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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/pecankitten on 2026-01-19 02:09:28+00:00.
I'm sorry if this is not good enough for the sub. I'm just so worked up rn I need to get this out of my system. 😭
My bf spent the night outdoors (coworker's bd party) while I stayed at home. Got sleepy at 11pm, so I texted him goodnight then went to bed. As I was scrolling on my phone, I got a reply, he said he's on his way home (takes an hour). Was thinking of waiting for him, but I ended up falling asleep.
Forgot what, but had som wacky dream. All I remember is hearing an odd ringing.. which did not stop as I was slowly waking up. My first (sleepy) thought was "Ah shi- he forgot the house key" then as I was getting up, I checked my phone and my heart dropped..
HE'S BEEN RINGING THE DOOR FOR AN HOUR!!!
I feel so awful!!! 🫣 Like I'm a light sleeper, but apparently 2 closed doors can make the doorbell muffled enough that it doesnt wake me up! He sent a ton of messages. He tried to call me multiple times (phone was on DND). It's 2°C outside if not colder. I feel like such a piece of shit 😭 All I can think "oh god what if I hadn't woken up till morning"
I kept apologizing to him. He kept saying "it's okay" and "don't, he messed up by not taking a key with him". We hugged and said 'I love you' before he went to sleep, but man I can feel the tension. We'll be fine, probably have a brief talk about it tomorrow. I already try to check if I can make the DND setting to turn off after multiple calls
Uugh, i feel really bad, but also not a 100% sure whether this can be considered a fuck up, or more like an unfortunate combo of multiple decisions my bf and I made tonight. Anyway, I think Im gonna spend the night on the couch.. mainly cuz I cant sleep after this, lol.
TL;DR: My bf left the house at night without a key. I was asleep and didn't hear the doorbell for an hour, making him stand in the cold.
Edit: Thanks for the kind messages and for letting me know that something like this happening is quite common, haha.
Some correction/extra info:
- We live in an apartment, not a house. He couldn't have reached our windows, and we can't really have spare keys laying around outside.
- He used public transport cuz he planned on drinking at the party and the car key was at home. He couldn't have spent the night in the car.
Yeah, Im fine now. I def overreacted but understand that I wrote the post in a mix of "just got woken up from a 1-2 hour sleep" and "adrenaline?", lol.