watch something really important to him! Compromise, you can celebrate the day before/after/ before the fight. There's really no point to being so picky about celebrating on the exact date.
Joshawott 21
Years ago, a teacher of mine recalled a story of an elderly couple he'd met, who were preparing to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. He asked them what the secret to such a long marriage was, and you know what they said? Compromise. I don't watch UFC so could be wrong, but I don't imagine a fight lasts all day? (Unless he's travelling to actually see it, not just watching on TV). So why not try and organise a more anniversary-esque event around it (like a lunch instead of a dinner, or a cozy breakfast in bed etc), or maybe even just defer a big celebration to the next (or another) day? If it's something that was known about in advance however, surely a discussion about such a thing should have taken place? Some may say he should drop everything to spend the whole day with you, maybe even recording the fight to watch later. However, I totally get the desire to watch a major sports event live - having the result ruined by a news alert would royally suck. His passion for the sport also doesn't take away from his passion for you - it's just an annoying coincidence that the fight and your anniversary fell on the same day. Obviously there's only so much info we can get from a single FML, so it's hard to judge without really knowing OP and their partner. It could be that OP is expecting too much and their partner was blindsided by a date clash, or their partner could really be the type to prioritise many things over romance, so not every piece of advice in this comments section (including my own) will apply, but eh.
TxKitten79 10
why not spend time watching it with him, and then go out to dinner? so many women don't understand that when a guy asks you to do stuff like this, it's their way of trying to spend time with them. Remember, guys and gals think differently. When my husband and I were dating I started watching hockey because my husband loves it and I wanted to be able to talk to him about it. He was surprised, and happy that I went out of my way to find interest in something he likes so much. For the next year whenever a game was on, we watched it together.
Nightstar13 3
I hope to hell the fight is 30 seconds long and totally not worth it.
AmbrosiaFan 19
The fight isn't 24 hours long, so deal with a few hours of him watching the fight.
1known 34
To all the people saying « compromise », stop blaming her like she is a horrible person. Her husband could be the one compromising. Replay is there for a reason and guess what news alerts can be turned off. And more important a sport event is not more important than a marriage, especially *troll mode on* when the sport we’re talking about is so minor. *troll mode off*. More seriously compromising is not only a one way direction and mariage is not limited to compromise, it is doing together things we wouldn’t do alone.