Today, my boyfriend and I were wondering whose extra spare key was on the counter when we came home. Turns out it's his ex's and she returned it, while neither of us were home. We're still taking inventory to see what's missing. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was back home from work drinking coffee when I heard someone open the door with a key. It was my boyfriend, who obviously didn't expect to see me home. We don't live together, and I never gave him a key. FML
Today, my girlfriend and I broke up. When I got home from work, I came home to glitter. EVERYWHERE. Guess who forgot to get the key to his apartment back from his ex-girlfriend. The guy who's having his family over for dinner tonight. FML
Today, my boyfriend came round to drop off some underwear, which I'd left at his house. Not all of what he brought was mine. FML
Today, I left a note on the kitchen table saying to leave the door unlocked because I lost my key. I come home to find our house ransacked and robbed. Minutes later, I found my key. In my pocket. FML
Today, I was staying over at my boyfriend's house, sleeping in his sister's room while she is away at college. I left my necklace on her dresser. When I came back, it was gone. His mother saw it there and thought it was her daughter's necklace. She hid it so I wouldn't "steal it". FML
Today, my girlfriend's mother came over for a few hours. After she left I went to grab a drink, only to find that three bottles of expensive liquor were missing from our liquor cabinet. FML
Today, my girlfriend left for basic training. I went to say goodbye to her at the airport. Only after I walked back to my car did I realize that she still had the keys. My extra set was back at the house, locked in. FML
Today, my roommate asked me for help finding her wallet because it’s been lost for days. I helped a bit, but it never turned up. I left to go to my boyfriend’s house as I'd planned. Guess whose wallet I found laying on the ground next to his night-stand? And why it was there… FML
Today, I changed the locks on my apartment so my crazy ex girlfriend couldn't get in. I went to her house to return her house key. I accidentally gave her the key to my new locks, and can't find her old house key. Now I need her to come let me in to my own house. FML
Today, after quite a long work day, I got home to find my house had been broken into. Everything but my sleeping boyfriend was gone. FML
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giantsfan2010 23
She probably shouldn't have had those keys in the first place...
rieebee 23
Creepy way of returning the key, but she would have to be really stupid to take anything, considering you know she was the one who was there.
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giantsfan2010 23
She probably shouldn't have had those keys in the first place...
Soundslikeothers 15
Well it depends how close they were, but as soon a they broke up he should have gotten back right away and if he couldn't then change the locks
lexiieeex3 32
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
I think this fml is insinuating that they didn't know she had a spare key, meaning she took one of theirs and made a copy of it on her own.
SirMichael 13
I don't think so #19, it looks to me like OP's boyfriend had just forgotten she still had one. Otherwise it would be a bit weird to assume that it was her who left it, there's no mention of a note or anything. Honestly OP seems a bit paranoid assuming she stole something. She probably just stopped by to return it and left it on the counter because nobody was home.
jc1015 25
she could've just slipped it under the door or under a mat...or put it in the mailbox. no need to go inside
orbit 22
Hindsight is 20/20. During their breakup he obviously forgot to get the key back.
mollyx 6
Dude, I think it's time you stop trying to comment xD
WhatsYOURname6 25
I agree but at the same time if he's been with op long enough to be living with her than it's far too late for the ex girlfriend to just let herself in to give back the key!
tashb 17
Not necessarily true. My boyfriend broke up with his ex and we moved into a new apartment. We noticed that we had a piece of furniture that had belonged to her and didn't want to take it so we told her to come by and pick it up. She had the keys still and returned them when she came to get her things. It's a bit annoying having her shit in my home but they were living together for years. You think you got rid of everything but some times there's still some things hiding around that you don't even realize. And she didn't return the key after the broke up cause we were moving out anyway
incoherentrmblr 22
Your bf never changed the locks? For all you know his ex's bf or friend could have a key too...
ohnowhyme123 15
The awkward moment when you find out your boyfriend is cheating on you with your ex
AloysiusWeasley 15
THAT. If I lived with someone then we broke up, the first thing I would do would be to change the locks. You don't just "Forget" who has access to your HOME. That trashy ho still had a key because he's probably still banging her. Sorry OP.
Insertnamesz 3
Dat assumption ^^^^^^^^
rieebee 23
Creepy way of returning the key, but she would have to be really stupid to take anything, considering you know she was the one who was there.
Iceberg86300 14
Yup, shady. Could have easily mailed it. As it's probably been quite some time since the breakup (I hope) because you're now living together, she may have just found it cleaning the keychain, other option is not good. Time to change locks.
Fall3nAngel 23
It may be time to change the locks, OP. Especially if there's a possibility that other people may have a key.
ohSNAPyall 27
Eh. She probably dropped it off while running errands. You weren't there, so she put it inside so it wouldn't get stolen.
garrett_8614 14
Maybe she didn't want to return it while they were home. Not saying it's a good idea, but she probably wanted to avoid an awkward conversation. Doesn't mean she took anything. On the other hand. Maybe there is a reason that OP jumped to this conclusion...
Khaleesi_26 30
But #57 she could have easily slid the key underneath the door. Or through the mail slot (if the door had one of those).
Insertnamesz 3
Get ready, here it comes... What if... OP and the ex didn't have a particularly bad breakup. I'm still really good friends with my ex and would trust her with my life, let alone my house keys. It could be the same situation, no big deal, really. But, they do seem paranoid of theft, so it actually probably is not lol. But oh well
spatula232 25
OP, the question you should be asking is why she still had the key...
enginsteve 17
way to stir the pot!
drayloon 50
Shit, at least she took the liberty to return it. Hopefully she didn't make another copy of it tho
AlakSwift 6
3spooky5me.
ksks1234 33
What? 3 spooky 5 me? What does that mean?
ninjahesten 18
2spooky4me??? = too creepy for me?
Marie54321 19
You should probably get new locks. She might have copied the key
PennyLane27 32
Hope she didn't make a copy of the key first! ... Time to change the locks??
pawelthink 14
Maybe nothing is? Why so negative?
ShadowlessSpear 21
Maybe there was a reason why he broke up with her.
Iceberg86300 14
Should have changed the locks. This is an often forgotten detail when going through the rigor of a breakup, unless you were planning it, which sucks about a million times more for the other person as this is usually a brutal confrontation they didn't see coming if they were in love with you. Regardless of how this one went down, locks should be changed IMMEDIATELY. The key you found could get be one of many.
Just_A_Tree 20
I would actually worry less about what was taken. Think like a crazy jealous person! Stealing things is so noticeable, and easier to get caught! Think with the intent of long term payback! Like poked wholes in all of your condoms! Or switching your birth control pills with something else! That is on the level of crazy. And always assume someone who came into your house without your permission is crazy, until proven otherwise.
Just_A_Tree 20
*holes My bad for not catching that. Sorry
AloysiusWeasley 15
"And always assume someone who came into your house without your permission is crazy, until proven otherwise." YES YES YES on all of it, especially the above. That was a creepy dirty thing for her to do, and thinking about it further, it's probably a power play to remind the new girlfriend that the ex ho bag is still around. She could have done anything to return the key, but she chose to walk right in and probably got really nosy about the guy and his new woman.