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Pay my way with hotel stay

34 replies

Stacey8989 · 21/06/2022 19:09

So, to set the scenario. Been with current partner 6 months. Previous to us getting together his cousins wedding has been rearranged numerous times due to covid and the hotels rooms were booked and deposits paid.
I am invited as a plus one to the wedding night do, not the wedding or wedding breakfast as numbers were kept small for that.
The subject of paying the outstanding amount for the room has come up (only deposit has been paid so far) and we're usually a fair is fair go halves type of couple. I feel like I'll be milling around the hotel a bit bored whilstbtheyre all at the wedding and wedding breakfast as there's not much to do in the surrounding area

AIBU to think I maybe shouldn't have to pay half for the hotel as when it was originally booked my partner would of initially of planned staying in the room alone and expected to pay in full himself anyway? (Room hasn't been upgraded or anything since I was his plus 1)

I'm an independent woman and all that and we usually go halves just seems a bit weird when he'd of paid himself originally.

OP posts:
Georgyporky · 21/06/2022 19:49

I wouldn't go.

Find something more interesting to do than being a mere "+1"

aSofaNearYou · 21/06/2022 19:53

I think it would be really crap of him to expect you to pay in these circumstances.

Iamnotamermaid · 21/06/2022 19:56

He should pay the hotel as you are his guest at his family wedding. Especially if you are not at the wedding breakfast etc

appreciate the gesture and maybe get drinks \coffees etc at some point over the weekend.

But I probably would not go as it is a lot of hanging around whilst he mingles with family.

Minoloso · 21/06/2022 20:04

No you shouldn’t pay! He’s a CF if he’s asked you.

girlmom21 · 21/06/2022 20:07

You definitely shouldn't have to pay, especially as you're the one being inconvenienced.

JenniferPlantain · 21/06/2022 20:26

No I don’t think you should pay half. Also don’t get why everyone is being so weird and saying they wouldn’t go - he’s taking the opportunity to introduce you to his family which is really lovely.

Startuplife · 21/06/2022 20:31

I don’t think you should go. If I get invited to a wedding and DP comes as my +1 I generally pay for both of us as it’s probably not how he’d choose to spend his weekend!

Startuplife · 21/06/2022 20:32

*pay not go!

WhiteCircles · 21/06/2022 21:58

JenniferPlantain · 21/06/2022 20:26

No I don’t think you should pay half. Also don’t get why everyone is being so weird and saying they wouldn’t go - he’s taking the opportunity to introduce you to his family which is really lovely.

I'd agree if OP was actually invited to the wedding, but left on her own while he attends?

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