Today, I told my boyfriend of nearly a year that I finally told my mother about him, and that she wants us to fly out so he can meet her. He said “OK” with a blank expression. I went to work, and when I got home, he and all his stuff were gone. He left a note on the fridge, saying, “Sorry, I can’t do this anymore. All the best.” FML
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Wild Nights Out
Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Today, I came home early, and my boyfriend's car was in my driveway. Inside, he was talking to my parents. He walked right past me and left. My mother then says, "He wanted me to tell you it's over." FML
Today, my boyfriend broke up with me. How? He invited my mother to his house for coffee with his parents, and told her. She then had to come home and tell me I’d been dumped. FML
Today, my fiancé's mother made him pack his stuff and move to Montana while I was at work. I came home to a half-written note because she wouldn’t let him finish. We own a house together. FML
Today, my boyfriend introduced me to his mom, but she decided I was “unsuitable.” I hoped he’d be on my side. Nope, he just accepted her word as law, broke up with me, and pushed me outside. He'd driven me there, so I had to find a bus in a city I’ve never been to, in the dark, without a coat. FML
Today, I went to spend some time with my family. Unbeknownst to me, while I was having quality time with my family, my boyfriend of a year and a half was packing up his belongings and going back to his estranged wife. FML
Today, I told my boyfriend, "We need to talk." He said, "I know". So we met after school, and he said he was OK with me breaking up with him, that he wasn't that into me either. He said all that before I could tell him that my parents wanted to meet him. FML
Today, after months of planning, my boyfriend told me he's changed his mind and doesn’t want to move with me to where I got a job. Why? He doesn’t want to live that far away from his mother. FML
Today, my boyfriend told me he’d have a surprise for me when I got home. The surprise was he’d moved out, dumped me, and cut me off from his share of the bills, because he’s not interested in marriage and babies. I can’t afford the rent by myself so I’m going to have to move back to my mother's. FML
Today, I met my boyfriend's parents. We've been dating for almost 5 months and are extremely in love. His mom basically said to me, "I want what’s best for my son and you aren’t it." FML
Today, after 4 days of avoiding me and screening his calls, my 24-year-old boyfriend sent his mother to break up with me on his behalf. FML
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poopface82 25
Far be it from me to make a judgment about this, since this is a story that requires context. For one thing, why hadn’t you told your mother?
Chazzster 32
Not really enough details to be sure, but I suspect you had a commitment-phobic boyfriend. Meeting the parents is a significant step in a relationship… While this hurts, you’re probably better off than spending the next several years with someone who cannot commit to a relationship… There are many ways to kill a relationship. Pushing for a commitment too soon is one but that’s not what this sounds like. And running from a commitment is another.
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poopface82 25
Far be it from me to make a judgment about this, since this is a story that requires context. For one thing, why hadn’t you told your mother?
Brightside86 31
Relationships feel paradoxical. Built on the ideal to endure all things, yet often shattered by anything.
Chazzster 32
Not really enough details to be sure, but I suspect you had a commitment-phobic boyfriend. Meeting the parents is a significant step in a relationship… While this hurts, you’re probably better off than spending the next several years with someone who cannot commit to a relationship… There are many ways to kill a relationship. Pushing for a commitment too soon is one but that’s not what this sounds like. And running from a commitment is another.