To say no to my husband wanting to go out tomorrow night?

[NoNameNoGame]

Husband wants to go to his friends house (10 min walk from us) tomorrow eve, saying they (just 2 of them) will be sitting in the garden, 2 meters apart and having a few drinks.

I feel this is irresponsible and not allowed anyway due to the lockdown. I can imagine after a few drinks, their awareness of distancing and hygiene will decline.

AIBU to say to him no and if he does, then not to come home? (It's just the 2 of us living in our household and no kids, not that it should make a difference).

YANBU, he definitely shouldn’t be going out. Presumably he’d need to use their loo for example?

Tell him if he goes then he can't come back. His friends house will become his one for the foreseeable future. Your DH is a 🐓.

It’s behaviours like this that will extend the lockdown.

Can’t he Skype him!?!

YANBU. People like your DH are the reason that we are all probably going to be subjected to more stringent lockdown measures very soon.

Why can't he just chat to his friend on the phone? I'd be really suspicious if I was you x

He's being irresponsible and selfish. We're all missing out on things we'd like to do for the greater good, to put it lightly.

What about a drink together over Skype instead?

Tell him to download the Houseparty app and do that instead. Of course he shouldn’t go round. Why don’t some people get this??

He a idiot. The guidelines are clearly to stay at home. Going for drinks is not essential. I would be saying if you go, take a bag as you win5 be back

What happens when your DH needs a wee?
I'm having a group messenger pub quiz tonight, with trivial pursuit questions.
It hasn't even been a full week yet for most people, the longer people take the piss with it the longer we all have to stay confined

Thank you! Just read out all your responses to him and maybe that was a reality check! He's texting his friend right now to say he won't be going. x

I agree that if he goes to another person's house in the current crisis, he has to realise that he won't be able to come home. By the time he's socialised in his friends home/garden, it's the equivalent of inviting a random stranger back in. I'd be so upset that he was willing to risk my life for the sake of a drink with his friend.

YANBU He should not go. We all know that the virus remains on hard surfaces for at least 3 days. What about the glass he will be drinking from?

This exactly what government has said you shouldn’t be doing. You should not be going to houses to see friends and family.
YANBU

Well done your dh for reconsidering. It is exactly what we are not allowed to do !
Save the nhs. Save lives !!

I'm glad he wont be going YANBU so dangerous.

Ffs. This is exactly what I want to do with my friends but I'm not because I'm not a dick.

Why do so many people the rules don't apply to them?!

Thanks all. Confirmed how that he is not going anywhere!

@Stuckandsadintheupsidedown i'd be really suspicious if I were you x WHY the hell should the OP be suspicious??? Because her oh wants to go for a drink at his mates house? Literally nothing to be suspicious about!

I'm glad he's changed his mind but it really beggars belief he was considering it in the first place sadly.

Oh that ‘suspicious’ took me back to more innocent days mumto1 when we were all engaged in ducks in order get paperwork sorted etc etc.
I’d give anything for a really good parking diagram thread or maybe a boundary dispute plus spa day or bridezilla drama obvs.