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Today, while reading the paper I saw a picture of a guy I really like that I'd met online. The picture was in the obituaries. No wonder he hasn't called. FML
Today, while reading the paper I saw a picture of a guy I really like that I'd met online. The picture was in the obituaries. No wonder he hasn't called. 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 met a guy online. We talked all night long and hit it off amazingly. He told me he'd never felt that way about anyone else, and I agreed. He sent me a picture and he was gorgeous. I sent him one after he assured me he didn't care what I looked like. I haven't heard from him since. FML
Today, I went to a coffee shop to meet an online date. I couldn't spot him, so he eventually came up and introduced himself. It seems his on-line picture must have been taken before I was born. I spluttered "This isn't going to work," and promptly scuttled out. FML
Today, while on Grindr, I saw that this guy I'm friends with and have liked for a while now had messaged me. I got all excited, just for it to be a picture of him flipping me off. FML
Today, I finally met the guy I've been getting to know online in person for a date. When we saw each other, we both realized that we had heavily Facetuned our profile pictures. The awkward silence that followed was the longest five minutes of my life. FML
Today, a relative showed me a picture of her phone. I also saw a picture of her husband, a friend, sleeping. He looked like he was dead to the world. I asked, jokingly, "Why is there a picture of a dead guy on your phone?" Turns out it was her father, who is in the hospital, and dying any day now. FML
Today, after many weeks of talking to this guy over the phone for hours on end and establishing that we both had feelings for the other, we met in person. He saw me, got an "emergency text," and hasn't talked to me since. FML
Today, I went for coffee with some people from work. I lined up to order behind a guy I'd only met a few times. When he paid, he dropped his wallet, and I saw that he had a picture of me cut from the company newsletter, enlarged, and taped inside his wallet. FML
Today, I went on an online date. I'd spent a while getting ready and making sure I looked good. When I arrived at the café, I saw my date and approached with a smile. He stood up, looked me over, and said, "Oh, I thought you were your profile picture’s friend." Then left. FML
Today, my elderly coworker was telling me about a long-lost friend, so I helped her use the Internet to look the friend up. We found her. Specifically, her obituary. FML
Today, I was talking to a girl online and she stopped talking to me abruptly after seeing my picture. FML
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scooterdude720 19
Yes, but then again she hardly knew him. Plus, my first choice for sympathy wouldn't be FML.
meowimmakat 23
Sorry for your loss
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Comments (67)
itstrishabtw 13
guessing he dropped dead after he saw you ! :) don't worry, I'm sure you'll make another man happy to call you his, good luck OP !
idknicholle 14
That's ******* mean, you ass. she or he could look like a damn model and you wouldn't know.. you're probably like 300 lbs 30 yrs old living with your parents in their basement. Sooooo, stfu!
maffy11 16
I am quite certain they're implying that she is gorgeous... You should get it in a moment...
Chellec2013 28
Ever heard of the expression "drop-dead gorgeous" ? Why don't you shut up
emmingle 24
That's really sad. Sorry, OP.
jettybo 6
Took one look at you ;P
crazytwinsmom 25
You mean OP is drop dead gorgeous, right?
1jordan1 11
I get it, it's sad, but the OP didn't really lose someone. To me, saying sorry to her for her loss is kind of a slap in the face to those who actually knew him and were a big part of his life. Feel bad, but don't feel bad for her like it was her fiancé or something.
The1975 8
You cannot say that they didn't loose someone. The did. Regardless on what your opinion on online dating, it's still a huge blow to find that out. It is a loss. The OP will never be able to speak to them again. Agreed, there were people who knew him better but that still doesn't mean that they haven't suffered a loss too.
emmingle 24
What you're saying: "Don't feel bad for her. Her feelings for this person are absolutely invalid. Because there are people who knew him better. She doesn't deserve any pity, and should suck it up." You disgust me. Let me put this into a more understandable context for you, #18. What you said in other situations sounds like this. "You're happy? Hahaha. No. There are tons of people who're happier than you. Someone probably just held their firstborn for the first time. Paid off their student loans. Got married. You have no right to be happy. YOUR FEELINGS ARE INADEQUATE TO ME."
