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By Dave - 10/09/2009 13:37 - United States

Today, my girlfriend of 3 years told me that I was part of an experiment for her Sociology doctorate. I also learned that the notebooks she's been writing in for the past three years aren't for her "doctorate in literature" as she had told me, they were notes on my behavior for the past 3 years. FML

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Today, after complaining that I had nothing to write about in my weekly journal for college, my professor suggested in front of everyone that I should get a girlfriend. FML

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By ? - 20/02/2013 18:20 - United States - El Cajon

Today, my girlfriend of nine months made a huge scene in public, calling me a "cheating bastard" because she saw me with another woman at the library. That "other woman" is my Calculus tutor. FML

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MoobyTheCow 2

Thursday 10 September 2009 20:08

That's illegal... press charges?

lennavan 0

Thursday 10 September 2009 20:10

Can't be an experiment because if it was, human subjects have to give prior consent. Want to get even, complain to the dean of students that you unwillingly were a human subject for her experiments, feel as though your rights were violated and want to talk to someone at the university about its policies. She'll be F'd.

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baritone1whs07 1

Friday 11 September 2009 23:50

maybe she was his girlfriend but didnt tell him she was studying him too.. its hard to believe that a girl could fake a relationship for 3 yrs..maybe sex but not a relationship

FoundManyLemons 0

Saturday 12 September 2009 0:25

What do you wanna bet she doesn't have IRB approval for that?

sarcasticsmoothi 0

Saturday 12 September 2009 2:04

well she couldn't tell you what it was or you wouldn't act right and she wouldn't have good data

leftthehouse 0

Saturday 12 September 2009 2:27

While it's true that she wouldn't have gotten good data if you knew, I'm fairly sure what she has done is against the code of ethics for Sociology (It definitely is for psychology experiments). You can make sure she never does her "experiment" (or any others, for that matter), by reporting her to that ethics board!

Soitgoes74 0

Saturday 12 September 2009 6:07

Fake, this is actually exactly how "The Shape of Things" goes (play/movie my Neil LaBute). You're an idiot, especially if you don't know the proper meaning of a sociologist. YDI for trying to fool FML.

Hawk3487 0

Saturday 12 September 2009 6:30

I'd like to say FYL to the people who actually believe this is real! DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ!

curtitch 0

Saturday 12 September 2009 8:32

Doubtful that you'll read this, but you should definitely contact the IRB (Institutional Review Board) at her school and report her for unethical research. She'll be kicked out of her program most likely and never be trusted as a researcher again.