This FML makes me genuinely sad inside.

Potential goldigger?

48, damn those gold diggers that won't marry you...

Unless he tried to hand her a prenuptial with the ring, I don't see how she could be called a gold digger.....

I agree. That's ridiculous. Why wait for 5 years to tell someone you do not love them. And humiliate them in front of everyone!

You mean besides being a crazy bitch... becuzz only a mentally unstable person is able to do some shyt like that and feel nothing

This isn't an F OP's life.. Poor brother.. I can't imagine being with someone for 5 years, knowing I never loved him.. That's just ridiculous, and such a selfish thing to do! I hope your brother feels better soon, and at least she didn't marry him and wait another 5 years to tell him, I don't love you AND I'm taking half!

People these days use the word love too loosely

The perks of being a girlfriend? I.E, he paid for all her shit.

I always think of Dane cook when he talks about long term relationships. "You don't understand.... He has my CDs! I need my CDs! It's going to take another 3 wasted years of his and my life for those CDs!"

she deserves the worst of karma. I'm sorry OP

She was only with him for his body.

Bill Murray knows all. That stupid bitch

A"staged, public" is not a proposal, it is a scripted play for attention! A REAL proposal is the first time...not a repeat engagement.

On the same note, if they never discussed it in 5 years it should be **** the brother's life, and he deserved it!

I thought girls found it cute when guys did things like in romantic movies?

OPs response is pretty heart breaking unfortunately :(

Did you not see that her brother refuses to talk to her? How can she be there for him?

4 I'm sure he will come to his senses eventually because he's really hurt. I mean 5 years down the drain with someone who never loved you. If it happened to me I sure wouldn't want to talk to anyone if I was in OP's brother's situation.

OPs brother is probably just upset and not talking to anyone, not because he blames his sister.

Exactly 53-- either that, or he's just embarrassed because she was there to witness it... That's gotta be a big blow to his ego. I feel for the poor guy

That was my first though.... Usually before proposing, the 'talk' of potentially getting married usually comes up. OP, I'm sorry your brother isn't talking to you, he's just really broken right now I'd imagine and you are a easy target to release his emotions on. That's really effed up what she did, he dodged that bullet. It's a shame it took 5 years. :(

I don't know, if it took five years, I'd say that bullet at least grazed him.

@ #82 Well I'm sure he made some great memories with her for the past 5 years, that no one can take away, and should be something that can be cherished, but he missed the marriage bullet with her. Some people change when getting married. My grandparents got married an divorced twice with each other, because the 'marriage life' and what is expect from a wife/husband/partner sometimes changes making the transition a bit hard on some people.

I agree with #121. it hurts, the memories make you miss the person even more and missing them hurts, letting go of the memories hurts. not being able to be with that person like you used to be is a constant reminder of what you no longer have. I'd rather have my heart and other vital organs ripped out of me than go through that again. you don't simply pat yourself on the back and say "well heart, you did good. even though the relationship is over at least we have memories to keep us warm at night"

I don't think he's taking it out on OP, I think he just needs to be alone to sort out his feelings. This has got to be one of the saddest fmls I've seen on here.

Exactly what I was thinking. Its the only realistic reason. Still a bitch either way

I have to agree. I mean, as if rejecting him after 5 years in public wasn't enough, she had the nerve to punch the poor guy in the gut.

I agree with all of what you said. the only plausible reason she could have for punching him was it being a reflex or a nervous act. but she's a major heartless bitch. there was no need for her to humiliate him in public

The brother is obviously hurt. That doesn't mean he needs to grow up, it means he needs to calm down and think for a while.