Love: Today, my best friend got engaged to the guy she's been seeing...

By Anonymous - 06/11/2012 02:48 - United States - Gainesville

Today, my best friend got engaged to the guy she's been seeing for five years. He also happens to be the man I've been in love with for eight. As she was giving me the details, she nonchalantly gave me her reason for accepting the proposal: "Why the hell not, there's always divorce." FML

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By Anonymous - 15/09/2009 10:53 - United States

Today, my best friend, the man who I've been in love with for nine years, finally told me he loves me and wants to spend the rest of his life with me. Unfortunately, it was while he was using me to practice proposing to his girlfriend. FML

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By neverdatingagain - 27/11/2016 22:07 - United States - Lake Oswego

Today, after three years of dating, my boyfriend finally proposed. To my best friend. FML

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By Mimo - 23/06/2016 10:18 - Egypt

Today, my best friend told me she's been in love with me for over 4 years. I'm getting married to the man of my dreams in a month and she's supposed to be my bridesmaid. "Awkward" doesn't even begin to describe our friendship right now. FML

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Not such a happy ending

By JustJared - 15/09/2021 05:00

Today, I get to see my best friend and love of my life of two years marry the man she loves. Back then, I lied and told her I was gay to avoid her finding out my feelings for her. FML

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Fiancé of the year

By Anonymous - 13/09/2020 10:01 - United States - Saint Joseph

Today, I found out that my fiancé of three years, with whom I share a child, fell in love with my best friend and they’ve been going on dates for the last four months after work. FML

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Break it off

By Anonymous - 06/04/2020 02:00

Today, I found out that my fiancée wishes she'd never said yes when I proposed, as she is in love with another man, and has been hiding their relationship for years. FML

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With a heavy heart…

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I watched my best friend get married to the guy I have been in love with since the eighth grade. I was the maid of honor, and had to give a toast to the couple. FML

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By anonymous - 30/01/2010 00:08 - France

Today, I told my best friend I was breaking up with my girlfriend of 3 years. He thought it would be funny to tell her I was going to propose to her that night. She showed up telling me how much she loves me and that when we get married how great it will be. FML

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By Nick - 05/04/2019 16:00

Today, my girlfriend of almost 5 years (who broke up with me only a week or so ago) told me that she's been speaking to one of my best friends and sees a future with him instead of me. FML

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By John - 07/11/2009 21:45 - United States

Today, I proposed to my girlfriend of 6 years. She said no. Why? She's already married. FML

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AussieChild 22

Tuesday 6 November 2012 8:59

8 years?? Perhaps it's time for you to move on?? And for those saying for OP to tell him, I think she's missed her window. He wouldn't have proposed if he didn't love her best friend, and no decent friend or human would ruin their best friend's relationship or wedding.

mfischer 17

Tuesday 6 November 2012 8:54

Ouch. That's a doomed marriage for sure, and that sucks for everyone involved. But if dreamboy can't see that she's that shallow and stupid after 5 years, then you should probably stop dreaming about him and find someone better.

Comments

denden_mushi 11

Tuesday 6 November 2012 11:31

It's been eight years. I think it's long overdue, but perhaps this wedding will help you finally move on. You'll find someone better, you just need to get over this guy first.

mandyk5918 12

Tuesday 6 November 2012 11:48

That's like something out of a movie!!! Now you have to fight for him. Tell him you love him

GoldenGrizzly 7

Tuesday 6 November 2012 16:10

Why? Why ruin her friend's relationship like that? Here is how it breaks down. Op has to have known this guy for over eight years (you don't fall in love overnight) and had three or more years to let her affections be known. The guy also had that same period of time to develop feelings for Op. It never happened. So her going up to him, declaring her love, will do nothing but turn everyone in her social circle away from her. Her best friend is marrying a guy she has likely been friends with for a long time. SO they likely share a lot of mutual friends, have a lot of common hang outs and interests. Op makes a big deal about it, ruins the wedding, and "fights" for a guy who is not hers and will never be, she loses everything. The best advice would be for her to move on, be it to find a new job, a new town, or a new place to live and try to slowly make new friends.

laurenlovesjb 20

Tuesday 6 November 2012 11:55

She doesn't deserve him.

DisappearingRose 18

Tuesday 6 November 2012 12:25

Eight what?

desireev 17

Tuesday 6 November 2012 16:41

Years... I believe OP said "8 years". I'm glad I could clear that up for you. :)

Solipsist 12

Tuesday 6 November 2012 13:37

anyone considered that the op's friend might have just been joking? Maybe op heard it as being serious because of her feelings for him?

icadragoon 11

Tuesday 6 November 2012 13:50

I've seen this situation before, and it didn't end pretty. The girl that had the "crush" (We'll call her J) told the guy (E) after her "best friend" (A) had two kids with him. J told E how she felt about him and he confessed he felt the same way for her, but feels trapped since he has 2 kids and he'd be paying up the butt in child support if he left. A and J don't talk anymore and A and E are now married. You're better off not saying anything at all and moving on, why loose a friendship and not get the guy (cause why would be leave a relationship of 8 years for someone else if he's already happy) or you could loose your best friend and be with a guy that called off the wedding of a girl he's been with for 8 years. Either way it makes you look bad. There's more fish in the sea, go fishing.

gczizza1997 15

Thursday 8 November 2012 22:31

Her best friends been with him For five years shes Been inlove with him For 8

Fmlsea 28

Tuesday 6 November 2012 14:03

People like this ruin marriage !

rsaffi 6

Tuesday 6 November 2012 14:10

YDI for not having made any move to change the status quo from "the man I'm in love with" to either "the man I'm with" or "someone I once had feeling for but moved on since he didn't want anything with me". That's the truth.

Trainzboy 4

Tuesday 6 November 2012 14:14

68, sometimes it's not that easy. As with me. I've posted about myself before, and well, *my* crush would never take me as a lover. I settle for friends. But the feeling is still there. Sometimes, it's better not to make that change.