But hey, they tried... sort of.

#1 The boyfriend who bought this thoughtful gift



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#2 The boyfriend who committed this crime against chocolate.



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#3 Asked my boyfriend to make the dish for a potluck this weekend…



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#4 Not really into valentines day, but my boyfriend played it well this year…



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#5 The boyfriend who brought his girlfriend exactly what she asked for.



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#6 I got flowers from my boyfriend today.



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#7 I was complaining to my boyfriend that we never cuddle anymore and this was his solution.



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#8 The boyfriend who made this joke to his girlfriend’s mom.



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#9 My boyfriend got me this thoughtful gift when I passed my driving test…



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#10 My boyfriend got me good. With no time to remove them I was forced to drive my car like this. I sounded like a giant kazoo driving down the road!



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#11 My boyfriend can be a real sh*thead…



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#12 Watching my girlfriend’s tortoise while she’s on vacation. She told me to keep him out of trouble.



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#13 Heard my boyfriend giggling to himself in the bathroom last night, woke up to this. That, my friends, is a lint roller refill.



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#14 Sweet notes my boyfriend leaves me.



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#15 The boyfriend who was not operating on the same wavelength as his girlfriend.



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#16 The boyfriend who hid this clown cutout around the house for his partner to find.



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