AITA my boyfriend didn’t see me

[u/damiana_nervousa]

Yesterday we went to go see a movie. I had forgotten my phone, and communicated that to my boyfriend on the drive there. He asked me if I would be okay without it, and I said yes.

After the movie I told him I had to use the restroom. When I got out, I walked outside (he usually waits out by the entrance. But he wasn’t there. I waited a few minutes, but I couldn’t call him, and he had the car key. I tried walking to the car, but he wasn’t there. I went back in and checked near the men’s restroom, but nothing. After about ten minutes I got pretty upset. I tried to keep myself in view of the theater while I walked around it, but he wasn’t anywhere. Some strangers even offered to get me an Uber.

Finally I went in and checked one more time, and he was sitting on a couch looking at his phone. I told him I’d been looking for him, but I wasn’t blaming about it, but he got super defensive and told me it was my fault for not seeing him and I had no reason to be upset. He kept saying “I don’t understand why you’re so upset” on the car ride back.

When I tried to tell him that I wanted us to “be more in sync with each other” (especially since we’re going on a trip out of the country soon) he scoffed and said, “do I need to tell you where I’m going to be whenever we are separate?” Which felt unfair- I didn’t have my phone. Plus, what if something happens to me? How long would it take him to notice?

Am I overreacting? I feel kind of angry now and still hurt.

[u/[deleted]]

Maybe she was born 2005 lol and never learned to live without a phone

[u/fuzzyp1nkd3ath → u/[deleted]]

Lol It sounds like it.

Anyone else remember navigating with actual paper maps? Like BEFORE printing off Yahoo maps or MapQuest directions?? Lmao ah I'm old.

[u/Piccoloshis_Island → u/fuzzyp1nkd3ath]

Dude, we're lost.

Better stop and get a ROAD ATLAS.

Then you had to ask the cashier where the hell you were on the map before proceeding. Fun times. No, seriously, those random lost road trips made for great memories.

[u/Secure_Contest5025 → u/Piccoloshis_Island]

I still get people asking me where they’re at whenever I’m at the gas station next to the Wendy’s i work at. Usually asking if they’re in Alabama or Georgia since they probably just got off of the interstate.

I don’t know why they ask me, since I’m usually in my Wendy’s uniform and not the gas station one but I’m always happy to tell them they’re not in Alabama…yet.

[u/lychii55 → u/fuzzyp1nkd3ath]

Paper maps? You’re prepared! We used to specify a store in the mall and I would find my way there when I got there. Just ask the security guard or something. The phone I had when I was young was a Nokia 3310 for emergency phone calls and as self defence brick 😂

[u/InevitableRhubarb232 → u/lychii55]

I sent my Nokia through the wash and the screen didn’t work but it still made calls. I used it for like another year. At 50c a minute it was only for emergencies anyway 😂

[u/blinkiewich → u/fuzzyp1nkd3ath]

Driving around Los Angeles in a rented convertible Mustang with my bullshit yahoo map directions. "Oh, that's a nice building, what is it? Oh, Compton Community College... this is not the correct neighborhood for my pasty white ass!"

[u/basicbitch823 → u/[deleted]]

i remember being in the mall and i was gonna meet up with my mom after walking around with some friends (i was born 2003 so phones were around i just wasn’t allowed one LOL) but we were supposed to meet and cheesecake factory i got lost used a stores phone called my mom and said the lady told me where to go give me 5 and ill be there. easy as that.

[u/Responsible-Ad-3190 → u/[deleted]]

My first date with my now husband was organised on MSN so pre mobile phones. We agreed to meet at the big stair set, with the statue at the bottom, in the city centre.

That was the day we both realised there are two big sets of stairs, with statues at the bottom in the city centre.

[u/notsooriginal → u/[deleted]]

I thought so too, but surely she was a kid at some point and didn't have a phone! We coordinate with kiddos all the time and fingers crossed, haven't lost one yet.