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to expect my dp to see if it was ok with me if he went away for the weekend?

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bodiddly · 09/08/2007 20:13

My dp mentioned ages ago that he would like to go down to Cornwall when his step-sister is down there on holiday for the week. The idea being that he would go down on his motorbike (more for the ride than anything else). She basically vetoed the idea before it took off by saying that they didnt have room etc. He turned round last week and said that he was now going as she had said he could sleep on the sofa. Im probably being a bit over-sensitive but cant help but think that he should have checked it was ok with me as well as her! The problem is it sounds pathetic when he says he is a 38 year old who shouldnt have to ask permission to do things .. but we have a ds and surely its polite at least to see if I mind! Am I being daft? I dont know why but it seems to have really got my goat!

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bodiddly · 10/08/2007 13:17

I like the way you think HappyDaddy! though I will probably have a far less stressful weekend if he does go ... and it will save on all the sulking!

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compo · 10/08/2007 13:32

hasnt he decided yet?!!

bodiddly · 10/08/2007 14:13

I have no idea ... I am at work and we havent discussed it further! He had decided he was definitely going but then mid argument last night in a fit of pique he shouted out that he just wasnt going to go because I had ruined the whole idea. I am sure he will go when he realises that he will be the one that suffers if he sulks and doesnt go.

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Judy1234 · 10/08/2007 17:58

But you could leave the child with his parents near by whilst he's away - his child, his responsibility so surely it's as easy for you to dump it there as him and it's a matter of principle to make sure things are fair. Too many people accept inequities and then whinge about them.

bodiddly · 10/08/2007 20:12

That idea wouldnt work on this occasion Xenia as his step-mum is going to Cornwall too and I wouldnt leave my ds with his dad ... not for long any way! I havent got a problem having my ds anyway ... it was more the whole principle of the thing thats all! Anyway, I have just got home and it looks like his bike leathers are out so I guess he is off tomorrow.

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fiddlemama · 11/08/2007 17:21

Did he go?

NotADragonOfSoup · 11/08/2007 17:37

What did you say when he mentioned it ages ago?? TBH, if you didn't say no then, it's fair enough that he thought it still OK when the opportunity re-arose. Also, if
he wouldn't mind if you did the same then it's not unreasonable for him to have judged you by his standards.

And he's a man so, generally speaking, these things don't occur to them.

nameforthebadstuff · 12/08/2007 01:49

I sorted this long ago, having learnt from a previous relationship. DH and I have agreed NEVER to say 'I am going...', but always 'is it OK if I go...'

Amazing what a difference such a small turn of phrase makes.

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