Name and female friendships

[Watchingthecloudsflyby]

Next month I'm going down south for the day to see a friend, we've been friends 15 years and enjoy one another's company but only see each other really through a specific hobby. Last year he came up to spend the day with me - lunch, sightseeing, drinks, dinner. This time I'm going to see him.
Train there and back in one day.

My best friend thinks it's really odd as I will leave DH and DS at home but then I wouldn't want them to come as trailing a toddler changes the dynamic and taking DH who doesn't do hobby and so doesn't know mutual friends also changes the dynamic.

Male friend is single but doesn't see me like that.

Aibu to think It's perfectly normal and fine to do this and she's being odd?

Of course it’s perfectly acceptable to see friends without your partner and child, of course it it. It’s odd that she thinks it’s odd. What’s odd about it?

I think it depends on the individuals. My DH and I don't have close friendships with people of the opposite sex and we are usually together, so we wouldn't like it if the other did this.

I have friends who are male and my DH is perfectly fine with it. Your friend is odd. I think when it’s clear that a relationship more than friendship will never form e.g one of you or both of you are in relationships independently of each male/female friendships work well. I know I really value my male friends.

That's the thing, I knew him before I even meet DH so there was theoretically time for something to happen. We have banter and mutual respect, I know a day in his company will be great because we haven't spent any time together in ages but I think she thinks that men and women can't REALLY be friends and I suspect she'd be jealous if it was her DH doing this with a single female friend

There's nothing wrong w it at all.

Perfectly fine. My best friend is male but we'd rather smack each other around the head than snog.