Reddit users have been sharing their thoughts about a man who decided to leave his girlfriend and enjoy their trip by himself after she accidentally left her passport at home. Redditor u/Aitahgftravel shared a post titled "AITAH [Am I the a*****e] for going on a trip without my girlfriend since she forgot her passport?" and explained that they had plans to travel to Japan together, until his partner revealed she'd left her vital travel document at home. "I reminded her the day before we left a few days ago to remember to pack her passport and she said she would," he explained in the post, which received thousands of upvotes and comments.
Stressed woman in an airport
Stressed traveler sitting alone in empty airport. A Reddit user asked if he was wrong to abandon his girlfriend for their trip, and most people agreed with his choice. Space_Cat/Getty Images
"Anyway, the first airport we left from (the airport in our hometown) was domestic meaning it only served flights in our country, the United States, so we both just showed our state IDs for that and flew through just fine. When we were checking in for the second flight though, the international one, (we booked tickets for the two flights separately for some reason) they asked to see her passport." This is when the worst happened, when the girlfriend admitted that she realized halfway through the first flight that she had forgotten to pack her passport. When her boyfriend checked in anyway and decided to go without her, she got upset. "I told her that I wasn't going to miss out on a trip just because she planned poorly," he wrote. "I told her that since we had a mutual friend who lived in the city we were in currently and she could ask him if she could stay with him and explore for a week, and then I'd catch her when flying back and we'd go home." The Reddit poster asked if he was in the wrong after his girlfriend and his friend got upset with him, but many internet users didn't seem to think he was. "I mean if I was her I would be annoyed you went, but also like … I'd be annoyed at myself. If I was her and really thought about it, I wouldn't want my partner to miss an international trip because of my mistake," said u/Professional_Pop8867. "Even if it was a refundable ticket, why miss the trip because of poor planning on her part, especially since he had reminded her to take it and she ensured him that she will? He may not have the chance to take PTO any time soon again to go on that trip, and if I am honest, I think that some people only learn the hard way," u/nefnef_ shared. u/kam49ers4ever said: "I would have gone, too. This is 100% her fault." "It sounds like an expensive trip and that not much would be gained by you missing it too," u/Lavish_Nimue commented.Has a dream vacation turned into a nightmare? Whether it's a missed flight or lost luggage, we want to hear about your travel disasters. Let us know via life@newsweek.com, and your story could be featured on Newsweek.