April 9, 2025 at 7:49 pm

Boyfriend Returned Her Car With No Gas, But Then Blamed Her When It Left Her Stranded With A Toddler In The Cold

by Heather Hall

Blue Subaru car sitting at a gas pump

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Letting your partner use your car usually comes with an unspoken agreement – they return it in the same condition they got it.

But what would you do if they brought it back on empty and then blamed you when the tank finally ran dry? Would you accept the blame to keep the peace? Or would you call them out for leaving you stranded?

In the following story, one woman finds herself stuck in freezing temps with a toddler and no gas, wondering whose fault it is. Here’s how it all went down.

My boyfriend let my car run out of gas.

Trying to settle an argument and wondering who is wrong in this situation.

My boyfriend took my car 28 miles to Sam’s Club and back to our house yesterday.

I started my car this morning 20 min early to let it warm up because it’s 24°F (feels like 10°F with the wind), and I take my son (2 years old) to daycare before I go to work.

When she went back outside, the car was off.

I went back out to put my son in the car after I got him ready for the day, and my car was off and wouldn’t even turn over because there was literally 0 gas.

My boyfriend is telling me it’s my fault because I let my car run for 20 min to heat up.

AITA?

Yikes! It’s easy to see both sides of this, but maybe a warning would’ve been good.

Let’s see who the folks over at Reddit feel is to blame in this situation.

This person explains that warming the car up that long is pointless.

No Gas 4 Boyfriend Returned Her Car With No Gas, But Then Blamed Her When It Left Her Stranded With A Toddler In The Cold

Here’s someone who thinks he has too many red flags.

No Gas 3 Boyfriend Returned Her Car With No Gas, But Then Blamed Her When It Left Her Stranded With A Toddler In The Cold

Yet another person who thinks he’s in the wrong.

No Gas 2 Boyfriend Returned Her Car With No Gas, But Then Blamed Her When It Left Her Stranded With A Toddler In The Cold

Excellent point.

No Gas 1 Boyfriend Returned Her Car With No Gas, But Then Blamed Her When It Left Her Stranded With A Toddler In The Cold

It’s okay to agree to disagree, and that’s what needs to happen here.

It doesn’t seem like either of them will take the blame, so they should share it and move on.

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