14 Anniversary Disasters That Completely Shattered Romantic Dreams

A relationship anniversary is a time when you hope for romance and lovely surprises, but this special day can sometimes go off the rails and stir up all kinds of emotions, so we’ve gathered 15 stories where beautiful plans for the celebration crashed into brutal reality.

• My husband and I have our 10th anniversary. We are going to go to China, and I made the itinerary in a way so that the trip would be both active and informative. We agreed to leave the children with my mom.
  A week before the date, my mother-in-law calls and happily says that she received a passport, and wants to come with us. My husband, filled with joy for her, agrees and says that she will like everything, because we have such a great program. And she can stay in our room, because it is cheaper this way. © Overheard / Ideer
  

• Last summer, my parents celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary. The whole big family gathered. They reminisced about the past years, Dad swore his love to Mom. 2 days later, he announced that he had a long-awaited heir, and he was leaving for a 20-year-old girl.
  To my sisters and me, the dad said that we were forever in his heart. A month later, he changed his phone number, they moved to another city, and he didn’t leave his new address. He just cut us out of his life. © Overheard / VK

• My husband was away on a business trip before our anniversary, and my sister invited me to a cozy restaurant. The place was packed, and at one of the tables I noticed a couple kissing. I looked closer and realized it was my husband.
  I stood up, took a glass, and tapped it with my fork: “Good evening, everyone! My husband is here tonight. Today is our 6th wedding anniversary, and I’d like to make a toast to him. For the very last time.” I raised my glass with tears streaming down my face. People around us clapped awkwardly, some in shock. My husband froze. And I... filed for divorce. I’m moving to the UK.

• My wife and I agreed that we would save money until we can move from a 2-bedroom to a 3-bedroom. This rule applies to gifts to each other as well. I honestly put all my income into the family piggy bank.
  And here is the anniversary of our marriage, I realize that it’s not a good idea to leave it without attention. I book a table at a restaurant, buy good expensive roses, which she loves. And she...
  She presents me with an expensive gold bracelet and takes offense that I am so bad, and she deserves more. We’re saving up, yeah. © Overheard / Ideer

• My wife suggested writing notes with messages to each other and dropping them into the box. I reluctantly agreed.
  And so on the day of our anniversary, my wife takes this box and with tears in her eyes reads my scribbles. And I was stupid enough to write some rubbish like, “Darling, your stew is surprisingly tasteless” and all that sort of thing. I thought I was super funny.
  But in reality, we had 216 notes from her telling me how great I am and 12 of mine, lousy and disgusting. I’ll never forgive myself for her tears. © Overheard / Ideer

• I saw a guy and a girl the other day. I was walking past them. The couple was obviously having some sort of anniversary.
  The guy gave the girl a Raffaello pack with several candies. She stuffed them all in her mouth and asked, “Where’s my present?” The poor guy didn’t know what to do. © Overheard / Ideer

• Anniversary. I’m out of town. I ordered a gift for my girlfriend. A few hours go by — no response.
  I text her, “Are you home?” She says yes. I go to the app to check delivery status and see that I sent it all to my ex.
  I explained it to my girlfriend, and she first yelled, then laughed, then freaked out again. It was an epic fail. © Not everyone will understand / VK

• My girlfriend reproaches me that I forget everything. Well, yes, I am sometimes absent-minded and inattentive, but I got used to it. Several times we had quarrels because I forgot about some of our plans or important dates. But I got out of it quickly, and we made up.
  A couple of weeks ago, I was driving home, my girlfriend calls me and asks me what time I’ll be home, because the sushi had already arrived. I was surprised, sushi? We don’t usually order food in the middle of the week. She was in a suspiciously good mood.
  I’ve already parked at the house when my mom calls and asks how we’re spending the evening. I replied that I just arrived from work, nothing unusual, maybe we’ll watch a movie. Mom was surprised, “Aren’t you having a nice dinner together?” I was completely confused. She reminded me that it was our 5th anniversary.
  It’s a good thing I have such an attentive mom. She saved my evening! I rushed to buy some flowers and a teddy bear. It’s definitely time for me to keep a calendar with reminders. © Chambers ** / VK

• I spent weeks hinting that I hated public proposals, so for our anniversary, I expected something quiet and intimate.​ Instead, at a crowded restaurant, my boyfriend stood up, clinked his glass, and everyone turned to stare as he knelt beside me.​
  My brain froze, my eyes filled with tears from panic, and all I managed to say was, “Can we talk about this outside?” while half the room filmed us.

• I’ve been dating my boyfriend for a year. It’s our first anniversary. My mom doesn’t like him very much because she thinks he doesn’t look after me well.
  Then she told me that if I don’t get flowers from him, he’s worthless. I had to buy a bouquet myself. I love him very much, and he loves me. I’m fine without flowers, I just don’t want my mom to think badly of him. © Overheard / Ideer

• My boyfriend was at work, so I decided to surprise him. Ordered food, decorated everything. I sent him a photo to tease him a little bit, and he stormed out of work and came running!
  I thought, “Wow, my romantic missed me so much.” And then it turns out he was just afraid I’d eat all his favorite food myself. © Mamdarinka / VK

• My boyfriend’s ex sent me a screenshot of his message with a declaration of love. It was sent on our anniversary. He knew how I felt about this day: it was our day, our happiest day in years, the day we first met, smiled at each other. And now it’s all ruined. © Overheard / VK

• For our anniversary, we flew in my husband’s best friend as a surprise, thinking it would make the day unforgettable.​ The moment he walked in, they screamed, hugged, and immediately disappeared into the living room to game "for a bit."​ Three hours later, I was sitting alone at the decorated table, staring at cold food while they argued over who stole whose loot.

• I had planned a sweet evening: I cooked his favorite meal, printed some of our old photos, and even bought a tiny cake with our anniversary date on it.​
  He walked in, saw the candles and decorations, and said, "Wow, you really went all out... for what exactly?“​
  When I said, “Our anniversary,” he pulled out his phone, scrolled through the calendar, and replied, “Wait, I thought it was next week,” and I had to laugh so I wouldn’t cry.

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