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?!

It’s probably these gushing idiots that write raving reviews on mediocre places on TripAdvisor which fucks it all up for the rest of us!

I remember going to the donkey sanctuary in the 80s, does it still exist. It was awesome. Think they had some farrabella ponies as well.

I can think of two locations where I shed a few tears (quietly and unobserved by the public) when we left. Both were 'bucket list' destinations and the holiday had just been so perfect, everything had just fallen into place flawlessly and we had such a wonderful time.

One of the locations I actually shed a few tears upon arrival because I never thought I'd ever be able go there. But we drove so I was in the car, hopefully unobserved.

I don't think there's anything wrong with being emotional. Just keep it quiet. A few sniffles & wiped away tears are fine. 'Bawling' is not.

No - but we dont normally go back to the same place. If you have been visiting a place for 14 years or 20 years then you might get a bit attached to the staff, especially if you tip generously and they act like friends.

Yeah, I cry tears of relief that I am getting back home to my own bed!😂

No, that is just drama llamas teaching their children how to be equally loud and self obsessed.
Yuck, stfu loud attention seekers.

I’m currently away in the U.K. staying in a village where I’ve come nearly every year for over 20 years. For various reasons I’ve decided I don’t think I’ll come back again. I do feel a bit sad thinking I’m not going to see all the places I love visiting again. But i don’t think I’ll cry when I drive home,

Yes, I think these people are presumably absolutely sitting ducks for anyone who would want to take advantage of them or rip them off.

Where’s the laughing emoji when you need one 😂

I have felt sad coming home, but that was because I was having a tough time at work and dreaded going back and being flung straight into the shit show that was our office with my boss screaming at me from the moment I walked in the door. Never cried though.

We go back to the same place in Greece near enough every year, have made lots of friends there and love our holidays, but I'm always glad to come home and get in my own bed!

I always feel a little sad to leave somewhere but not to the extent that I cry or anything but I think its normal to feel like that if you have had a fabulous holiday experience.

My DH honeymooned in the Maldives and every day of our holiday we went to the outside bar on the beach at lunchtime for a cocktail or two. We would sit and chat to the barman who told us lots about himself and we told him lots about us. He had family on the mainland and he worked here all week and would go home to his family on his two days off and then come back again. We really liked him and looked forward to our daily chats. On our last day we had our photo taken with him and left him a generous tip and said our goodbyes as he had been a part of our holiday experience. The photo of the 3 of us is in our honeymoon album and when I look through it I often wonder about him and his family.

My DH and I make friends often on holiday or when we are away for the weekend but never added any of them on social media or anything. We just say our goodbyes and that's it.

I think even then there is likely to be more emotion on behalf of the person not being paid. I had a summer job as a student where we were looking after foreign university students (mostly Americans) of the same age of us who were spending some time visiting and studying in my university city. We worked all summer, they came for 4-6 week stints. One of my fellow workers kept sleeping with a pretty girl in each batch 🙄 - big emotional farewells to each one, but only one of them meant it while going on about keeping in touch... Part of the job was being a chatty, friendly face, and some of them seemed to get quite attached to me. While they were often genuinely nice, interesting people of my own age, I felt much less attached to them. Which made sense, to them I was a safe person in an unfamiliar, potentially lonely place, whereas I was at home with my own friends and life once I was off-shift.

No.

😁😁😁

I have dear friends who visit the same Greek hotel 3 times a year. They were invited to the hotel managers wedding and when we went along for a holiday one year we ended up having a (fantastic) meal with several staff members and their families, free cabana beds and free boat trips etc. I found it a bit strange but they do seem to be genuinely mates with them all- the staff come to find them after they have finished their shift to catch up…I am a bit awkward though, I find it hard to be at home when my cleaner is in because I know her socially so being waited on by friends would turn me inside out. In my friends case they have known them for 10years plus and probably see them more than other UK based friends. They DO NOT cry on leaving I can report

That’s normal.

Thank fuck we’re not like the emotionally labile lunatics who’ve become obsessed with some poor bar staff during their all-inclusive day-drinking holiday.

It’s like a holiday romance, but with people serving you unbranded liquor.

Where was this OP?
So I can avoid forever!

Completely OTT. You're there for, what, two weeks?

People frequently post on here about them shaking and crying when someone has accidentally bumped in to them in the street, so I can believe it.

Only place I cry leaving is Disneyworld 😂😂

I get sad leaving resort as I love holidays, the beautiful scenery, sunshine, relaxation and basically being away from the daily grind. I dont cry though and certainly dont get sad about Paulo at the bar and Marula who made up my room.

I remember arriving in Greece one year to this wailing woman in reception waiting for her transfer coach. There was a small queue to check in and she cornered me to tell me in-between sobs how lucky I was that I was just arriving and how amazing the staff were. It was so uncomfortable

Oh gosh no. Definitely not. I very rarely cry at anything anyway. And actually I am not even sad that the holiday is ending because I am a homebody and as much as I enjoy holidays, I love coming home. Partly because I really miss the dog when I’m away. I am aware how sad that is 😂

Ohh I love this thread, I think we have established that it’s very much not normal. But it has also reminded me that my DDad used to live for his two weeks in the sun each year , especially when life wasn’t all roses and he used to get really sad about coming home. ‘Back to reality’ He used to dread all the brown bills on the doormat!
Sadly I seem to struggle with this too and have to try hard not bring the mood down with my own family.
i have never cried and nor did he though we did end up being familiar enough to a Greek hotelier in Skiathos we were invited to join his wedding celebrations during our holiday, it was wonderful. This was all a long time ago and I have enjoyed the nostalgic memories of family holidays.

My two DC did both cry at the end of our first proper French gites holiday when smaller and made such a drama out of saying goodbye to their holiday friends we nearly missed our return ferry, I can assure you though DH and I were not joining in , we were just desperately pleading with them to hurry up and get in the car!

LOL

I too enjoy NOT making friends on a holiday. Another reason not to go on a cruise ( my AS would talk to everyone and we’d all be trapped together)