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By reserved - 22/10/2012 09:01 - United States - Paso Robles

Today, my boyfriend told me he wants to break up. But not until after our anniversary tomorrow, because he's already gotten dinner reservations for us. FML

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By Grrrawrwtf - 03/06/2012 04:25 - United States

Today, my boyfriend told me that he wanted to break up with me but it had to be after our cruise together because he doesn't want to lose out on money. Can't wait for the Bahamas. FML

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By Anon - 13/03/2016 00:13 - United States - San Antonio

Today, my boyfriend took me to dinner. As we waited for our food he took my hand and said, "I think we should break up." When I got outside, my tire was flat. FML

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By katelynm - 08/02/2013 06:24 - United States

Today, I pointed out to my boyfriend how Valentine's day, my birthday, and our one-year anniversary were all coming up in the next few weeks. He then promptly broke up with me. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/05/2009 01:09 - United States

Today, at exactly midnight, I get a text from my boyfriend saying we were done. I had just seen him 4 hours ago when we were out celebrating my birthday, and asked why he didnt just tell me then. He replies 'I couldn't break up with you on your birthday but i wanted it to be over ASAP' FML

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Is this Brexit?

By Anonymous - 05/09/2019 05:03 - Canada - Toronto

Today, in the same sentence, my boyfriend told me that he wanted to "spend the rest of his life with me," and "I want to break up with you because I can't face your family." FML

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So special

By Anonymous - 18/05/2020 20:00

Today, my boyfriend gave me the best birthday ever, then promptly broke up with me at midnight to get back with his ex, because he "didn't want to ruin my special day." FML

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By waaah - 25/06/2012 07:00 - Australia

Today, my boyfriend dumped me. He decided he would be a gentleman and do this to me at work, over text, during a rush of unsympathetic customers, the day before our anniversary. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/03/2010 20:00 - United States

Today, it was my one year anniversary with my boyfriend. We had dinner reservations to an expensive restaurant and planned to see a movie after. At least, we did, until he called to tell me he'd volunteered to work tonight. He won't get off until 2am. FML

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Mixed signals

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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By Lysh - 24/11/2016 05:38

Today, my fiancé broke it off with me on our 3-year anniversary at 12:01 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning. Guess who gets to go to family gatherings where everyone will be asking where he is. FML

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bonsaiboy26 1

Monday 22 October 2012 19:00

Your boyfriend needs to be your ex boyfriend, and he needs to go to dinner alone. As for you my dear you need to hold your head high and your middle finger higher.

teague95 16

Monday 22 October 2012 18:56

How thoughtful of him

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loserman67 35

Monday 22 October 2012 19:38

A number of posters have recommended that you go and order big ticket items and **** him over by sticking him with a huge bill, but I don't think that's such a good idea. There is no way this would be a good situatuion. You run up the bill, he gets pissed and you get hurt (possibly physically). I think you should just decline the invitation, tell him it's over and then tell him you're going to go out, find a tall handsome stranger, get your brains ****** out then start fresh again the next morning. Good Luck!

unknown_user5566 26

Monday 22 October 2012 19:43

32- I suggested one of the screw-him-over solutions, but simply as a joke. However I'm curious how you jump from leaving the boyfriend with a big bill, to the guy abusing OP out of anger? Quite an exaggerated leap, in my opinion. The way I see it, if OP's (ex) boyfriend is going to be a douche, she may as well work it to her advantage. After all, he's the one who wanted to still go to dinner.

JurassicHole 5

Monday 22 October 2012 20:17

34 - What 32 is saying is for OP to actually be mature and not act like a juvenile by getting some petty "revenge". The smart and right thing would be not too go. Regardless of jokes it's still hard for me to fathom the amount of immaturity people seem to have when the topic is on relationships. Running up the bill and trying to leave him with it? Sounds like just being a douche in response to a douche. It's better to be the bigger man (or woman in this case) and not go. Moving on is better than enacting some immature revenge plot just to throw salt in the other's eyes.

Quiet_one 22

Monday 22 October 2012 21:40

OMG, 34! Everyone knows that if you even look wrong at a guy who dumped you HE WILL KILL YOU. You can never be too careful. But I do agree that it would be pretty stupid to go to dinner with this guy to run up the bill, if only because sitting through that dinner would be an absolutely miserable experience for her. Plus, if he wants to break up with her/already broke up with her, he probably won't pay for her food. Bad idea all around, but still a funny one.

mizteri 1

Monday 22 October 2012 20:13

Free food.

skyeyez9 24

Monday 22 October 2012 20:16

Arrive in separate vehicles. Once the waitress brings out your food, ask for a "to go bag" and leave him there. Or make sure you drive him in your car and leave him anyways....and having to find another ride home. Free food!