People Putting The ‘Hopeless’ In ‘Hopeless Romantic’

It's nice to think that some of us might someday find that great Hollywood romance where we get swept off our feet and live happily ever after. The reality is that most of us will end up in relationships that are great, but a little derpy from time to time.

It's really no one's fault. We are all human, after all.

He Put A Lot Of Effort Into That One

boyfriend puts minimal effort into his girlfriend's birthday
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In a weird way, the amount of effort he put into it looking like he didn't put in any effort is kind of flattering.

I'm sure she had a great time celebrating her birthday.

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We All Love Puns

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boyfriend got his girlfriend goalie gloves because she's a keeper
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Look at her face.

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That's the face of a woman who has accepted her fate as someone who will never hear the end of her partner's terrible dad jokes and puns.

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Come Get It, Baby

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husband dresses up
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So, this guy told his wife he was going to put something sexy on for her, and she ended up coming home to this.

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Her husband dressed up as Jabba.

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A Classic Texting Fail

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boyfriend sends a bunch of messages to his girlfriend but only one sends
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Of all the times your phone could stop working, this is one of the worst.

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Right in the middle of a big inspirational speech that just ended up making her feel bad about herself.

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Guy, No!

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guy makes an actual ice cream sandwich
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She asked him for an ice cream sandwich, and he comes back with a LITERAL ice cream sandwich.

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Didn't he have a childhood? Doesn't he know what that means? Two slices of wonder bread is too much.

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They Both Look Cute

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boyfriend takes terrible pictures of his girlfriend
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This is a classic situation where the girlfriend tries really hard to take flattering pictures of her boyfriend.

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Instead, he goes out of his way to make her look ridiculous.

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Smart Minds Think A Like

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boyfriend and girlfriend text each other two different things at the same time
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It's super cute that they both texted each other at the same time, but hilarious that the sentiments of both texts could not be further apart.

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I hope that guy didn't embarrass himself at the airport.

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Just Let Him Have This One

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boyfriend brings home a bunch of pistachio shells thinking they're from the beach
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Her boyfriend went on vacation with his family and he wanted to be cute so he collected a bunch of shells for her to put in a jar.

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Joke's on him, though, because most of them are pistachio shells.

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Celebrate The Little Things

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boyfriend got his girlfriend a cake to celebrate her farting
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Apparently, this girl was under the impression that she was never going to fart in front of her boyfriend.

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She really thought that she was going to be able to hide that part of herself from him.

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A True Gourmet Meal

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boyfriend makes a fancy dinner for his girlfriend that's just chicken nuggets
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This is what you get when he asks if he can cook you a nice dinner and you don't ask any follow-up questions.

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You end up weird dino chicken nuggets and peas.

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This Will Probably Work

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girlfriend using Pringles to lure her boyfriend from bed
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It's Saturday and you want your man to do some housework, but he's still lying in bed. What do you do?

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This woman has tried luring him out of bed with Pringles, a trick that probably worked.

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A Beautiful Picture

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boyfriend makes a mousepad out of a picture of his girlfriend
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Nothing says "I love you" like getting a mouse pad made for your partner that has the worst picture they ever took of you on it.

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Now he can look at it every day.

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It's The Thought That Counts?

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someone made their wife lunch while drunk
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I think the thing that needs discussing here is how asparagus is a very weird thing to attempt making while you're drunk.

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Of all the strange foods to crave this is one of the weirdest.

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She's Gonna Love It

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Girls are all about their skincare routines, so you bring her a big old aloe vera plant and chances are she's going to love it.

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It's a little gesture that will go a long way.

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Seems Too Cheap

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boyfriend charging a subscription fee
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This guy thinks he's a regular old funny man trying to charge his girlfriend a subscription fee for being her boyfriend.

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Like she doesn't already pay for that every day of her life.

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Try Again Next Year

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boyfriend left a ring box out as a joke
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If she knows that you've been thinking about getting engaged, you should know that she's going to start snooping.

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You've got to beat her to the punch and let her know that you know.

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Better Luck Next Year

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husband puts the wrong age on her card
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What do you do when your husband sends you flowers for your birthday but gets the year really wrong and thinks you're older than you are?

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Talk about being in the doghouse...

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She Looks Like A Disney Princess

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boyfriend photoshopped his girlfriend to look like a cartoon character
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She asked her boyfriend to edit some of her pictures to make them Instagram perfect, and he was more than happy to oblige.

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Now she looks like an extra from Frozen.

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No, No Drinks

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boyfriend asks girlfriend to go for drinks but she shows him a positive pregnancy test
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That's probably not the reaction she was looking for from her partner about the news that she's pregnant.

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Like, maybe it's just the shock talking, but you couldn't have come up with something better?

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Apology Not Accepted

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a cake that says,
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There is no apology that would make up for some of the heinous things that people feel they can say in the heat of the Mario Kart moment.

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Not even a cake.

