*This was a serious boyfriend* I was on a trip and the entire time, he would text me “goodnight” before he went to bed–every night. A week into the trip, he did not. I texted him and he didn’t respond, and called him to leave a voicemail. It got later and later and I was genuinely getting concerned. It was very uncharacteristic of him–I had a boyfriend that texted me “goodnight” every night while I was on my trip, failed to and then wasn’t answering his texts or picking up his phone. Was everything ok? Did something happen to him? Did he lose his phone? Or did he just fall asleep and forget? I sent him an email that I was a little worried that he wasn’t responding, and I hope he didn’t lose his phone or something–just to call me when he gets the email.
He called me the next morning, apologizing that he had fallen asleep really early and didn’t text me. He also said “that was a little intense” in regards to my reaction. I was genuinely offended! This was not some guy that I had gone on a couple dates with. This was a serious, long-term boyfriend who texted me every night so EXCUSE ME for being concerned about you.