A man feeling confused by his own guilt and misunderstanding sends a text to his next-door neighbor and this unleashes a major complication. The message starts by apologizing with the words: “Bob, I apologize.” I feel guilty and I have to tell you…
From that point, it looks like the message is admitting something truly shocking. He confirms he has sex with Bob’s partner while Bob steps out, saying it happens regularly and he loses all control over it. He is open about the fact that, at times, people stay involved in mediation for hours on end.
Bob—most likely living a typical day—reads the email and it drives him into a rage. Furious and thinking he is betrayed, he enters the bedroom to confront his wife, accusing her and shouting with his emotions out of control. It only takes a wrongly phrased text for a domestic crisis to develop in seconds.
Nearly right away, another message arrives. The sender shakes it off and says: “Whoa, auto-correct.” I actually meant to type ‘wifi’.”
The story immediately shifts from scandal to laughter. At first, what looked like an admission of cheating turned out to be a simple mistake with technology—an unintended typo that had a big impact. Only the man was using Bob’s wifi; his wife’s account was not affected.
The fun here is that just a typo out of many letters can lead to a huge problem, especially when technology is involved.
A lot of issues arise in modern life today: errors in auto-correct, an overreliance on technology and trust between neighbors. Could have been a dramatic moment turned into a reminder why you should proofread emails and perhaps get the password before actioning something.