Would you take a vacation without your S.O.?
SugarBabyGirl
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Have you ever taken a vacation without your significant other, or have you been left at home while they go away? If so, what sort of parameters do you set as far as budget and duration?
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Yes. My husband used to take my son on ski trips and I would stay home. I will sometimes go to visit a girlfriend or meet her in Vegas without him and sometimes he'll go visit friends without me. Not more than a few days, a week at most. Sometimes you just don't want to do the same stuff. We're both cool with it.1
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All the time, anywhere from a few days to a little over a week. I've done girl's weekends and trips to visit family. My SO hates the beach, so I go to my bro's Cape house without him every year, and in a few weeks I am going to a beach resort in the Dominican Republic without him. I also did London/Paris, Greece, and a week-long cruise without him. His trips without me include Comic Con, a few days in Cooperstown, a cross-country tour of the ballparks, Toronto, and visiting his best friend. It's just not a big deal.
Budget is a more difficult question, as it depends on whether you handle your finances together and what your financial situation is. It's also a difficult question since I don't know what type of trip you are I can only speak to my own habits - - I usually spend what I want and stay in nice hotels, but I'm not extravagant otherwise. No matter what, do some research, consider your travel style & habits and remember to discuss your additional expenses - a week on a beach sipping cocktails and a week visiting sights and shopping in Paris may require very different budgets.1 -
That's why it's considered a vacation
and that's probably why I'm single. 3 -
I'd go wherever @JessicaJS23 wanted...0
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My husband goes away to a board game convention once a year. He keeps trying to put together a guys trip to Vegas. Budget is whatever he feels reasonable to spend0
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Hell yeah.
Budget...low to moderate.0 -
My wife an I enjoy one or two longer vacations together each year. She also takes one with her sisters. Last year they went to Germany. The year before that they went to New York. I think they are going to the Pacific Coast this year in April. Most years I take a Motorcycle trip with my buddies.
As far as budget goes, I don't know what she spends. I usually pay for our joint vacations and my Motorcycle runs with the guys. We've worked hard, saved and been fortunate enough that free time is harder to come by than money.0 -
I haven't ever. Neither has she.1
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After 20+ years of marriage, it's not really a vacation if we go together (since we're always together). I'll be going to my 30 year reunion down in New Orleans this October and she's not going. I'm taking the kids, so it's kind of a vacation for both of us.0
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We haven't yet and I can't imagine. Our favorite thing to do is travel so we try to as often as possible. In the 4 years we've been together we've gone to Mexico 6 times plus Florida and 3 other Caribbean islands. All of our holiday and birthday gifts go towards vacations.1
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After many ruined vacations with ex-husband, would rather go with friends. But, it really depends on if your partner is your best friend. Would change your perspective. On that note, I need a vacation.1
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he needs some boys to go with his keep bailing...want me to hook you up? He only stays at nice places cause he once stayed at Circus Circus and will never again.0 -
Being away from D is a vacation1
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JessicaJS23 wrote: »That's why it's considered a vacation and that's probably why I'm single.
So THIS!! ^^^^
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AskTracyAnnK28 wrote: »JessicaJS23 wrote: »That's why it's considered a vacation and that's probably why I'm single.
So THIS!! ^^^^
Jersey girl smarts!!
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After many ruined vacations with ex-husband, would rather go with friends. But, it really depends on if your partner is your best friend. Would change your perspective. On that note, I need a vacation.
Totally identify with that. My ex and I had very different ideas of what vacation meant and fought on every one including our honeymoon. That's why the new husband and I are so compatible about vacations. It was very important that we liked the same types of trips.
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JessicaJS23 wrote: »AskTracyAnnK28 wrote: »JessicaJS23 wrote: »That's why it's considered a vacation and that's probably why I'm single.
So THIS!! ^^^^
Jersey girl smarts!!
Who's from Jersey? I'm from Jersey0 -
JessicaJS23 wrote: »AskTracyAnnK28 wrote: »JessicaJS23 wrote: »That's why it's considered a vacation and that's probably why I'm single.
So THIS!! ^^^^
Jersey girl smarts!!
Who's from Jersey? I'm from Jersey
Raises Hand and points at Tracey haha.
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I went to Denmark and Germany without mine.... and truthfully I'd do it again! He's a lazy bum, so I'd rather go with friends who would actually find fun things to do.0
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Yes. We take separate vacations at times. I don't want to spend my entire vacation camping, or tromping through a jungle infested with venomous snakes I've never even heard of. Sometimes staying home is the best vacation there is.0
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I've extended work trips over a weekend to do some sightseeing in cool cities - it was fine, but it would have been a lot more fun with my husband. We're each other's BFF and we love to travel together; I can't think of any place where either of us would want to go without the other. I even shlepped along to one of his 4-day hobby workshops and entertained myself in the area so we could hang out together in the evenings. He's also come on several of my family duty trips where I know he spent just as much time pretending to have fun as I did
It did take us a few trips to learn how to balance our different vacation styles. I like to go, go, go almost from the minute I arrive somewhere new, and I bounce out of bed in the morning looking for coffee. He absolutely NEEDS to crash for at least 2 hours after travel and would prefer that I brought the coffee back to him I have taken many an exploratory wander on my own while he napped for part of the afternoon. It's all good.
