DH thinks we're going to get arrested in Dubai

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Going to Dubai next week for Easter on a mini break with DH. As a tactile couple who enjoys a couple of drinks with dinner he's getting really anxious that we're going to get arrested if we a) unthinkingly give each other a peck on the cheek or b) share a bottle of wine and have a giggle.

He has googled their strict laws and legal systems LOTS.

I think he's BU, his worries and mithering are making me not look as forward to a holiday I've saved hard for as much as I otherwise would.

Are we going to get arrested?!

If you stick to the hotels you’ll be fine. Usually where people have been caught out is because they’re drinking/groping in public. It helps that you’re married.

With your attitude, it's quite likely.

I think this is why people think twice before going to Dubai...

You could. Why did you decide to go somewhere with rules you don’t want to follow and a very unfriendly legal system?

People will be along to tell you everyone makes out and drinks with no problem. But there have definitely been cases of foreigners being arrested.

Google the laws yourself.

You’ll be fine, but your reasons for worrying are exactly why I wouldn’t go there and support such a country

I would take him seriously and rein yourself in.

Surely you can keep your hands off him for a few days while your outside And only drink in your hotel.

Better safe than sorry....just be careful!

What attitude @CallmeKaren? To want to be affectionate to my husband?

If you can’t behave like adults and respect the laws, culture and customs of the foreign country you are visiting then may I suggest a weekend in Blighty?!

Are Laura Plummer by any chance?!

@CallmeKaren is there a reason you are being so rude?

I think the resorts are fine and bit more lenient. But I would rein it in anyway cause I’m a guest in a country where it’s not the cultural norm and I’d respect that.

I wouldn’t go to Dubai for their horrendous attitude to the trafficking of the construction workers and because of their shitty human and women’s rights.

@RhiWrites tbh I didn't know the extent of the rules before we looked into it deeply. I feel comfortable that we will be aware of what is acceptable though

I really can't see what attracts people to dubai

I woud be wary about going there, I know you can't believe everything you read but I've seen several times that visitors have been arrested

It’s a realistic possibility. Don’t assume it won’t happen to you.

To be clear we have made sure we know the laws inside out and are planning on being completely cautious and respectful.

What CatGoals said. Strange choice for a holiday destination. But if you must go, don't "have a giggle" – whatever that means in this context? – while drunk, seems fairly simple.

Haha, they dont call it affection though. If you are going be sensible go better still do not go.

Well yeah! Why would anyone go to Dubai if they think they are at risk of breaking the laws?

Well I'm sure you can keep your hands off each other for a bit while you are out of your hotel?

To want to be affectionate to my husband?

Maybe Dubai isn't the ideal holiday destination for you.

The UAE is a conservative Muslim society ruled by a group of absolute monarchies. It is not a secular, liberal Western democracy and it does not pretend to be.

If you choose to travel there, you need to understand that and you need to inform yoursabout the UAE’s laws and comply with them.