A girlfriend has sparked an online debate after she faked her own disappearance when he once again failed to let her know he’d be coming home late.
The woman, who has been living with her partner for three years, explained that his habit of staying out for drinks or working late without so much as a text had become a major source of tension in their relationship.
She admitted that when she tries to check in on him, it inevitably leads to a fight.
‘He’s really conflict avoidant and will shift blame to anything other than himself,’ she wrote on Reddit.
‘And I have ADHD and can be really aggressive in those instances. Those fights usually leave me feeling pretty bad about myself because I know he doesn’t take criticism well.’
Determined not to have another argument, she decided to stage a little drama of her own.
Instead of texting or calling him, she set up a ‘sleeping nook’ under her office desk and waited for him to get home.
By the time her boyfriend finally walked through the door at 3am, she had been missing in action for hours.
She watched as he searched the house, growing increasingly panicked – especially after realising that her brother, who had visited earlier in the evening, had accidentally left the doors unlocked.
‘I got a whole five minutes of chuckles when he searched for me,’ she admitted.
But while she was enjoying the moment, her boyfriend wasn’t laughing.
When he finally found her hiding under the desk, he was visibly shaken, thinking she had actually been kidnapped.
Although he eventually apologised for his lack of communication, it was only after she told him that what he did was wrong.
Now, as he sulks on the sofa, she’s questioning whether she should apologise too – but many think she has nothing to be sorry for.
The bold stunt has divided the internet, with many people questioning why she’s still in the relationship at all.
One person bluntly wrote: ‘This isn’t sustainable long term. Cut your losses.’
Another pointed out a major red flag in his behaviour: ‘Speaking from experience, if your significant other gets mad at you when they are over an hour late simply because you are checking in on them, they aren’t just going out for drinks. You are wrecking their lie.’
Some even suggested the behaviour was a warning sign of something more sinister.
‘I spent six years with this guy and he would never tell me where he was going. In my case, he unfortunately was cheating. Not saying your man is, but if he’s causing you any heartache or stress already, this is just leaving room for more,’ a woman shared.
Others were baffled as to why she was still putting up with the disrespect:
‘Wow, I can’t imagine a man disrespecting me like that and then staying…’
While some found humour in her creative approach, many were quick to point out that a relationship built on mind games and missing persons pranks isn’t exactly one destined for the long haul.
