September 28, 2025 at 12:35 am

Her Partner Set Seventeen Alarms Every Morning, So When She Exasperatedly Shut Them Off, He Woke Up Furious

by Benjamin Cottrell

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Mornings can be tough when two people have completely different wake-up routines.

Her partner had an infuriating system to wake up on time, but it left her frustrated and sleep-deprived.

So one morning, she decided enough was enough.

Read on to find out how this one played out.

AITA because I won’t let my partner set 17 alarms every morning?

Every single morning, my partner sets like 17 alarms starting at 6 a.m. I don’t need to be up until 8.

She finds this habit to be quite annoying.

The alarms go off every 5 minutes, they snooze them all, and then roll over and go back to sleep instantly.

Meanwhile, I’m lying there wide awake, reconsidering my life choices.

So finally she can’t take it anymore and her partner can’t seem to understand why.

This morning, I grabbed their phone and turned off the last 10 alarms.

They woke up late, got mad, and said I “sabotaged their system.”

AITA?

Couples disagree on many things, but disrupted sleep is one of the most frustrating.

What did Reddit think?

By any standards, 17 alarms is quite excessive.

Screenshot 2025 08 29 at 9.57.25 AM Her Partner Set Seventeen Alarms Every Morning, So When She Exasperatedly Shut Them Off, He Woke Up Furious

It’s time to leave habits like this behind.

Screenshot 2025 08 29 at 9.57.56 AM Her Partner Set Seventeen Alarms Every Morning, So When She Exasperatedly Shut Them Off, He Woke Up Furious

Ideally, this couple would have had a real conversation first before resorting to phone grabbing.

Screenshot 2025 08 29 at 9.59.55 AM Her Partner Set Seventeen Alarms Every Morning, So When She Exasperatedly Shut Them Off, He Woke Up Furious

This user would have drawn the line a long time ago.

Screenshot 2025 08 29 at 10.00.40 AM Her Partner Set Seventeen Alarms Every Morning, So When She Exasperatedly Shut Them Off, He Woke Up Furious

It seems like there’s much bigger problems in bed with them now.

They called it sabotage, she called it sanity.

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Benjamin Cottrell | Assistant Editor, Internet Culture

Benjamin Cottrell is an Assistant Editor and contributing writer at TwistedSifter, specializing in internet culture, viral social dynamics, and the moral complexities of online communities. He brings a highly analytical, editorial voice to his reporting on workplace conflicts, malicious compliance, and interpersonal drama, with a specific focus on nuanced stories that lack an obvious villain.

As a published author of rhetorical criticism, Benjamin leverages his academic background in human communication to dissect and elevate viral social media threads. Instead of simply summarizing events, he provides readers with balanced, deep-dive commentary into why the internet reacts the way it does. In addition to his cultural reporting, he is an experienced fine art photography essayist and video game reviewer.

When he isn’t analyzing the latest viral debates, Benjamin is usually chipping away at his extensive video game backlog, hunting down the best new restaurants, or out exploring the city with a camera in hand.

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