shashh 4
Calm down Bertha
ksks1234 33
I think 18 is trying to explain op just recognized a picture of the deceased. While 18 cannot know how op feels, it is a pretty safe bet that op is not going to be too broken up about it. Op sounds, at most, a casual acquaintance from the way this fml is written (recognized the deceased guy's picture, not name). When someone dies fairly young (this is an assumption on my end that op and the deceased are not in their 80s), there are quiet a few (unfortunately) casual acquaintances that will go to see how dramatic the funeral will get. There are also people who will use the funeral to get out of work. They will grab a service folder, sign the register book, and head out. Anyway, I can kind of see where 18 is coming from.
mikbrooke 25
#73 if i was looking at the paper, i would recognise a picture before i recognise a name. the picture stands out more. whose to say she didnt recognise the name? and even if they were just casual acquaintences, OP states that she liked him, so i think she can be a bit more than a little broken up about it.
1jordan1 11
Apparently we live in a world where people are no longer allowed to have their own opinions without being harassed if it doesn't agree with everyone else's. how about we all just grow up.
The1975 8
Yeah that sucks. Sorry for your loss :'( x
The1975 8
I also wonder who clicked 'you deserve it'?
hellnosucka 27
You've been catfished, my dear.
FucYoCouch 13
I don't think you understand that term, #25.
hellnosucka 27
yea, but the guy she met online never "grappled" her himself.
yscpunkchick 14
The circumstances under which he passed away have a lot to do with how I feel about this. Did he pass away from an illness or an accident? If so, that sucks and I'm sorry for his family's loss. If he passed away due to his own stupidity (i.e. drug overdose or drunk driving) it still sucks and I still feel bad for the family but you're better off without someone like that to tear your own life apart.
fleur_de_fevrier_fml 23
# 29 Wow aren't you judgemental? Because, it is a true and well known fact that people who suffer from drug addictions (or any addictions for that matter) are well balanced, happy people who are just being stupid, right? Hate to burst your righteous bubble but the large majority of hard drug users are people suffering from deep psychological issues, usually triggered by heavy traumas. That said OP, FYL, what an awful way to find out.
glabberfasted 16
Ughhh, I really hate people with views like yours, 45.
fleur_de_fevrier_fml 23
# 52 > yeah people who know nothing about the issue and who love judging usually hate opinions like mine :)
Lil_Red777 21
I happen to know a lot about this issue, and let me just say, anyone can get into heavy drugs. I was diagnosed with depression and never once did I think hey let's try some crack today. I know people that had everything in the world going for them and still turned to drugs. It all depends on the person not what's wrong with them.
askullnamedbilly 33
Well I bet you're just a joy to be around, #29. You hear about a person seeing the face of someone they knew in an obituary, with no information whatsoever on how they passed away, and the first thing your mind jumps to is "Well, maybe they deserved to die because X." How on earth did you get from this FML to drugs?
fleur_de_fevrier_fml 23
Exactly #64 > my parents were real assholes who bullied my siblings and I physically and emotionnaly. I never used drugs, and I don't drink or smoke. God knows there were many times I could have done with some oblivion though and many times I was tempted too. However, I didn't want to fall in this. I'm still open-minded enough to realise that not everyone react the same way in the face of adversity. It's not weakness or cowardise. Everyone is different and bears pressure differently. When you say "people who have everything", clearly, this is your exterior point of view. People always turn to hard core drugs because they are unhappy or dissatisfied, being from boredom or much worse, victims of traumas. I don't excuse the ones who do that for thrills but let's be honest, they are not the majority. The people I know who suffered from addictions were people who suffered from sexual abuse and/or were beaten as children or people who lost a child. I find that disgusting that someone like #29 would say "well serve them right if they died from overdose". Anyway, this FML is not about drugs so that's my rant over.
Lil_Red777 21
#77 believe it or not some people get into drugs because they think it's cool and fun and want to try it. I had a friend get into heroin just for the simple fact that it was cheaper than the medication that he needed. So when I say they have everything going for them that's not just my opinion that's fact. Thank you and good day.
yscpunkchick 14
I never said "serves them right if it was an overdose" its still a terrible thing and I never said it WAS an od.
underthesea12 24
what did you do to the guy?