Today, I read an FML about a guy who only kissed his girlfriend to make her shut up up. I left a comment, telling him to break up with her and stop wasting her time, only to realise I’d wasted 3 years on my abusive alcoholic ex. I’m now 30 and starting to think I’m getting too old to find someone and have kids. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after crying after remembering how horribly wrong it went, 10 years ago, with the only person I was ever able to trust enough to let them get close to me, and how no amount of therapy seems to help me, I read an FML about how nobody wants to date a 30 year-old who has never dated. I'm 29 and might as well give up. FML
Today, it took all 3 of my kids threatening to use their saved money to move out and into a flat together to make me realise just how much of an asshole my boyfriend is, and that by any definition I’ve been in a mentally abusive relationship for years, and ignored everyone’s attempts to help. FML
Today, my now ex-girlfriend accused me of wasting a year of her life when I told her I seriously don’t want kids. We’ve never discussed kids until today, but I’ve always known I never wanted them. Apparently she does want them, so she considers our whole relationship as a waste of a year. FML
Today, my boyfriend, who is 10 years older than me, told me that he never wanted to get married and that he felt bad for wasting all of my time, and he just "doesn't want the responsibility of being in a relationship." After 12 years. I just found out he's dating a younger girl. FML
Today, I had to break up with my boyfriend because we’re not on the same page. He doesn’t want to get married or have kids because he “wants to enjoy his youth” and “you’re only young once, don’t waste it!” He’s 38. FML
Today, after I'd left the love of my life because he didn't want kids, got into another relationship, he now tells me he's changed his mind about having kids, 5 years in. FML
Today, my cheating ex is still happily married with his new wife and kids 4 years after he left me for her. Meanwhile, I keep getting ghosted, left on “Read/Seen”, and getting a guy to be into me is like pulling teeth. I think it’s time to throw the towel on love and die alone. FML
Today, after my son got his first girlfriend at 19, a nice girl as well, he broke up with her after 3 days because women are "too much effort", too "expensive", and keep trying to make him "do things." Unbelievable. Three days with a woman turned him into a cynical 65 year-old who's been married for 40 years. FML
Today, I’m realising that at some point I should have just settled for the guys who were there, instead of waiting for the fantasy perfect guy. All my exes are happily married with grown kids, whereas I’m in my 50’s, never married, no kids or grandkids, and will probably die alone with my cat eating my face. FML
Today, I ran into my ex at the mall. He’s married, with a 2 year-old. Three years ago he ended our 6-year relationship because he said he didn’t believe in marriage and kids. Sorry for not being good enough to achieve those things with. FML
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IHaveThePower 18
I will say that pregnancy has a time limit, but you know what doesn't? Fostering and adoption. And those are COMPLETELY VALID ways to become a parent! You take your sweet time meeting the right person--you can have children whenever you're ready, and you don't need to give birth for that.
Hangryko 32
You're only 30, you have plenty of time. Also, in agreement with IHaveThePower, adoption and fostering are options.
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IHaveThePower 18
I will say that pregnancy has a time limit, but you know what doesn't? Fostering and adoption. And those are COMPLETELY VALID ways to become a parent! You take your sweet time meeting the right person--you can have children whenever you're ready, and you don't need to give birth for that.
Hangryko 32
You're only 30, you have plenty of time. Also, in agreement with IHaveThePower, adoption and fostering are options.
RichardPencil 32
You expect someone to take advice from your FML comment? That's nuts! Well, it better be. If people have been taking my comments seriously, the outcomes would be hilarious.
hdisnfjs91 21
I don’t think she expected someone to take her comment seriously, but it obviously made her reflect on a situation she was in and reflect on the time she feels she wasted being with the wrong person and feels that maybe the boyfriend in the FML she mentioned is wasting the girlfriends time as she knows how it feels to feel like her time was wasted on someone
cacheson 42
My aunt was 43 when she got married and 45 when she gave birth. You can do it!
poopface82 25
I didn’t become a dad until I was 33. My girlfriend is 41 and we’re talking about a baby together. It can be done, just take care of yourself.
emmalou 19
As long as you didn't waste any more time with him
hdisnfjs91 21
Trust me I know how much it sucks to feel like you put so much time and effort into someone who in the end didn’t deserve it.