Love: Today, I realized the guy I like is not deaf. This would normally...

By Jackie - 14/09/2010 20:00 - United States

Today, I realized the guy I like is not deaf. This would normally be good news. However, for the past two weeks I assumed he was deaf after seeing him use sign language. I've been openly talking about him within earshot. FML

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You deserved it 49 747

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By WOWBear - 05/06/2013 09:46 - United States - Mesa

Today, a deaf customer came to my work. In an attempt to connect with him I introduced myself in sign language. He just rolled his eyes and pointed at my name tag. FML

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You deserved it 13 213

By Scumbagmemory - 22/01/2012 04:17 - United States

Today, I was texting a guy that one of my friends told me about. She gave me his number and told me about how he was deaf. Three hours into great conversation I forgot and asked him what his favorite music was. FML

I agree, your life sucks 29 392

You deserved it 11 682

By SadAndDeaf - 02/09/2014 23:38

Today, my sister introduced me to her new, deaf boyfriend. She proudly proclaimed that she was trying to learn sign language for his sake, so he wouldn't have to read her lips. I'm also deaf and have been trying to get her to do the same for me for 20 goddamn years. FML

I agree, your life sucks 56 748

You deserved it 3 133

By Anonymous - 05/10/2013 06:56 - United States - Seattle

Today, I pretended to be deaf to a door to door salesman. He knew sign language. FML

I agree, your life sucks 24 039

You deserved it 52 946

Desperate times, desperate, dumb measures

By WTFiswrongwithme - 03/03/2020 00:01

Today, I was so desperate for human interaction that I asked a deaf girl in my class if she liked music. I actually signed it to her. FML

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You deserved it 929

Foiled

By human lava lamp - 10/03/2013 19:54 - United States - New Britain

Today, I was at the airport, when a lady came up and loudly asked if she could sit next to me. I have serious social issues, so to avoid having to talk to her, I pretended I was deaf and couldn't hear her. She immediately broke out her sign language skills. FML

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You deserved it 49 726

By anonymous - 21/08/2012 23:17 - Canada - Airdrie

Today, I found out that my parents don't know the difference between a foreign person and a deaf person. They've been yelling at our exchange student for the past 2 days. FML

I agree, your life sucks 27 023

You deserved it 1 762

Pansexuality awaits you

By Anonymoys - 22/02/2021 17:01

Today, I realized that the guy that I've liked for the past 7 months is actually a girl. I've told all my friends about how much I like him, but no one bothered to tell me that he's actually a girl. FML

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You deserved it 736

Lost in translation

By Anonymous - 03/05/2023 00:00

Today, I arranged a date with a girl online I really get along with, because frankly we both have a filthy sense of humour and love sexting. At the date, it turns out she’s deaf, which is not a problem, but she brought her sister as an interpreter. Without our usual conversation, it was just painfully awkward. FML

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You deserved it 141

By wooed - 03/12/2009 03:15 - United States

Today, I found out that my boyfriend of 2 months has been faking his southern accent. FML

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twinny_sc 13

Wednesday 15 September 2010 1:22

Wow that's stupid because even deaf people can read lips.

1fast1 0

Wednesday 15 September 2010 1:22

Karma is a bitch, isn't it....

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YupThatsLiv 0

Wednesday 15 September 2010 1:33

how him? how you like him? how you wanna bang him? so many questions

russianspy1234 11

Wednesday 15 September 2010 1:34

When you assume you make an ass out of u & me.

robc32ca 4

Wednesday 15 September 2010 1:34

if you liked him what kinda crap did you say about him that would have turned him off you?

TheIrishJaneDoe 8

Wednesday 15 September 2010 3:19

I know I would've been turned off by hearing what was obviously a stranger prattling on about how much he or she liked me.

blacknazi818 0

Wednesday 15 September 2010 1:38

FIRST!

lajaynay 15

Wednesday 15 September 2010 1:50

1 and 29 are the same thing these days.

nascar1477 0

Wednesday 15 September 2010 2:47

lmfao!!

JC_64 0

Wednesday 15 September 2010 14:07

dude... ur 29th not first... ...

bigbadtim 7

Wednesday 15 September 2010 1:43

You are a jackass for assuming that he was deaf because he was using sign language. If you really cared about him then if he is deaf should not make a difference to you.

amazinggbaby 2

Wednesday 15 September 2010 1:46

It doesn't say it does make a difference. She liked him when he was apparently deaf. The fml is that he knows whatever she openly said about him.

TheIrishJaneDoe 8

Wednesday 15 September 2010 3:22

The "that would normally be good news" could imply that she viewed the deafness as a drawback. I gave OP the BOTD, though, and assumed she was basing that on the potential communication issues.

sweetTnt_fml 0

Wednesday 15 September 2010 1:45

OP...YOU MAKE NO FUKIN SENSE!

Flounder 2

Wednesday 15 September 2010 1:47

I feel your pain OP. I had a crush on a CODA in our group of mixed deaf/hearing friends. Most of the time CODAs will let you know they're hearing, but every now and then there are some hearing people (CODA or not) that will "pretend" to be deaf, and absolutely refuse to speak to you. The guy I liked was one of those, and I didn't find out until later. At no point of me standing in front of him and asking friends next to him about him (if he was busy at that moment in conversation with someone else), or me signing to him, did he ever hint that he was hearing. It's a creepy mindset but those people are out there.