Picture this: You’re home alone, and a worker from your neighbor’s renovation crew comes knocking, asking to use your microwave to heat up his lunch. Your boyfriend, who usually works from home, is out of town and has apparently been letting this guy use the microwave in the past. But you’ve never met him before, and you’re feeling a bit uneasy about letting a stranger into your home. So, you offer to microwave his food and bring it out to him instead. Sounds like a reasonable compromise, right? Well, things didn’t go quite as smoothly as our protagonist hoped.
Neighbor’s Renovation Crew
Unexpected Visitor
Microwaving History
♀️ A Compromise Offered
⏲️ Just a Minute?
♂️ Walking Away
Boyfriend’s Opinion
️ Microwaving Dilemma: A Heated Situation
Our protagonist found herself in a tricky situation when a worker from her neighbor’s renovation crew asked to use her microwave while her boyfriend was out of town. She didn’t feel comfortable letting a stranger into her home, so she offered to microwave his food and bring it out to him. The worker seemed shocked and offended, mentioning that he only brought food that needed heating because her boyfriend had been generous in the past. He ultimately declined her offer and walked away. When she called her boyfriend that night, he confirmed that he had let the worker use the microwave before and suggested that she might have been a bit of an a**hole for not letting him in. Now, let’s see what the internet thinks of this heated situation…
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