This Guy Tried to Save His Girlfriend From His “Toxic” Morning Bathroom Routine and Her Reaction is Making Us Question Everything
We’ve all been in that awkward “newish” relationship stage where you’re trying to maintain the illusion that you are a literal angel who doesn’t possess a digestive system. But one guy on Reddit just took “bathroom chivalry” to a level that somehow ended in a total emotional meltdown. Imagine waking up in a beautiful hotel room on a surprise romantic getaway, feeling a digestive sh!t-storm brewing, and deciding to sneak down to the lobby to save your girlfriend from the smell. Most of us would call that a hero move, but for this girlfriend, it was apparently a reason to fear for her life.
The Original Poster (OP) is twenty-four and he really went all out for this trip. He planned the whole weekend as a surprise, treated his girlfriend to a fancy dinner, and took her to a live musical. It was the perfect, high-romance vibe. But as any traveler knows, hotel breakfasts and vacation dining can do a real number on your gut. At 6 AM the next morning, his stomach started making those “super bad noises” that serve as a final warning before disaster strikes. Knowing his girlfriend loves to start her day with a fresh, steamy shower, he decided he couldn’t in good conscience k!ll the vibe by turning their en-suite into a biohazard zone.
Instead of waking her up or making her endure the aftermath, he quietly slipped out to use the lobby toilet. He was gone for about thirty minutes—which, let’s be honest, is a standard timeframe for that kind of emergency. He probably thought he was being the ultimate gentleman. He got to handle his business in peace, and she got to wake up in a room that didn’t smell like a sewer. It was supposed to be a win-win situation, but when he walked back through that hotel door, he found a scene he definitely wasn’t expecting.
The girlfriend was in full-blown tears, accusing him of “abandoning” her. She started spiraling about hypothetical burglars breaking into their locked hotel room and worrying that something terrible had happened to him in the hallway. Now, look, we get that waking up alone in a strange place can be a little disorienting, but crying because your boyfriend went to the lobby for thirty minutes is a level of drama that feels like a total sh!t-show. He tried to explain the literal “sh!t” situation to her, but she didn’t care. She insisted he should have woken her up or left a note.
The emotional commentary here is a mix of “aww” and “wait, what?” While it’s sweet that she cares about his safety, the reaction is honestly a bit much. Most women would be thrilled to wake up to a boyfriend who cares enough about their morning routine to take his business elsewhere. The fact that she would rather be woken up at 6 AM to hear about his impending diarrhea than have him slip out for a bit is wild. It’s an ahole move to make someone feel guilty for trying to be polite about their bodily functions.
It is a total bullsh!t argument to say “what if someone broke in” while you’re in a secured hotel room. Unless they’re staying in a horror movie set, the door was likely deadbolted. The OP was caught in a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation. If he had stayed and destroyed that bathroom, she probably would have complained about the smell while she was trying to wash her hair. By leaving, he’s a “traitor” who left her vulnerable to imaginary invaders. You truly cannot win with some people.
Let’s be real for a second: the OP is a keeper. Most guys would have just let it rip, sprayed a little ineffective air freshener, and called it a day. To actually get dressed and trek down to a lobby at the crack of dawn just to preserve the “romance” is top-tier effort. He isn’t a surgeon or a bodyguard; he’s a guy who needed a toilet. The idea that his thirty-minute absence put her in mortal peril is a haughty overreaction that would make anyone feel “confused,” as the OP put it.
The girlfriend’s insistence that he “should have just gone in our bathroom” is the most hilarious part of this whole mess. She clearly hasn’t experienced the full power of a “vacation stomach” if she thinks a note on the nightstand is better than a fresh-smelling room. The OP is wondering if he’s being “oblivious to something obvious,” but from where we’re sitting, the only thing that’s obvious is that his girlfriend might have some major abandonment issues that a lobby bathroom break shouldn’t be triggering.
This story is a vital reminder that communication is key, but also that some things are better left unsaid—or at least, handled in the lobby. The OP tried to do something nice, and it blew up in his face because his girlfriend decided to turn a 6 AM bathroom run into a life-or-death crisis. It’s a k!ller way to start a romantic getaway, and we’re honestly exhausted for him.
So, is he the ahole? Absolutely not. He is a gentleman and a scholar of the porcelain throne. He chose to protect his girlfriend’s nose and her morning shower experience, and he got yelled at for it. We hope the rest of the trip involved less crying and more air freshener, because this guy deserves a medal for his efforts.
What would you do if your partner disappeared to the lobby at 6 AM? Would you be grateful for the fresh air, or would you be crying about potential intruders? Let us know in the comments if you think this boyfriend is a hero or if he’s a total ahole for not leaving a “poop note”!
If you liked that post, check out this story about a guy who was forced to sleep on the couch at his wife’s family’s house, so he went to a hotel instead.
