Love: Today, I was going to break up with my boyfriend after we went...

By Stuck - 15/07/2009 04:01 - United States

Today, I was going to break up with my boyfriend after we went out for dinner. To my surprise, our families were also in the restaurant, to witness him propose to me. FML

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By Brianna Michelle Ferrell - 21/09/2019 20:00

Today, my boyfriend took me out to a fancy dinner. Halfway through, he said he wanted to break up. I started crying, but the whole restaurant thought he'd proposed, and started clapping. FML

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Bad timing

By anonymous - 26/06/2016 03:50 - United States - Knoxville

Today, my boyfriend invited me over to his house. I was planning on breaking up with him while at his house. Turns out, it was a proposal party. I'm now engaged because it would've been rude to say no in front of his family that had flown in. FML

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Awkward small talk

By I Feel Horrible - 20/07/2014 17:59 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I went to my boyfriend's house, intending to break up with him. Instead, I was greeted by his whole family throwing me a surprise party. I had to sit and listen to his whole family talk about what a great couple we are and how we're going to last forever. FML

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Tactical

By Anonymous - 07/02/2014 23:16 - United Kingdom

Today, wanting to break up with my boyfriend, I invited him to dinner with my parents. I was sure they'd hate him, which would give me the excuse I needed. They ended up loving him, and now they won't stop mentioning marriage. FML

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Say it ain't so, please

By Kali - 13/10/2019 04:00

Today, I went to go meet my boyfriend at a restaurant to tell him it just wasn't working out. Before I could do so, he proposed. I had to tell him no, so he started to cry and ran out. Everyone looked at me like some kind of monster. FML

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By hh. - 05/12/2014 21:13 - United States - Clear Lake

Today, I went over to my boyfriend's house to break up with him. When I got there, I got sent on a scavenger hunt that ended with him proposing to me. FML

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By Toloveornottolove - 12/06/2016 16:08 - Canada

Today, my boyfriend proposed. I was about to call my parents and tell them we're getting married, but they called me first to announce they're getting a divorce. FML

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By storyofmylife - 23/02/2011 21:52 - United States

Today, my boyfriend proposed to me. Everything was going perfectly, right up until he brought me back to his house to tell his family the good news. When I excused myself to the restroom, I overheard his mom say, "I thought you were going to break up with that stupid slut?" Welcome to the family. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/12/2012 06:29 - Canada - Calgary

Today, at a restaurant, I happily watched as my boyfriend of three years got down on his knees and proposed to me. Before I could say yes and hug him, a girl flung herself at him, kissed him and shouted, "Yes!" With us still highly confused, she then ran away. FML

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Surprise!

By Anonymous - 26/02/2022 21:00 - United Kingdom - Truro

Today, I'd been getting ready to hear my boyfriend's proposal, as his friends had told me he'd talked to them about planning it. He showed up at my house out of the blue… to tell me he's breaking up with me, only to find out he proposed to his ex hours later. FML

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JessTrek 0

Wednesday 15 July 2009 14:26

Aw. I feel bad for him. I really don't know how two people in a relationship can be on such different pages. Couldn't you at least have hinted about breaking up?

rayrayy_fml 0

Wednesday 15 July 2009 14:27

That's awkward. :/ Did you reject him? & #3, maybe they were on the same page. Maybe they both felt it was time for a change. She felt the solution was something new, and he felt it was taking the relationship to the next level, who knows.

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ziqi92 0

Thursday 16 July 2009 1:59

u r ridiculous. why must ppl insist on breaking up right after a date? its especially rude to get a meal off of them and then breaking up with them....seriously, i hope thats not what was on ur mind...FHL, what an embarrassment he must have had. "will u marry me?" "oh uh......i gotta be someplace...bye!" *silence* yeah, sure, whatever, theres no nice/easy way of breaking up with someone. i can relate to ur poor ex-bf. i'll bet that experience will haunt him in all future relationships to come. hopefully u'll learn to break up b4 the nxt date is planned...

xoxo_girl 0

Thursday 16 July 2009 3:39

Looks like somebody just got dumped

Zombierella 2

Thursday 16 July 2009 2:48

Fatass. you deserve it for waiting for one last meal

tblack147 0

Thursday 16 July 2009 2:50

Well ur a bitch for trying to get the free dinner out of him, break up with him before hand so he doesn't have to waste his money on you. U kinda deserved this

tblack147 0

Thursday 16 July 2009 2:53

Well said ziqi92 couldn't have put it better myself

tash14 1

Thursday 16 July 2009 2:54

I'm really curious what happened. OP, please post the rest of the story!

Yea_Wateva 0

Thursday 16 July 2009 3:22

why dont yew stfu!

xGymClassZero 0

Thursday 16 July 2009 3:22

It's amazing how all of you are assuming the OP was trying to squeeze a meal out of him before kicking him to the curb. The OP might have payed for a part of or the whole meal. To the OP: That is so awkward. I hope you both through it without too much mess.

wtflolomg 0

Thursday 16 July 2009 3:32

will? did you say yes or no?, come on thats all we want to now!

midwestjerk 0

Thursday 16 July 2009 4:07

Oh my! "stfu"! You've clearly shown that you're the better of us! Explain to me how the "best time" is AFTER the meal, which she knew was coming up. Go ahead, give it a shot. Tell me, oh brilliant sage of the zomgnetterwebz, how waiting until after her ex had bought her a meal would be a better time to break up with him rather than ANY OTHER TIME THAT WEEK. Come on, small minded one, give it a shot. Hell, I'll even give you a starter: Breaking up with her boyfriend after he bought her dinner was the best time because: (Fill in the blank!)