20 people share the big romantic gestures they made that backfired.

Grand romantic gestures can be an amazing way to show a crush or partner just how smitten you are. But there are times when the roses are rotten, the picnic is infested, and the huge romantic effort is met with apathy, or worse yet, a break-up.

At the end of the day, it's better to try than not. Even the most humiliating romantic failures make for an entertaining story down the road, and you don't have to wonder "what if" if you've fully bombed.

In a popular Reddit thread, people shared the romantic gestures that drastically backfired, and it'll make you feel less alone about any past rejections.

1. The_Iron_Zeppelin's mixtape was not received as hoped.

I worked with this girl at a Ruby Tuesdays and for her birthday we all went out for drinks. We were all friends and I think she knew I liked her at the time though I hadn’t made move yet. She put off this rocker vibe, tattoos, colored hair, loved 80s hair metal and rock music in general. So for her birthday I decided to burn her a C.D of all of my favorite songs from the band The Kills, because lead singer Alison Mosshart kinda reminded me of her and I thought that their music would be right up her ally. So I burned the C.D on my computer, decorated the C.D cover with sharpie, made it look really cool. I wrapped it up with fancy wrapping paper and a bow and gave it to her at the end of the night.