Trust and communication are vital in any relationship.

This woman needed to go to the bathroom, but her partner was already using it.

So she decided to go outside and use a public restroom in the park.

But her partner’s reaction to her solution wasn’t something she expected at all.

Check out the full story below for all the details.

AITAH for using a toilet in the park because my partner was taking too long in our only toilet

My (33F) partner (38M) was in the toilet for about 20 minutes.

I needed to go to the toilet when he went in.

But after that long of waiting, I was busting.

This woman went out of the house to find a nearby toilet.

So I went for a 5-minute walk in the park to the closest toilet at 9:30 p.m.

I messaged him straight away to tell him that I was going to the toilet and that I’d be right back.

He responded asking where, and I replied immediately, saying where I was.

I was home within 10 minutes.

Her partner got upset, saying she was provoking and gaslighting him.

When I got home, he was upset with me because he couldn’t understand how I didn’t see it as weird.

I acknowledged his perspective but tried to explain that I needed to go to the bathroom.

And didn’t want to rush him out of the it.

I also reminded him that I had messaged to let him know.

He said I was intentionally provoking him and gaslighting him by making him feel like he had done something wrong.

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Finally, short and simple.

Just because she tried to look for a solution doesn’t mean she was blaming him for the problem.

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