To not want my husband to go away for two weeks?

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My husband is French, I'm English and we live in England. He's happy living here but he likes to go to France regularly to see family and friends, which is fair enough. We go to his parents' for a week every Christmas or New Year. This year he also wants to go for 2 weeks in November because his parents are going on holiday and he wants to look after their dog and see family and friends. He works from home so he can do that in France. I can't go because I work full time (in the office) and I've used up all my holiday for time we are both taking. Am I being pathetic for not wanting him to go for 2 weeks? It seems like a long time, I'm worried I will miss him and feel abandoned and resentful that he'd prefer to does two weeks with his parents' dog than being at home with me :( AIBU??

Here, have some slack . I think we all feel clingy sometimes but better to vent it here than make him feel bad for a need to be at home! My DH works a way a lot and after 25 years we are both completely fed up with it. We cope with it, and manage well and I manage to contain my jealousy (almost) when he texts pictures of him and his beer with the acropolis/coliseum/eiffel tower in the background, and remind myself of the time he spends in airports and boring business parks that could be anywhere in the world.

I get it OP - I wouldn't especially look forward to dh going away for 2 weeks either. I wouldn't try to dissuade him from going though. I like the suggestion of you going over for at least one of the weekends - that would break it up quite a bit, wouldn't it? And then plan yourself in some treats for the rest of the time

2 weeks isn't so bad. My husband is away for 6 months with the army and he's been told his 2 weeks break is cancelled and his tour may be extended. Having him away for only 2 weeks would be amazing.

This thread is nearly six years old. How on earth did you happen upon it?!

Glad I'm not married to you. I moved to husbands country and we live here. I go back home: week in feb, two weeks easter, 4 weeks in summers hols (DH comes for two weeks) and week at halloween.

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