I seem to have found myself on holiday with Victor Meldrew. Tell me that I'm not the only one.
On a hot Mediterranean island suggested by DH. We return to the UK tomorrow, after a week's holiday. Just him and me: DSD and DSS are too old to go on holiday with us.
I'm 45, he's 52. Both very fit and healthy. Happily married, except on this holiday, when I have been tempted to murder him!
His complaints during the week have included the following:
- Too hot. We're in the fecking mediterranean in August. Of course it's sodding hot.
1a. Too hot to sleep well, thus making him "a bit grumpy".
- Beach too sandy (I HAVE NOT MADE THIS UP). Sand too fine and gets stuck to things, causing dismay.
- Beach, specifically sand, too hot to walk on.
- Has been "too full" to properly enjoy dinners at range of lovely restaurants.
- Claimed to be 'delirious with the heat' today after leaving air conditioned coach for two hours in historic town.
- We went on an organised long walk through an area of outstanding natural beauty, just up his street, I thought. He was disappointed in it. The gorge was "too stony".
- Following gorge walk, his legs were "a bit sore" when descending stairs.
- Foreign chocolate not up to UK standards.
- World heritage site "a bit boring" and "just a load of stones".
- Doesn't like "being told things by people" i.e. tour guide with expert knowledge of ruins.
Etc etc. I'll spare you the rest.
Is this inevitable? Do they all turn into whinging bastards? We know loads of them, and I always thought DH compared well. He doesn't!
It's enough to put me off going on holiday with him again.
Do I need to put LIGHT HEARTED, LIGHT HEARTED to prevent people telling me that my marriage is over and I should leave him? I have, just in case.
Tell me that I'm not the only one!!