By marriedbutlonely - 15/02/2016 02:36 - United States - Federal Way

Today, after having my husband ask if I 'had any plans' for the weekend, and him mentioning that he got me something special, he played his PS4 for hours, ignored me, then finally took a break to hand me a tiny box of chocolates. I can't even be mad because he looked so proud. FML
I agree, your life sucks 24 010
You deserved it 3 153

Same thing different taste

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lalaaa520 9

At least he was romantic for a couple minutes not like some of us forever alone!

Yes treat him like a 13 year old, Jesus. How about talking through it and acting like an adult.

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Give him a hug and tell him what you honestly think

Tell him to throw it on two player and school him up for a while, then throw out another idea. Sorry you were disappointed op.

kyu_Q 19

Like some one above said, don't always leave it up to him. Take the initiative, make some plans that gets him away from the game. Plus communicate, let him know that you enjoy his time and ask that he spend an hour of his game time with you.

That was like my weekend. My husband and I didn't do anything specific for Valentine's Day (which is a stupid ass holiday anyway only because of the expectations) We actually got into an argument about something unrelated :P When we made up we just set up our consoles close by one another and played our own video games all weekend :D Romance is found in the every day things you do together. For example when either of us got a trophy/achievement or defeated a tough boss we congratulated one another and bumped fists lol

Except yours isn't really like op's at all. You did an activity with your SO and you paid attention to each other. Op was ignored and left to just watch him while he played.

But it wasn't Valentine's Day specific. We do this every weekend :P Actually as I write this we're getting ready to do the same thing again lol

If it were any other weekend OP's man would still be kind of a dick, but his dickishness is increased because of the expectations placed on the partner during such a "holiday". My point is that it doesn't matter what a couple does or when they do it. If a person is going to treat you like this every weekend it's not fair to expect that to change just because of some retail holiday. She doesn't deserve to be ignored, I'm sure, but would it really be such a big deal any other weekend?

This is just how I see it, don't have the facts but just to explain: it kinda seems to me she's just gotten used to being ignored. Especially with how she found it hard to be mad at him or how proud he was to just take a few moment to give her chocolates. Which means, yes it's sad, but I can understand why she was so sad when a holiday that's supposed to be about love only gets her that. And then to the fact he asked if she had anything planned for the /weekend/. It sounds like he'd planned something special. So while many seem like they don't celebrate it, he'd made it seem like they would.

As I've said: He's kind of a dick. But it's made worse only by the fact that it was on Valentine's Day weekend and there were expectations that he apparently didn't meet. My husband and I got into an argument and we didn't give each other presents. Yes we spent time together, but it wasn't as if he lavished me with romance. I could be mad, but I'm not (because A: We don't have any money to throw around, and B: We were long distance for three years, it's enough for me just to spend time with him). Only within the boundaries of one's expectations can things like this be considered an FML.

That's how cheating starts... OPs name is a dead giveaway

Well, he did remember, so there's that. Perhaps a gentle poke to him that you'd appreciate some more romance or "together" time?

My boyfriend brought bread on the day before valentines day and when i didn't get so excited, he was upset that i don't appreciate his valentines surprise

swimgood 16

It seems like OP may have thought her husband already had plans for them.

juturnaamo 29

I'm wondering if OP usually games with her husband? I'm always asking mine to jump on Diablo with me, so a day doing that would be awesome, if the kid wasn't home.