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I'm having the holiday from hell...

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Appalonia · 26/09/2025 04:06

I'm on a 2 week holiday in America. A male friend booked himself this holiday by himself and then said, if I could just pay my airfare, he'd love it if I came with him just aa friends, as it would be more fun. I thought about it and since I thought we got on pretty well, I'd go for it. However it's turning into an absolute nightmare!

One example he hired a Mustang car for a road trip and then had a meltdown that my big suitcase wouldn't fit in the boot
Without checking if it did, he then threatened to leave me on my own whilst he went on this road trip. , I was so upset I left the hotel room and desperately looked fir a room for myself, but it would have been over £1k. He also keeps throwing it back on my face how much he's paid for his accommodation, even tho, it would have cost the same if I wasn't there.

I feel very vulnerable and annoyed at myself for going on this holiday. He's acting like he's on the holiday by himself, with no consideration for me, like not caring if I need to eat or anything I would like to do. We're in Vegas and all he wants to do is gamble. There's so much more going on, he's like a child constantly having tantrums raising his voice at me telling me I'm ridiculous if I sit down because my back hurts or that I don't feel safe in the car as he's such a nervous driver etc. I'm spending all my time placating him and I'm so upset and fed up.

I don't really know what I want from this post and I feel like it's my own fault for putting myself in such a vulnerable situation but I feel really alone and I can't say anything to him as I know he'll just kick off again...

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ThisGoatStandsFirmBringItOnVipers · 20/02/2026 16:16

Maybe she didn't have much money and went with him because it was an offer of lifetime she otherwise couldn't have afforded if she had needed to fork out on accommodation costs too. Not everyone is rolling in money. And those who mentioned about a Cc well not everyone has one. Who knows what her true circumstances were. It may all have been fabricated up for all we knew/know.

ThisGoatStandsFirmBringItOnVipers · 20/02/2026 16:28

Maybe not even a driver herself.

ThisGoatStandsFirmBringItOnVipers · 20/02/2026 17:31

Lainie is usually an adaption of the name Elaine or Lorraine. I know a Lainie too. Am related to them.

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TheExcitersblowingupmymind · 20/02/2026 18:34

TheExcitersblowingupmymind · 27/09/2025 21:39

Unusual name,I knew a Lainie from years ago from Edinburgh?

If you went to niters I would love to hear from you.
I'm from Ne Scotland.

TheExcitersblowingupmymind · 20/02/2026 18:37

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