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I always keep my handbag by the bed at night

DP takes his keys to bed. I leave mine on the stairs. My car is replaceable and I've got insurance. I'd hate to wake up to a burglar with a gun against my head demanding my car keys.

OP, my handbag always comes upstairs with me too ! I think it's rather sensible...hope it's not regarded as mad

Me too.

The only problem would be if someone came looking for your car keys because they wanted your car.

I only took my handbag to bed with me when I was working on leaving my abusive ex.

I always take my bag with me when I go to bed. Keys, phone, purse everything is in there, why wouldn’t I? Tell your DP to mind his own fucking business.

I do keep my house keys on my bedside, mind - basic fire escape stuff.

No way I leave purse, car keys etc by the front door. If they want to burgle me they can take the lot. Don’t want them coming up the stairs thanks very much

Do you really want to give your so far hypothetical burglar a reason to search the house for bags, purses etc?
Just leave your bag where it is and put your energy into securing your property instead.
I've been burgled. If they try it again they'll have to get in and get past 3 large dogs. If they can do that without waking me they're welcome to my ten pounds and a Nectar card.

I would rather a burglar find my car keys and purse easily and leave than come looking for them in my bedroom and god knows what happen to me and my family so I kinda agree with your oh. Money, cars and bank cards can be easily replaced you my dear can’t.

When I cared for elderly people, the ladies would always take their handbags to bed with them. Mostly full of tissues and half sucked mints, but it was important to them to have the bag there overnight.

Not admiral, especially re keys. I tend to keep my keys in jeans pocket, on the floor at the end of the bed. Call me a slob if you like, but that’s me 😁

I leave everything downstairs, I would rather them be found and the people leave. I don’t want them coming in my room

My parents were victims of a home invasion style burglary, it was worse than horrific.
If someone breaks into your house would you rather they took the car & left or came into your bedroom looking for your bag & keys while you are asleep in bed?
I leave my bag & car keys at the bottom of the stairs.

I really like my handbags though. I would gladly leave car keys downstairs.

I leave my keys in the door so if there's a fire we won't have to rummage for the house keys in the dark and getting burnt to death in the process!

* if we were burgled they would be safer next to me.*

How's that, then? You reckon that a burglar who's gone to the effort of breaking into your house and wants to steal your car is going to be put off by the fact the keys are by the bed of a half-asleep, disorientated woman?

We were burgled specifically for DH’s car keys and the burglars had been spotted scoping the car and the house out beforehand. DH had hidden the keys which meant the burglars searched the house for them and stole a load of other stuff which they wouldn’t have found if the keys had just been downstairs and easy to find.

We are super conscious about security but even DH leaves the car keys downstairs now.

I leave my handbag and all the keys downstairs and take my Rottweiler to bed. No point leaving him to guard things he'd be rubbish.

Car keys near the door. Would rather let the bastards find them and leave.

Where I live there are so many big expensive houses with expensive cars on the drive, I do not ever worry about being burgled.

I’ve been burgled recently. I wasn’t at home, frankly personal safety before any material belongings. It’s been devastating, but I would rather them take my stuff and leave me and my family alone. Increase security instead.

I agree with Only1Scoop - I'd rather the burglars stole something insured and replaceable and left as quickly as possible - I don't want to encourage them upstairs where they might attack me or mistake my sentimental-value-only jewellery for something of financial worth.

Burglars would have a hard job finding my hand bag as I have no clue where I put it. And I only came home an hour ago. No way would I be organised enough to bring it to bed with me.