Woman Furious After Friend’s Boyfriend Does Her Laundry

A man landed in hot water with his girlfriend and her friend after he took it upon himself to do both their laundry without asking.

"My girlfriend's close friend is staying with us for a week. She is traveling in from a different city, and sleeping in a spare bedroom in our house. One morning, it was nice and sunny and while my girlfriend was sleeping in, and her friend was also still asleep, I thought it was a good opportunity to do the laundry," the man began on Reddit.

He did all of their laundry together, and then "hung them out to dry."

"Later this lady [the friend] was livid, because apparently I'm a man and I can't handle her underwear without permission. I did all of our laundry, including hers, which had been dumped in a separate basket, but also in the laundry room next to the same basket that my girlfriend and I use," the man continued.

He explained he was trying to help, and since she was a guest at their house, just wanted to do something nice for her.

The friend fumed, however, claiming he "was man-handling a week's worth of her bras and panties."

"My girlfriend took her side and said I shouldn't go through ladies' stuff like that without her permission. I didn't do anything wrong. I did a kind gesture. I thought they'd appreciate it," he concluded.

In the comments, users noted that although he may have had good intentions, he overstepped personal boundaries by touching the friend's private belongings.

"I wouldn't care about 'my underwear' in terms of 'man-handling,' but you should never do someone's laundry without permission. Some of that stuff maybe had to be washed in a certain way (especially bras). She might not want people to see the size. Or might have stains she wanted to treat. Or is specific about the temperature for the wash or type of detergent. As for underwear, I might be uncomfortable with anyone (regardless of gender) seeing it because of period stains, or broken elastic, or whatever," one person wrote.

"I realize you had good intentions, but it’s out of order to touch your guests’ possessions without their permission," another commented.

"You seem like you were genuinely trying to do a kind gesture and save everyone some time, but it’s always better to leave other people’s belongings alone if you don’t have permission to touch them. Obviously this is a first time situation for you and you probably didn’t know any better. Hey, we live and learn. Best to just apologize and move on," someone else chimed in.