class Door
  include Mongoid::Document
  has_one :door_key
end

class DoorKey
  include Mongoid::Document
  belongs_to :door
end

door = Door.new(door_key: DoorKey.new)
door.save && door.door_key.save
door.reload # now model doesn't know about its relation object
door.door_key = DoorKey.new # previous model will not be detached

door = Door.new(door_key: DoorKey.new)
door.save && door.door_key.save
door.reload
door.door_key # now Door model knows about door_key relation
door.door_key = DoorKey.new # previous model will be detached correctly

# Collection dump:
db.door_keys.find()
{ "_id" : ObjectId("507b22b2ea6683af09000002"), "door_id" : ObjectId("507b22b2ea6683af09000001") }
{ "_id" : ObjectId("507b22b2ea6683af09000003"), "door_id" : ObjectId("507b22b2ea6683af09000001") }
{ "_id" : ObjectId("507b22b2ea6683af09000005"), "door_id" : null }
{ "_id" : ObjectId("507b22b2ea6683af09000006"), "door_id" : ObjectId("507b22b2ea6683af09000004") }