My attempt to have a romantic movie moment with my girlfriend went horribly wrong.
By @niaok2 · Relationships
I tried to do the boombox scene from 'Say Anything' for our anniversary. It ended with me getting soaked by a sprinkler, yelled at by a neighbor, and the expensive speaker short-circuiting.
The full story
Okay so, for our two-year anniversary I had this grand plan. My girlfriend loves old 80s rom-coms, and her favorite is 'Say Anything.' I decided I would greet her when she got home from work by standing outside her apartment window and blasting 'our song' from a big bluetooth speaker I borrowed. I got into position, hiding in the bushes like a certified weirdo. Of course, the moment I saw her car pull in, the bluetooth decided to unpair from my phone. I started panicking, frantically jabbing at my screen. I finally got it to connect, but I guess in my haste I'd maxed out the volume. The first note of the song didn't just play, it exploded. It was so loud the entire courtyard probably heard it. In my shock, I stumbled backward and tripped directly over a sprinkler head. And THEN the sprinkler turned on. So now I'm getting absolutely drenched, the song is blaring, and the speaker is making horrible gargling noises before finally dying with a sad little fizzle. I looked up and my girlfriend was just standing by her car, hand over her mouth. Then a window slid open above me and some guy screamed 'ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!' I just knelt there, defeated, soaking wet and covered in grass. My girlfriend eventually came over, but only after she stopped laughing, which took about five full minutes. they says it was the sweetest, funniest thing I've ever done. I am still processing the humiliation. Should I be happy she loved it or just embarrassed forever?
How people voted
- Bad Move — 30% (75 votes)
- Needs Context — 43% (106 votes)
- Reasonable — 27% (68 votes)
Readers say “Needs Context” (43%) — 249 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@kiralol — A man's character is shown in how he handles failure, not in some silly movie scene.
@piaish — lmaoooo
@whoops — Her laughing for five full minutes before checking if you were okay is the only part of this story that matters.
@ivyee — My wife tried to surprise me with a romantic dinner once and accidentally set off the fire alarm, the whole building had to evacuate lol. You'll laugh about it later.
@pia — The fact that she found it sweet and funny means it wasn't a failure at all! You created an amazing memory.
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