By Oops - 02/11/2009 01:43 - United States

Today, I was at a party and saw an old friend from college. I went up to her asking how she was and how her family was. She went on to tell me that her husband left her a month ago and started crying. I told her that he was an ass anyway and that she didn't need him. Turns out he died. FML
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ausathlete 0

Definitely a FML. Assuming "my husband left me" means a separation/divorce is pretty reasonable, it's what most people say in that situation. I've never heard anyone using that phrasing to describe the death of their partner. If somebody told me that their partner had left them, I'd automatically make the same assumption - as I think 95% of people would.

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greatnt249 0

Who the hell refers to a spouse's death as them "having left him/her"? She brought it on herself for saying it like that.

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jweb1434 6

Definitely not your fault. She should have said he died not left her! He sounded like he divorced her

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cocosaure 8

Wow that was so shitty and embarrassing

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miianah1 22

I didn't know not wanting to be with somebody anymore makes you an ass. I know you were saying that to make her feel better, but I personally would not have lied to her like that.

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TheSacredRatty 18

To all those saying that the friend brought it on themselves: many people in grief try to ease the pain by avoiding the idea of death. She was probably doing the same thing by saying he left. OP, you should never assume anything when dealing with a delicate subject like that. YDI

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T1A2Z3 34

Unless she said it in a different way like he's no longer with us or something and OP just paraphrased she's an idiot but I guess she's too upset to think properly. I'm sure if you explain she'll understand.

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