21. Where’d You Go?
I moved from North America to Europe 12 years ago to be with my then boyfriend (now husband). I had been in the country for about 2 weeks when he simply didn’t come home one night. His phone was off, no note, no e-mail… it was awful!! I was so terrified!
Turns out he had a work trip to another country planned long before I moved in, and he forgot to tell me. He wasn’t used to living with someone and being accountable for his whereabouts.
The next time he pulled a disappearing act was 5-6 years later. I got angry, thinking he had simply not told me where he was. It turns out that he had gotten hit by a car while bicycling home from work. He was in the hospital, but because he was conscious and in no danger, no one called his emergency contact.
Yeah, communication is not his strong point.