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Beating Her At Her Own Game

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boyfriend writes IDK on a bunch of paper after his girlfriend says she doesn't care what they eat
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She said she didn't know, so that's what she's gonna get for dinner.

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He can only handle this for so long before he's going to snap and pull some kind of shenanigans like this.

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You Can Hear The Giggling From Here

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a boyfriend who put way too much bubble bath in a tub
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He was sent to run a romantic bath for them but when she heard giggling coming from the next room.

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She noticed it's been a while since she'd seen him, so she pushed open the door and saw this!

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That's Not Subtle At All

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woman text her boyfriend she caught the flowers at a wedding and he told her to throw them back
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He jokes, but after catching that bouquet there might be some expectations now.

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Mostly of getting engaged or at least buying her flowers kind. You can tell he's not down for that...yet.

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He Didn't Sugarcoat That One

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boyfriend telling his girlfriend she looks crusty as hell in HD
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Listen, everyone looks crusty in HD, OK? But that doesn't mean that you can go around telling people that!

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She's going to remember forever and seek her revenge when he least expects it.

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Just A Little Bit Dramatic

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boyfriend shames girlfriend for not saying bless you after he sneezes
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He's got a point, she should have said bless you.

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If there is anyone who should be worried about your immortal soul, it would be your girlfriend. Or, so you would hope.

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Looking Fierce, Boy!

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a boyfriend tried on his girlfriend's new clothes
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Now, what is she supposed to do?

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Her man sent her these selfies and he obviously looks so fire in those that there is no point in her even trying them on anymore.

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Sounds Kinky, TBH

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boyfriend wants girlfriend to send him a shower selfie of her with her hair in a spike
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He missed a golden opportunity for his girlfriend to refuse to send him some nudes, but I do have to admit that this is kind of endearing.

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You know it's love when he wants to see you look crazy.

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It Might Be Time To Stop Drinking

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someone texting their girlfriend asking where they are when they are standing right next to her
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At least it's nice to know that he was looking for her.

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She's probably not looking forward to having to take care of him in that state. Tomorrow will be much worse.

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She Looks So Good!

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girl got her boyfriend to do her eyebrow and it is bad
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Everyone should be allowed to enjoy makeup, no matter what. But, that doesn't mean that everyone is going to be good at it.

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Like this boyfriend who attempted to do his girlfriend's eyebrow.

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They Still Look Cute

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boyfriend dressed up as the wrong penguin
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When she asked him to dress up as The Penguin, I don't think that she meant a literal penguin.

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He just isn't as nerdy at heart as she is and that's OK.

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You Can Be Right And A Jerk

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toilet paper roll with a tiny strip of toilet paper left on it a note from her boyfriend that says
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Yeah, maybe it isn't empty, but this just reeks of him trying to make a point and missing the point entirely.

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Not leaving a USEABLE amount of toilet paper is annoying.

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Just Don't Let Mom In The Bedroom

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handcuffs that are on the bed and the boyfriend left with the key
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Her long-distance boyfriend came to visit and brought a little fun with him.

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Turns out that he forgot to unlock said fun and took the keys home with him right before her mom was coming to visit.

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Cupcakes And Pizza? Yes, Please

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cupcake stuck to the top of a a pizza box
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He wanted to surprise his girlfriend with a tasty cupcake and pizza combo, which is a noble pursuit.

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Unfortuantely, he failed to take into consideration that the icing would stick to the box.

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Maybe Next Year Will Be Better

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girlfriend wanted an Easter egg hunt so her boyfriend taped some chocolate to the toilet lid
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She had casually mentioned to her boyfriend that she missed doing Easter Egg hunts every year, so he took the hint and made her one. Only it was a chocolate bar taped to the toilet.

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This Is Actually Kind Of Smart

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boyfriend put his drunk girlfriend's eyelashes in his gum container
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She was drunk and didn't know what to do with her lashes, so what genius idea did her man have? Putting them in his gum package.

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Maybe it squished them a bit, but they're safe!

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The Classic Picture Conundrum

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girlfriend took a nice picture of her boyfriend on the carousel and he took a bad picture of her
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Why is it that we still trust the men in our lives to take nice, aesthetic pictures of us?

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They can never do it, even though we take such nice, cute pictures of them!

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Nothing Says "Romantic" Like Candles

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boyfriend only burns one wick on a three wick candle
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Three-wick candles are the perfect addition to a romantic night because they add the perfect amount of ambience.

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The trick with these candles is you have to light all three wicks, though.

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He Must Have Been Mad That Day

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boyfriend put a lint roller on the wall out of reach of his girlfriend
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The only downside to having a super tall boyfriend is that he can do things like this.

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He can stick the lint roller higher than you can reach when he feels like being passive-aggressive.

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She's Just Being Honest

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someone made a joke with a person on tinder that they've been hiding from them
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To be fair, that is a terrible pick-up line, and he really should have known better.

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However, that is an A+ response and will make a cute story at their future wedding.