On the rare occasions when we do travel separately, neither of us feels the need to set a budget. We just use a standard of reasonableness. Neither of us are profligate spenders, so it would be really strange if either of us spontaneously spent more than we could afford on anything.
If your spouse *does* tend to be irresponsible with money, though, I think it's a great idea to set a budget in advance. A per diem might be a good way to do it - figure out how much average meals and lodging might reasonably cost every day and add some fun money, and then if s/he decides to skip lunch every day and spend that money on an extra snorkeling trip or at a blackjack table instead, that's up to him/her.0 -
JessicaJS23 wrote: »AskTracyAnnK28 wrote: »JessicaJS23 wrote: »That's why it's considered a vacation and that's probably why I'm single.
So THIS!! ^^^^
Jersey girl smarts!!
Who's from Jersey? I'm from Jersey
@darlswife - Bergen County born & bred!!!
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AskTracyAnnK28 wrote: »JessicaJS23 wrote: »AskTracyAnnK28 wrote: »JessicaJS23 wrote: »That's why it's considered a vacation and that's probably why I'm single.
So THIS!! ^^^^
Jersey girl smarts!!
Who's from Jersey? I'm from Jersey
@darlswife - Bergen County born & bred!!!
Camden County, NJ here; not Camden City (I always have to mention that because it's like they didn't read or hear me say County, after I said Camden; since they ask: Camden City? It drives me crazy).0 -
I prefer to take vacations with Mr. Pineapple as we like the same type of vacation/activities. We've taken some separately. I've gone to AZ to visit my sister and he went on an amusement park trip with his brother (I don't like coasters) and a lake/cabin trip in TN. I might be taking a trip with my girlfriends this summer and/or taking a long weekend to visit my other sister.
As far as budget, we each have our own separate accounts and a joint account we both add to. So whatever we spend on our respective vacations comes out of our respective accounts, not the joint. Neither of us are big spenders, so it's not really an issue.0 -
We used to take 5 day vacations alone with friends, then a vacation together. Now that we have little kids, we take a 5 day vacation together and try to do nice kid friendly vacations with the littles. I sometimes go to see my friend in FL, he may go to see his nephew in Miami in a few weeks... but those are much more low key then we used to do.0
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When I take vacations without my wife (fishing / camping), then it is my budget. When we are together then its our budget, I cannot really remember when she last took a vacation for just her and friends. She usually goes to her Mother's or our daughter's, but it is always to help, then its ours. Time can be anything from a couple of days to a month. Budget depends on what type of trip it is.0
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he needs some boys to go with his keep bailing...want me to hook you up? He only stays at nice places cause he once stayed at Circus Circus and will never again.
well I like nice. and I don't gamble. I want to go for the entertainment that I wont remember.
you can do the entertainment he can gamble.
man I want to go to Vegas too.
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Just got back from Vegas. Don't bother. It's not cheap anymore and it's gotten even weirder (if that's possible). S.O. went with me, and another couple.
We have done separate vacations in the past. Duration a couple of days, budget hasn't really been discussed. Now that we have a small child, we haven't done any solo vacations.0 -
SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage wrote: »Just got back from Vegas. Don't bother. It's not cheap anymore and it's gotten even weirder (if that's possible). S.O. went with me, and another couple.
We have done separate vacations in the past. Duration a couple of days, budget hasn't really been discussed. Now that we have a small child, we haven't done any solo vacations.
thats the problem u went with a SO and another couple ewwwwwwwwwwwwww
should only be all dudes or females....
and I'm weird so, it would be my world to devour.
What my cerise wearing friend here said!
It's also Vegas it's not meant to be cheap!!! And really any trip can be done on the cheap but why would you...it's Vegas!!!0 -
SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage wrote: »Just got back from Vegas. Don't bother. It's not cheap anymore and it's gotten even weirder (if that's possible). S.O. went with me, and another couple.
We have done separate vacations in the past. Duration a couple of days, budget hasn't really been discussed. Now that we have a small child, we haven't done any solo vacations.
thats the problem u went with a SO and another couple ewwwwwwwwwwwwww
should only be all dudes or females....
and I'm weird so, it would be my world to devour.
What my cerise wearing friend here said!
It's also Vegas it's not meant to be cheap!!! And really any trip can be done on the cheap but why would you...it's Vegas!!!
It used to be a cheap place for us Westcoast Canadians to go. I remember when we went back in 2008 and with airfare and hotel, it cost us $300 for a couple. We took limos everywhere and went to all the best clubs and it was still an inexpensive vacation. This time around it was much more expensive. Combination of the crummy Canadian dollar, and increase of costs of everything.
It just seemed a lot more shady this time. I didn't enjoy it at all. Well except for the cabana boy at Caesars 0
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