Her Boyfriend Is A Chronic Oversleeper And Missed A Planned Date With Her Family For A Third Time
This eighteen-year-old woman has been dating her boyfriend for eight months now, and their relationship has been kind of a snooze fest– literally.
Her boyfriend has an extensive history of oversleeping and had already missed out on two important events because he was catching some z’s.
The first time he overslept, he missed a date she had planned two weeks in advance. And the second time, he missed a family hang-out where he was supposed to meet her mother. Ouch.
“Those two times, he was unemployed and was choosing to stay up all night knowing we had plans the next day. Each time it hurt, but each time I forgave him,” she recalled.
This past weekend, though, her boyfriend was back to his old behavior and missed yet another significant event.
She was super excited for her mother and grandma to finally meet her boyfriend. And since he recently got a job requiring him to work the night shift, she took into account everything that could possibly lead him to oversleep when planning the day.
“I made sure it was during his off day, not the day directly after his last day of work. That means he had a whole twenty-four hours beforehand to prepare himself for traveling to my house– we live two hours apart,” she explained.
And her family was really looking forward to the introduction. Plus, it meant a lot to her personally since her grandma has Alzheimer’s disease and only has about a year left.
So, her boyfriend apparently promised to go to sleep early and set his alarms. But, she was increasingly antsy about the entire visit and kept psyching herself out that he would not show up at all.
yavdat – illustrative purpose only, not the actual person
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Then, at 7:00 a.m., she got the dreaded text– her boyfriend had stayed up all night and planned to take a nap in order to wake up at 10:30 a.m.
After learning that, she tried to hold onto hope but had a gut feeling their day was destined for disaster.
By the time 12:00 p.m. rolled around, she had practically blown up his phone trying to wake him up, but her boyfriend never stirred. Plus, her family began asking questions.
It began with her father, with whom she refuses to lie. And obviously, he was really disappointed.
Next, she had to tell her mother, who was also disappointed– especially because they had cooked an extra special lunch for her boyfriend.
But it broke her heart the most to tell her grandmother, who was apparently looking for her boyfriend right after she arrived.
“I had to tell her while trying so hard not to cry that he wasn’t coming. The smile on her already aged. She looked so confused,” she said.
“She asked me again where he was, and I had to say again he was not coming. She looked at my mom, who repeated it again. It felt like a knife to my heart to see my grandma look so confused.”
Of course, her boyfriend did not wake up until hours later. Yet he still had the nerve to just text her that he was sorry for not making it.
Despite being furious, she tried to remain respectful while telling him just how upsetting his absence was to both her and her entire family.
However, her boyfriend did not really understand. Instead, he asked her to give him “some leeway” because apparently, if he had gone for the visit, he would have had a hard time sleeping for work.
Even if that was true, she still thinks it was a super inconsiderate response. After all, her boyfriend did not even seem to address how his oversleeping affected everyone else.
So now, she feels like she cannot look at her boyfriend the same anymore. At first, she tried to overlook his bad habit. But after so many instances, she realized that her boyfriend just continued to break his promises.
“I know it’s hard on him, too. I know the night shift is not easy. But he promised… and this is not the first time,” she vented.
Nonetheless, she has no idea how to deal with the situation. She really loves her boyfriend and does not want to break up with him. At the same time, though, his behavior has pushed her to lack trust and faith in him.
If you were in her shoes, how would you handle this? Does “three strikes, you’re out” apply here, or should she give him another shot?
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