Baustigt: Apparently it does, 'cause a lot of people went ahead and did anyway.

I guess I just see it as a mood killing question, not answer. What was she expecting as a response? It just seems like she looked a gift horse in the mouth and expected not to get spat on... I'm not disagreeing, just trying to understand...

So much for reading before making an asinine comment.

Asshole. It takes two people to make a relationship.

Holy shit you people are dense. You've missed the whole point of sodding FML. The FML is that he made a mood-killer comment, NOT that he made her dinner. You're a ******* idiot if you don't see that. I think you should just close the comments section, Alan. It's a lost cause.

But she wasn't 'prompting' him, she asked him a question. I seriously doubt she pressed him for an answer, he just decided to give her the one that he did. His comment was frank and blunt, when hers was most likely a playful question. That is why it killed the mood. And she isn't 'complaining' by putting it on FML, she's just sharing a story. (not that you said this, but a lot of people have)

Did you read what I put in parenthesis? I recommend you do, because I disclosed exactly that. And what I mean is she didn't 'prompt' the response he gave. She may have wanted an answer, but he didn't have to give the response he did. I'm a guy, and I could've EASILY given an answer better than "The cable is out". He could've said, "I was feeling spontaneous", I wante to treat you", etc. And THEN told her about he cable. Hence, the FML.

Shit, *"I wanted to Anyway, that's the point I'm making. She isn't being ungrateful. Obviously the mods agree, or else they wouldn't have published the FML or commented about it.

If it didn't come off as sincere, then that's her problem, but at least I tried. OP's husband didn't even try. You can't tell me "The cable was out" was a sincere, meaningful response from the bottom of his heart.

I was thinking exactly the same as #48. She should have appreciated the romantic dinner for what it was. At least he thought enough about her to go through all the trouble of making a romantic dinner just for her. Most guys I know wouldn't even bothered. At least he didn't just pop in a movie and stay glued to the tv, go hide out in the garage, or even go spend the evening at the bar until 2am. Instead, when the cable went out he decided to spend the evening cooking a nice romantic dinner to surprise his wife. Stop whining! He could have said or done much worse things than that. Take it for what it is, a gesture that he loves and appreciates his wife, and be happy about it. I'd say YDI but she doesn't deserve a romantic dinner if she's just going to complain about it to the world just because he didn't lie when she asked him his reason. This is real life, not some romance novel.

No, Alan... I'm going through the FML comments on this one with continuous facepalm-ing going on. I agree with ManInTheMachine for the simple fact that he could have said something entirely different and scored. If everyone would quit saying she deserves it for being ungrateful, then things would be much easier. Comprehension isn't strong with this thread. OP isn't so much 'complaining' to the FML community, as much as she's sharing a story. Seeing as how that's what this site is based on. Derp. Also, an 'I'm sorry I cheated' dinner? Someone sounds absolutely bitter! You do realise that someone's life is always worse than your own, and you're sitting around whining and belittling others for their problems because yours are much worse? Grow up. And remember; "Never look down on someone unless you are helping them up. You never know what they've been through." I'm not saying your problems are lesser, or even non existent, I'm just saying that you should be a little more sympathetic. You'll find yourself alone and sad with your problems if you reflect this attitude towards people around you.

This is just not an FML overall.... Why some of you are taking these comments so seriously and defending someone else's supposed reason why her life is "******" if you're not OP? How is her life ******? She got dinner...

Whinge whinge whine whine when you all take it so seriously.

littlehollycocks: "taking this site so seriously"? Says the person that bitches about getting moderated. And here I thought the comments section on this site was for having intelligent conversations, and as this thread shows, debates about the FML. Yet you say that the site's own creators are 'taking it too seriously? Are YOU serious? Getting moderated doesn't mean you'll be banned; I've been moderated more than one occasion, an I'm still here. If you've been banned already, however, then I doubt it's their fault. Please for the love of God leave, we won't miss your ignorance.