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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Equivalent_Hippoo on 2025-06-29 16:04:50+00:00.

I’m 28, living with my girlfriend, let’s call her Emma, for two years. She’s great, handles my clumsiness well. I trip over rugs, lose my keys, that sort of thing. My family’s similar. Dad fell off the roof fixing shingles. Mom broke a lamp trying to swat a fly. Grew up in a small town, always the kid dropping his lunch tray in the cafeteria. Emma finds my awkward stories amusing, says they’re part of my charm. Yesterday, we had a nice day. Ate at a diner, walked by the river, had takeout on the couch. Night came, and we felt close. Our bedroom’s small, with a noisy ceiling fan and just a bit of streetlight coming through. It was very dark, hard to see anything. We were having sex, caught up in the moment. I tried to lean closer but misjudged her position. My arm swung out to balance, and my elbow hit Emma’s temple. Hard. She went still. I panicked, heart racing, reaching for the lamp. Knocked it over first, then turned it on. Emma was unconscious, eyes closed, not moving. I shook her, calling her name, voice unsteady. Ten seconds later, she blinked, dazed. “Ow,” she said, touching her head. I apologized over and over, feeling awful. “I couldn’t see you, it was too dark.” She gave a small laugh, said I knocked her out. Her temple was tender, but she was okay. I got her water, an ice pack, and kept apologizing. She teased me, told me to stop flailing. We’re getting a nightlight now.

TL;DR: Had sex in a dark room, swung my arm clumsily, and knocked my girlfriend unconscious for ten seconds with an elbow to her temple. I’m not cruel, just uncoordinated.