Do you cry when leaving holiday resort?

[lovemeblender]

I haven't been in a resort for years so don't know if this is a thing, but yesterday I was talking to someone who just came back from holiday, saying she (and her family) were "bawling their eyes out" when leaving, how the staff became like family, how they are going to keep in touch with them and intend to visit them again. It brought back memories of when I was an early teen (the last time I was in a resort) and there were families crying like this, promising to write to staff and do on.
Sometimes I feel a bit sad to be leaving a place, but have never felt devastated or feeling that I have a special bond with the staff. I'm now wondering if there's something wrong with me?!

Absolutely not!

Er, no

No, they're clearly bonkers. Do they cry when they have to return a library book?!

I’m always really sad when I leave a place I’ve loved visiting, particularly if I’ve met nice people there, because realistically I know I’m highly unlikely to go back when there’s a whole world to explore. Plus I’m always pretty gutted to be coming back to real life and work and bills and stress.

Pretty sure I’ve never actually bawled while checking out of a hotel though!

Also, I do wonder if these people realise that the staff have hundreds of guests just like them. They don’t consider you their new BFFs, getting on well with you while you’re there is their JOB.

No this is weird.

How absolutely bizarre. I almost envy them, must be exciting to feel such big emotions! 😂

😂 at the keeping in touch with the staff part.

I’m always a little bit sad, but mostly looking forward to be going home

No, I've not become emotional in the context of your question. I have however felt very low and tearful at having to come home from holiday. I keep it to myself and don't make a fuss or anything and I doubt anyone would notice. It's strange because I'm a happy go lucky sort of person and generally go with the flow but the thought of coming back to reality from holiday really affects me. I wish it didn't.

Only when I visited the Sistine Chapel.

I've only cried once leaving a resort.

I travelled to Morocco last September to meet my partner who was working over there. I had 3 blissful days in a gorgeous hotel and then I had to leave him behind and go home solo. I was on the plane as we took off, and we went over the beach where we had walked together the day before, being all mushy and in love. I realised I had tears rolling down my face, which was hugely embarrassing.

Sounds a bit perfomative

Oh god that's so cringe-inducing I don't even know what to do with it.

Who are these people? Never heard of anything like that.

Utterly bonkers. Worrying to think that such people live amongst us!

Erm, no.

Never seen anyone else cry in that situation either. It isn't normal!

How embarrassing, the staff were probably relieved when their completely over the top guests had pissed off home. It's just their job!

Mortifying.

my partner gets sad when we leave any holiday - but it’s sadness as having to go back to the daily grind and responsibilities and daily stresses that take us away from enjoying our time together as a family, not because he’s formed a ‘strong bond’ with staff members.

I have family like this; it's mortifying.

Every single person they meet is their new best friend and must be added on social media and kept in touch with. It's exhausting (and I'm a really extrovert too)

I have twice. Once when I was 11 & we were driving out of Scotland to come home. I didn’t want the holiday to end because I was terrified of starting secondary school the following week.

The second time I was about 18 & leaving a lovely resort hotel in Greece. Again, I didn’t want the lovely holiday to end because it meant going back to work & the people who were bullying me there & making my life miserable.

In summary, I’d think someone who was that upset to be leaving their holiday clearly had something wrong in their day to day life.

I don't but my best friend does. She's very emotionally highly strung. Her day to day life seems to include regular crying sessions and in my 20 odd years of knowing her (known since school) I don't think she's ever lived a whole week without feeling under major stress at something. A slight deviation from a plan can send her spiralling. We went to Disney for our 21st and she sobbed the entire way through every parade, the fireworks, she sobbed in the gift shop when buying souvenirs. If I hadn't known for a fact she was not at the Sistine chapel I would have put money on that thread been about her.

🤣🤣

This is wierd and ever so slightly unhinged behaviour.

Being charitable, are these people who don't travel much, and where a holiday is a major life event? My grandparents had never left the country then went on a "holiday of a lifetime" to Asia aged about 70, made friends with some of the tour guides and kept in touch for the remainder of their life. They dined out on the holiday stories for years - it was a big thing for them. So I can see in that scenario why they might be upset at the end of a holiday... but a Tui package holiday to Mallorca... less so!!!

Ok so I haven't got a heart of stone then. Yes it struck me as odd that some people think they are very special to the staff, who are run ragged the whole season and just being nice. I hope the bawlers left them a good tip!
I'd forgotten that in my last family resort holiday in Turkey one of the staff asked for our address, then sent me a letter asking for a Great British Hits cassette and for Complan energy drinks.He was an absolute rake, bless him, but I never replied.

Yes of course I might feel sad or wistful at the end of a holiday. I wouldn't weep and cry and make a spectacle of myself. Neither would I try to claim the staff as my 'holiday family' or lifelong friends. I just find that so odd.

Along the same lines as screaming in the Sistine Chapel, I'm afraid.

Yes I think these are the type. Yianni served them twice at the pool bar and they come back and tell everyone how close they are, like family 🤣