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Is 'next weekend' on a Monday five days away or twelve? - AIBU

59 replies

bolwin1 · 22/07/2026 16:49

I went to visit my DD / grandkids last weekend. It's a 200 mile journey each way & I usually stay over for a couple of days, sleeping on their sofa.
I had a WhatsApp conversation with DD on the previous Monday & we agreed I'd visit 'next weekend'. I arrived on the Friday evening as normal only to be met by a confused Son-In-Law who was expecting me the following weekend. As always, they were very gracious & re-arranged one friends visit (I wouldn't have minded either way). We had a great time, took the grand-kids / DD out for a meal etc. etc. I've asked a few friends / relatives & opinion is fairly split.
So, my AIBU is,
if you are speaking to someone on a Monday, is 'next weekend' 5 days away or 12 days away
YABU - it's 12 days away
YANBU - it's 5 days away

OP posts:
SilenceInside · 22/07/2026 16:54

agree with everyone else, it would be “the weekend” or “this weekend” if it was 5 days away. “Next weekend” would be the one 12 days away.

But I would probably have clarified with the date just to be certain!

SingleSexMattersInCharity · 22/07/2026 16:54

On a Monday this weekend is the first weekend that arrives, next weekend is the, well, next!

PatNoodle · 22/07/2026 16:54

Agree with everyone else so far. This weekend would be the weekend coming, next would be the one after

Bosee · 22/07/2026 16:53

To me, the weekend at the end of this week is this weekend, the one after that is next weekend and the one that's just gone is last weekend, but if I was making arrangements like yours I would always check the actual dates too.

concertinacornflake · 22/07/2026 16:52

Had exactly this conversation today - the coming weekend is this weekend, the one after that is next weekend!

Boxoffrogs21 · 22/07/2026 16:52

My husband and I also disagree on this (so I have learned to clarify!) but in my view:
5 days away is ‘this weekend’
12 days away is ‘next weekend’.

rosiebr · 22/07/2026 16:51

YABU, it’s 12 days away. ‘This weekend’ is 5 days. ‘Next weekend’ is 12 days.

SilverBlue4 · 22/07/2026 16:50

On a Monday, the closest weekend coming up is "this weekend" and the one after is "next weekend"

Livpool · 22/07/2026 16:50

‘This weekend’ would be 5 days away, ‘next weekend’ would be 12.