Woman Ransacks Her Boyfriend’s Apartment After He Stole Her Passport To Prevent Her From Taking A Trip To Mexico

A woman’s trip to Mexico turned into a full-blown relationship disaster after her boyfriend allegedly hid her passport to keep her from leaving. What started as a simple wedding plan quickly turned into a fight over control, trust, and one very missing document.

Reddit user u/Dontstealmypassport said she had been living with her much older boyfriend for eight months when she discovered her passport was gone from her nightstand. He claimed he had nothing to do with it, but she did not buy that for a second, and what happened next left the apartment in chaos.

By the time the dust settled, she had her passport back, her boyfriend was furious, and Reddit had plenty to say. Read on.

OP asks:

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She's been living with her (considerably older) BF for the past eight months:

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OP has a friend in Mexico who is getting married. She was planning to attend, but her overprotective BF was very much against it.

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And then her passport went missing from her nightstand. Her BF claimed he had nothing to do with it.

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OP didn't believe him, so she started to search for it. As a result, the apartment was pretty much ransacked. But she found the passport.

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Her BF was furious and claimed he was only joking and was going to give the passport back to OP.

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OP is not experienced in relationships, so she asks if what she did was wrong.

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Reddit did not hesitate to take her side.

Redditors had no doubts—OP is right.

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OP went to her parents' house.

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Her dad was not impressed either.

It’s a lot like an AITA where someone refused their partner’s best friend a room without prior discussion.

Standing ovation for Dad.

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Redditors also warned OP:

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OP shouldn't let him talk her out of leaving.

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She may even have grounds to report him to the police.

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That warning landed hard.

It is a good thing OP walked out because things could've escalated.

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Signs of future life.

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Sadly, this is true.

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OP came back with an update.

OP responded.

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These are the first steps in an abusive relationship.

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Yes, this is escalating. The BF is literally following the steps in the "How To Be An Abusive Boyfriend" rulebook.

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And that's not an understatement...

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She may have seen the red flags a little late, but she saw them.

OP posted an update:

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Well, OP certainly dodged a bullet here. Frankly, things would probably get worse in the future. These are only the first steps in a controlling and toxic relationship.

We noticed that OP is significantly younger than her ex-boyfriend. It seems that most abusive and controlling relationships involve people with a significant age difference.

Does that say something?

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