Miscellaneous: Today, I spent two hours making dinner for my boyfriend's family....

By dole_out_the_fml - 20/05/2009 17:36 - Canada

Today, I spent two hours making dinner for my boyfriend's family. When I brought it over to their house they said "thanks" and didn't bother to invite me to stay to eat it. FML

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By anon - 06/01/2015 00:15 - Australia - Sydney

Today, I spent hours cooking an amazing dinner for my family, who had just gotten home from a trip, so we could spend some time together because I'd started to miss everyone. When they got home, they saw it all laid out and just took plates to their room, without even telling me they were home. FML

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By justpeachy - 08/03/2010 20:27 - United States

Today, I was invited by my boyfriend's parents for dinner at their house. The dinner went well I thought, until I was getting ready to leave. Before I could make it out the front door, I could hear them discussing their disappointment that their son would ever consider someone like me. FML

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By lonesome - 28/04/2013 05:23 - Canada

Today, my whole family made an hour-long drive to a restaurant that's just a few minutes away from my place. I wasn't invited. FML

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Awkward

By notmyfam - 09/09/2016 07:47 - Australia - Chester Hill

Today, my boyfriend stood me up. At dinner with his parents. FML

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By frustrated girlfriend - 29/12/2016 03:30 - United States - Raleigh

Today, my boyfriend and I spent all day preparing an amazing meal for my extended family, and then 3 hours before dinner his crazy mother forced him home because she felt "excluded". He's spent the past 3 days with her. There's no way for me to keep him and get rid of her. FML

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Meet the family

By OhMeGerd - 05/10/2012 14:56 - United States - Scottsdale

Today, I was invited to my boyfriend's house for dinner for the first time. His mom made a fantastic dinner, so I showed my appreciation by eating the lot. Apparently I was overdoing it because when I looked up everyone was staring. His dad muttered, "Slow the hell down." FML

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Grossed out

By vomiting - 07/03/2022 16:00

Today, my boyfriend took me home to have dinner with his parents. I couldn’t eat a single bite after watching his mom let her three dogs taste all the food off her hands, while she also licked her own fingers while cooking. Later on, he dumped me for being rude and “too high maintenance." FML

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Sounds like a keeper

By ManChildBF - 03/03/2022 18:00 - United States - Loveland

Today, my boyfriend came home and demanded dinner. I started suggesting things, but he threw out that we should just fend for ourselves. I made pasta and offered him some, but he decided to throw a fit and go to bed at 6:30pm without dinner. He then woke up at 9 to complain he was hungry, then slept on the couch. FML

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You deserved it 145

Attention to details

By Anonymous - 07/04/2023 10:00 - Spain

Today, I spent hours cooking dinner for my date. When they arrived, they told me that I'd probably not paid much attention to their dating profile, as it clearly mentioned that they were vegan, and thus couldn't eat any of the food I'd prepared. FML

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By Arcanin3Boss - 23/06/2015 06:37 - United States - Portland

Today, I went to my boyfriend's house to eat dinner with his parents. Everyone wanted me to start the family prayer, and although I hadn't done one in years, I accepted. It went well until I remembered you say "Amen" at the end, not "Uh... Bye." FML

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aback 4

Wednesday 20 May 2009 23:21

At least now you know they're not worth expending any effort for.

NGM_KID 0

Wednesday 20 May 2009 23:30

You should have said "Now that you saw my food I guess I'll be leaving with it, I just wanted to show you how delicious it was!!"

Comments

pariah411 0

Thursday 21 May 2009 5:11

He should've stood up for you. Find someone who will.

icecreamdriveby 5

Thursday 21 May 2009 5:14

I don't understand the way some people think... how would it be selfish of you to want some of the food you made? Lol I can picture it: "thanks! Okay you can go now" //pushes you out the door

kandy_fml 0

Thursday 21 May 2009 6:01

I can see both sides of this. It seems a little selfish of you to do something nice and then automatically expect something in return. If someone just handed me a plate of food and said "here i made this for you" i would probably have the same reaction as your boyfriends parents. If they really wanted some of their own food, they can just make it themself. They don't need me to serve it to them. But at the same time, I can see why this would be seen as rude and standoffish.

raged_fml 0

Thursday 21 May 2009 6:43

if make me some food, ill let you eat some with me

kellster 2

Thursday 21 May 2009 7:56

That's ridiculous! Was your boyfriend there? Why the hell didn't he speak up?!? Sounds like a bit of an asshole to me!

kendalle_fml 0

Thursday 21 May 2009 8:01

Why exactly were you cooking them dinner? Just decided one night Hey i'm going to cook you dinner and bring it over? Why not have them over for dinner, or you and your boyfriend could cook there. The only reason i would think of of bringing them dinner is if some one dies, and thats what you do, bring stuff to the family and they don't ask you to have brunch then.