By mahanaaa_23 - 19/12/2012 20:47 - United States - Honolulu

Today, my boyfriend of 6 years proposed to me. Less than 3 hours later, he panicked and made me give the ring back. FML
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eggmarie 25

Should have said "no take backs". Number one rule of the playground!

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jem970 19

Im sure he will get over it soon OP, don't lose hope. He probably just realized his life will change drastically and he just flipped out for a lil bit. It will be ok!

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oj101 33

Look on the bright side. Perhaps he wanted to propose to you himself, and conform to tradition. As a guy, I'd be quite intimidated if a girl proposed to me- it'd be a weird rather than a romantic occasion.

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unknown_user5566 26

The boyfriend WAS the one who proposed to OP.

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oj101 33

Oh dear. I was in the subway station, and I glanced it over I take full responsibility for that grave mistake, the worst crime you could commit on FML.

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Camri_123 11

For some reason I pictured the guy on the subway eating subway. My bad. Guess I shouldn't have barely glanced at the comment!

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ICastillo 24

Maybe he thought "One ring to rule them all", and thought it was the ring he gave you?

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Pleonasm 35

Myyyyyyy preciouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusssssssssss He's become Gollum. OP had better run before he leads her to Shelob

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ICastillo 24

Hey at least he asked for it back, instead of just jumping on OP and biting her finger off for the ring.

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NotGabe 28

Hm... I wonder what he'd do if wanted a child... Maybe what another previous FML suggested; using a tampon to "soak up the kids."

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MuseFan1991 14

there was no child mentioned anywhere in the fml...

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1dvs_bstd 41

wow... But it's wayyyyyyy wayyyy better than having a cold feet on your wedding day! Whenever he proposes again, make him prove to you he's damn serious about marriage and that it's for real.

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fsomelife 26

Proving would be getting married. Enter cold feet.

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thejewishfuhrer 17

You could just stick a tampon in there to soak up all the kids...

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PenguinBitch 43

He thought you were your twin sister. Took him three hours to figure out that your twin doesn't have the mole on the right side of the cheek, like you do.

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olpally 32

Case of nerves perhaps? Panicking 3 hours after the proposal and being together for 6 years? He should be as cool as a clam doing this.

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Kitten_Calderon 14

How is this a YDI? Sorry OP.. Hope he gives it back

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Sputnikspak 13

I have no idea how this is a YDI. Six years is a long enough time to build a solid relationship foundation for marriage. I can understand having doubts - but instead of discussing them with her like an adult he essentially took back both the proposal and the ring - which is as big of a letdown, if not more, as proposing to someone and being told 'No'. I've been in a relationship for 8 years. We started dating when I was 18, we were friends for two years before that. I can't have kids, and at the moment neither of us want to deal with the hassle of a wedding (we both have HUGE families and obnoxiously stubborn mothers), nor can we afford it. Currently we're living apart - had our own place, both decided to move back in with our parents to go back to school, but then I became sick (and progressively disabled), so we're waiting on some answers to health questions before we consider moving in with each other again (even though he's been living with me at my parents' house for the past month or so - I had major surgery recently, and since he works from home anyway, he decided to come stay here so he can take me to appointments and stuff). I'm rambling. My point is, if you're in a committed relationship and can't discuss doubts with the other person about getting married, you most definitely don't deserve it if your boyfriend takes the ring back (my boyfriend has given me many rings, none of them engagement rings but I do wear one on my 'wedding' finger. We tend to refer to each other as partners rather than boyfriend/girlfriend, so as far as we're concerned, we're married without the ceremony.)

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