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Help! My husband chooses golf over family holiday. AIBU?

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DisneyBaby · 12/10/2020 09:22

My husband and I have been together nearly 10 years, married for 3.5 and had our first child in February this year.
We booked a holiday to Tenerife at the beginning of the year going 17th Oct for a week, our first holiday with our daughter.
A couple of months after we booked it turned out that an annual charity golf day that my husband plays falls within our holiday week. As the holiday was already booked he said he didn't mind missing it no big deal.
2 weeks ago the holiday was cancelled by Jet2 due to the govt rules travelling to Spain and immediately he was like 'yes I can play on that golf day now'. But I would have liked to have kept the holiday and just changed the destination as he had the days booked off at work already and that's when we were supposed to go.
Apparently I was being unreasonable wanting to still go that week?
So then after a few rows about it and looking at other options, I backed down and we settled on going on the 1st Nov to Cyprus, but just as I started looking at holidays for those new dates, he goes 'oh actually I'm playing another charity golf day with my dad then, we'll just have to go for 6 days.'
We don't want to go any later as the temperature will drop in Cyprus and the resort will get quieter so don't want to put it back another whole week really.
He keeps saying it's ok we'll go for 6 nights around the golf day, but I'm like 'why can't we just have a full weeks holiday like everyone else does and you miss the golf day'. He thinks I'm being a spoilt brat because I'm not happy with 6 nights. But I feel deprioritised because he's putting golf before our first family holiday together that we booked months ago. We have had many heated rows about this now.
We have been going through a bit of a rough patch in general lately so I feel like we really need the holiday, and it's just adding to the distance between us that we disagree on the holiday situation.
Please AIBU about this whole thing or is he?

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EKGEMS · 12/10/2020 13:26

@RationalOne Yeah the OP is "selfish" because she's compromised and compromised to the point her husband feels entitled to his hobby at the expense of a family holiday. Are you sure your username is spelled correctly and not missing "UN" at the front?

potter5 · 12/10/2020 13:29

I would wait until next year if you can.
I would love a holiday in the sun but am realistic that no holidays this year are without problems.

In terms of your husband, yes he should prioritise his family. He plays every weekend already!! I think he is being a bit selfish.

NoIDontWatchLoveIsland · 12/10/2020 13:42

Did he prioritise golf when you agreed to marry him?

RandomMess · 12/10/2020 13:45

I would go away for a long weekend with a friend (without DC) and then ensure you have alternate Saturdays child free and then ask him when exactly are you going to have family time if golf remains his priority.

All of my childhood revolved around Dads hobby/interests and I have little to do with my parents and that is a factor. Just felt a complete inconvenience!

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