By maddieex - 04/12/2014 02:49 - United States - Chicago

Today, my boyfriend brought me to a restaurant on a surprise date. I guess he didn't know that my ex-boyfriend now works there, and that he would be our waiter for the evening. FML
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SharnaaaBanana 22

Oh dear I hope your ex doesn't think you planned this out of revenge :S

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drake1138 21

I'm curious as to how you handled the tip :/

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djstiv3 15

lol why didnt you say whats up or not to come in? i say ydi and fml.

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tdawg91 17

Some people spit in food, it happens and they can do it very discreetly, however I agree with hoping for good service and good tipping as a sign of good will, one of my exes from a long time ago and his new partner came in to my work and I double shot their first drinks at no extra charge, nothing major but a nice gesture all the same

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chloewj 15

Hopefully the relationship ended on nice enough terms for him to not lace the order

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False_Stupidity 41

It's also possible that the ex worked at this restaurant since before he became an ex but the current boyfriend did not know because op hasn't discussed her ex's with him.

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False_Stupidity 41

Oops, that was supposed to be a reply to #23. Didn't catch it in time. :/

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Gemma_Mansonite 20

@9: It's also awesome how now your school bully is serving you coffee :D

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seriouslygrowup 11

The question is, how did you know that your ex works at this restaurant beforehand and how did you expect your current bf to know the same thing before planning the evening? Someone is still in contact with their ex...

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pesukarchu 11

Maybe they were all friends/knew each other before? There are many reasons as to why the ex girlfriend would have known and why the new boyfriend could have known too. But either way, why is it bad even if the girlfriend still talks to her ex? Just because a couple broke up doesn't mean they can't still be friendly and talk. Sure, if it ended badly, fair enough, but most of my friends are still friends with their exes (eg. my sister still talks to her ex-boyfriend because they were together for six years, my boyfriend still talks to his ex with whom he's also been six years before. There was no reason for either cases to be "unfriendly" or to freeze each other out).

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ninety 25

True, there's nothing wrong with someone talking to their ex depending on the nature of the interaction. However, most of the people I know that still talk to their exes, such as one of my exes, do it because they haven't really moved on or are still attached emotionally, which is why I think it bothers a lot of people when their current bf/gf are talking to an ex.

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Malahkaa 19

Clean food only please....

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sturschaedel 27

If anything it's the bigger FML moment for the ex. Not only did his ex show up at his workplace where he can't escape or ignore her, she was also on a dinner date with her new boyfriend. I wouldn't be surprised if the boyfriend knew and did it on purpose though.

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28actress 22

Unless they are friends (in which case he would not do it on purpose) I don't see how the bf could have really known about her ex working there

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