By JStein - 29/11/2012 04:33 - United States - Hampshire

Today my boyfriend and my best friend had a very lengthy, detailed conversation about Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, of which I know nothing about. Once they stopped, I looked at him and smiled, and he responded with, "Why can't you be more like her?" FML
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Vidrill 22

You should read that, it's not a classic for nothing... It is acceptable to have different interests than your boyfriend, but maybe you could try looking into what he likes, some of my ex-boyfriends showed me some great movies, books and music!

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hannaaaahr 33

I don't really agree, people often have different interest and while she could definitely watch a movie with her bf of show interest, she doesn't have to. and the way he commented on it was really harsh.

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yusaku02 20

YDI. If you don't want to read the books you should at the very least watch the movies. You'll enjoy them a lot more than you think.

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RecklessJellyBea 7

All these comments are annoying. YDI because she's not into a certain movie franchise? Geez. The FML is at her boyfriend's hurtful comments. She doesn't have to be completely engorged in all of her boyfriend's interests, just supportive. For him to compare her to her best friend like that would make anyone feel bad, and it's in no way her fault.

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daringtoride 27

Thank you, 31. This is exactly what I was thinking. Don't get me wrong - I love LOTR, but what OP's boyfriend said was pretty rude and hurtful, even if it was a joke. Some people say things seriously even when they're kidding around. I don't think this FML is at all about OP being worried her boyfriend would leave her for her best friend. I, myself, would feel pretty stung if my BF said that to me, irregardless of whether I liked the booksmovies or not!

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SethChrisDominic 6

How is this an FML? OP is bitching because she didn't care enough to learn about her boyfriend's hobbies and interests. OP, listen up: your boyfriend was kidding when he said "Why can't you be more like her?" He was just hinting that you might could get into what he's interested in. Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit are really great books and the movies are not too bad either. Stop whining about things that really aren't that bad.

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perdix 29

You need to drop him like a bad Hobbit! Otherwise, we're going to see another "I caught my boyfriend cheating with my best friend" FML pretty soon and I'll say... *lowers sunglasses* I Tolkein you so! Alan: And we're right back to ridiculous, don't you think?

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conqueror57 11

Your attempt to avoid ending a sentence with a preposition failed. It should read, "about which I know nothing."

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bugmenotmofo 34

You know... perhaps saying something like "should I learn more about tolkien and friendzone you" could work. I mean your friend knows about tolkien but isn't his girlfriend for some reason, perhaps the dude should accept *you* instead of fantasizing.

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bioprof77 1

First of all, we should all do what John Waters proposes that if we go home with someone and they don't have books we should not sleep with them. In addition, how hard is it to read a couple of books your guy loves? Didn't he go to that crappy gallery opening with you or sit through ten shite romantic comedies? I personally wouldn't sleep with someone who didn't know Tolkien, consistently listed in the top 100 works of fiction OF ALL TIME.

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love_me_electric 20

Wow, your comment appallingly is sexist. Not every woman forces her man to do whatever she wants. When my boyfriend and I go out we decide together what we want to do. Also, I don't see what the big deal is if someone doesn't like to read. It's not like that's an definite indication of what their personality is like.

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bioprof77 1

I'm not sexist, I'm merely anti-illiteracy and pro-compromise. We all do things we don't like for those we care about. Troll away.

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bioprof77 1

Literal interpretation not valid. See point above. The novels aren't about beating off for a ring. However, I would expect you to be able to find themes in a long work of fiction. It is much easier to run around flaming others with an actual point.

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Brave_L_Toaster 7

Why can't you learn to not end sentences with prepositions? I think he'd be better off to let an illiterate like you back into the wild.

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THE_A_TEEN 27

So, one mistake = being illiterate? Funny, she can type well for an illiterate.

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furbyface711 9

Before I got engaged, I had never seen or read LOTR. My fiancé loves them so I took the time to watch all of the extended editions. Now we can talk about it and enjoy it together. Sometimes you have to suck it up and make your self interested in your significant others hobbies.

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