Being locked in?

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DazedandConfusedbyPolitics · 18/02/2025 21:20

New house to us, so please bear with me. DH nipping out the back door and conservatory so he can smoke a Marlboro in the back garden. He locks both doors behind him because he doesn't want dogs to follow. Fair enough, garden is not completely secure yet. He leaves keys in doors so I'm locked in with dogs and I feel trapped. I can't get out unless he turns or removes keys. AIBU to ask him to remove the keys so I can leave when I want?

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saraclara · 18/02/2025 21:23

Of course you aren't unreasonable. That would freak me out. Why do the doors need locking? Are your dogs able to turn the handle or something?

EliflurtleAndTheInfiniteMadness · 18/02/2025 21:23

Do the doors nor stay closed unless locked? Otherwise no need to lock them and if they do why is he leaving the keys in them which renders them unusable. There's no justification for not just locking them and putting the keys in his pocket so then you can get out too. Not a big ask, why does he leave keys in the doors?

2025willbemytime · 18/02/2025 21:23

Lock him out. Or maybe just shut the door..

steff13 · 18/02/2025 21:23

Do you have a front door? Assuming it only takes a few minutes to smoke a cigarette, it doesn't seem like that big of a deal. Do you have a phobia?

I'm not familiar with these kinds of doors that have to be locked and unlocked with a key on both sides because that's not typical here. Could you get knobs where you have a latch to lock from the inside and a key from the outside, so that you can open it from both sides?

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DazedandConfusedbyPolitics · 18/02/2025 21:22

BlondiePortz · 18/02/2025 21:20

You dont have a front door?

New to us house. One key that isn't in the door anymore.

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Porkyporkchop · 18/02/2025 21:21

Surely you have a front door ?

BlondiePortz · 18/02/2025 21:20

You dont have a front door?

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