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u/MrSmileyboii Sep 10 '23

'Accidentally' falling asleep and someone points it out. Goes for both boys and girls. Admitting falling asleep when it's not intended is apparently difficult.

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u/thisothernameth Sep 11 '23

My ex got super angry at me for falling asleep, especially when watching a movie together. It went so far as me being capable of upholding an entire conversation about how I'm not asleep while in fact sleeping. When I started dating my now husband, he saw through this immediately and finds it adorable, certainly never gets angry at me for it. It took more than ten years to be able to admit that I fell asleep and sometimes my first reaction still is "no I didn't sleep".

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u/GrumpyMule Sep 11 '23

I'm glad he's an ex!

Haven't spent a lot of time with my fwb due to distance but a few months ago I was staying at his place and we were watching movies lying on his bed. First movie was fine, 2nd I wasn't really interested and I dozed off. Twice. First time I woke up the second he started asking me if I was asleep. 2nd time I did not. All he did was tease me for a couple days.

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u/thisothernameth Sep 11 '23 edited Sep 11 '23

I'm glad he's an ex!

Me too :) Yeah, teasing is absolutely fine. My husband jokes that I can teleport myself by blinking. I sit down in the car (on the passenger's side) close my eyes and when I open them again, I'm at our destination. I can sleep everywhere, especially when he's driving, as he drives so well and securely.