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By abc - 27/05/2009 10:15 - Pakistan

Today, I took my friends out to an expensive restaurant for my birthday treat. They had arranged for a surprise birthday cake for me which I cut, very happily, while they chanted birthday wishes. When the bill came, I discovered I was supposed to pay for my great 'surprise' cake. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/01/2011 15:33 - United States

Today, I went to dinner with friends for my birthday. During the whole thing they insisted that we get whatever we wanted and celebrate, but when the check came, they all looked at me expectantly. I just bought my friends $150 of food for my birthday present. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/12/2009 16:52 - United States

Today, it's my birthday and my friends and I went to our favorite pub to celebrate. As I'm a little broke at the moment, they all offered to buy me birthday drinks. Which I later learned meant that they would order them for me and bring them to the table, but put everything on my tab. FML

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By howrude - 11/09/2009 11:57 - Canada

Today, my friends took me out to the most expensive restaurant in town to celebrate my promotion, we ordered everything with expensive drinks too. They 'took a smoke break' and left me with the bill. FML

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By jet8725 - 23/02/2009 04:05 - United States

Today, I celebrated my birthday with my friend who has the same birthday by going out to dinner with a bunch of our friends. The waiter brought out a cake for my friend but not for me. No one noticed my exclusion. I sang happy birthday on my birthday. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/09/2009 05:16 - United States

Today, I thought it would be nice to take my girlfriend out to a nice restaurant for my birthday. She got a little headache after we ordered, so she went outside to get some air. I ate a $100 meal and had Happy Birthday sang to me by the restaurant staff. Alone. FML

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How can I make this about me?

By Anonymous - 04/02/2022 18:01

Today, it's my birthday. My wife took me to my favorite restaurant for dinner. She made me pay for my birthday dinner, along with hers. She also got me a gift card to HER favorite store. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/06/2024 16:00 - Australia

Today, my friends threw me a surprise birthday party. I was genuinely surprised—and also genuinely hungover from celebrating my birthday alone the night before because they'd all told me they were busy. FML

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By Nothingonyou - 08/09/2010 07:35 - France

Today, it was my birthday. But instead of a decent surprise, my friends decided to smash a cake on my face and unhook my dress, while taking a video of it. In a public shopping mall. FML

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By Blade83 - 09/08/2024 12:00 - Australia - Perth

Today, my friends threw me a surprise birthday party. The problem? My birthday is tomorrow. I spent the entire evening pretending I was surprised and happy, all while knowing they got the date wrong. FML

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By unappreciated - 25/06/2009 02:38 - United States

Today, I took my best friend out to dinner for my birthday. She gave me a gift after I paid the tab saying, "my mom thought you would like this - it was expensive." It was a lovely set of origami paper, which was the exact set I brought her as a souvenir from Japan. She was right, it was expensive. FML

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Wednesday 27 May 2009 16:34

That's pretty crappy on the part of your friends... sure they're real friends?

dearViena 0

Wednesday 27 May 2009 16:35

well see... you didnt get it :] THAT was the real surprise! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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MandM44 0

Wednesday 27 May 2009 16:31

uh...sounds like you chose an expensive restaurant on purpose...kind of a dick move, especially if your friends aren't exactly rolling in money... that said, they should have at least split the bill for the cake with you.

Stunt_fml 5

Wednesday 27 May 2009 16:34

That's pretty crappy on the part of your friends... sure they're real friends?

dearViena 0

Wednesday 27 May 2009 16:35

well see... you didnt get it :] THAT was the real surprise! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

uneekfreak16 0

Wednesday 27 May 2009 16:36

They got you an FML for your birthday... how sweet! :p

yer_maw 1

Wednesday 27 May 2009 16:38

haha so? Stop moaning

kiran11 2

Tuesday 26 April 2011 8:24

would u like it if u had to pay for it ? I'm guessing no.

xya943 0

Wednesday 27 May 2009 16:40

That sucks. You had to plan your own birthday dinner? But I agree that it was selfish to plan it at such an expensive place. I mean, if they didn't even plan anything, they obviously wouldn't be willing to pay out the ass for a birthday celebration for you... But definitely FYL for not having real friends...

Jaywin 3

Wednesday 27 May 2009 16:40

As I was reading this FML, the song "Birthday Sex" came on the radio. So I'm hoping you got some birthday sex to make up for you having to pay for your own birthday dinner.

Jimboom 11

Wednesday 27 May 2009 16:41

That would have been a good time to do a runner. Would have served them right to have to pay for your share and the cake! Otherwise just make them buy you drinks for the rest of the night and stop whining.