To go away without DH for my birthday

[MinnieMountain]

I've been reading lots of Paul Theroux travel books recently and now I really want to get a sleeper train to Venice or Budapest by myself.

The next time I have time to do it is around my birthday in November (Venice).

WIBU to go away without DH and DS for my birthday? I rather like the idea of the "adventure" being a birthday treat.

I wouldn’t do it ON my birthday without them tbh, smacks of preferring your own company to theirs. But I’d def do it near my birthday, sounds awesome!

That's what I wasn't sure of. DH is very easygoing with that sort of thing.

I could go the weekend before.

That sounds divine. Do it.

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Venice in November, Budapest in February I think.

Depends on your couple dynamic. That's the answer.

I don't see a problem with it. I go away without DH and with him at times.

If DH wanted to go away for his birthday I'd not have a problem either.

Marriage doesn't mean you're inseparable and can't have fun without the other.. even on your birthday.

Is this just an advert for that website 🙃

I'd hate to be away from dp and especially dc on my birthday but that's just my personal feeling. As a pp said it depends on your family/relationship dynamic, there is no right or wrong answer.

No SpanglyPop it isn't

I've booked for 2 weeks before my birthday. DH would have been okay with it if I'd had no choice of date but it's a good point that I should want to be with him and DS on my actual birthday.