AIBU to ask for your help to spoil bf's surprise?

[Binningtonianrose]

Hi, first world problem I need help with please.
Bf is taking me away and has a two day 'surprise' for me, in Cholet, France.
He says I 'll love it, but that I ll be on my feet all day.
Last surprise he did for me was a disaster. I had to guess what to wear and it was super awkward and freezing, and lasted hours.

Do any AIBU sleuths know of a two day event next weekend in Cholet? I'll feign surprise as necessary. I just can't end up wearing high heels and a girlie dress at a freezing muddy rock concert again 😂

Why don't you ask him for more information?

We don't know what your interests are so hard to look, have a Google?

Theres some whats on events here, but my french is practically nonexistent.

https://allevents.in/cholet

I've tried all these already, which is why I'm appealing to the Mumsnet Hive Mind for help

Just ask him what you should wear?

Or to tell you exactly what it is as you don't want a surprise

He's already told you you'll be on your feet all day so wear trainers

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just ask him for specifics and / or show him your choice so he can advise if it's OK. i'd hate this!

Just ask what you need to pack!

Has he reassured you that he's take on board why his last surprise was a disaster and taken measures to ensure this one isn't?

Surprises are the fucking worst. LTB

So just tell him you don’t like surprises, and you won’t go unless he tells you. I’d hate that.

I would refuse to go. I hate surprises. I need to know where I’m going, what is happening and what to pack etc.
I would say that you appreciate he’s gone to some trouble but you really stress over surprises so can he please tell you exactly what’s happening.
Why do people do this?

Ask him for the dress code

Simple

Cholut seems an odd location for a surprise - there's not much there!

It's not that far from Puy du Fou - do you like medieval theme parks?

Oh I would LOVE a medieval theme park for sure

Hopefully it's that, and you have a better time than the last surprrise.

Surely it's not that hard to ask him what to pack and wear , remind him of last time?

I hope he's told you what it is, otherwise look on anjou-tourisme.com/cholet, there seems to be quite a few things going on

I had a brilliant surprise weekend once BUT the one thing I insisted on was knowing the dress code, including footwear!

Surely the dress code won't completely give it away so just ask him.

Why can’t you ask him what clothes/shoes you should pack for the surprise. Random strangers on the internet won’t have the foggiest idea of what he’s planned or what you should wear

I’m with the others… just ask what to pack. Mine will surprise me with events or weekends but he always knows to tell me. Pack stuff for lots of walking and one dressy outfit.

you know where you are going so should have an idea of the weather. So bring a few different options and the on the day if he still hasn’t told you. Lay out the ‘walking’ at an event outfit, the cute lunching outfit, the hiking in the terrain outfit and tell him to pick out the most appropriate for the activity. (Make sure you explain the difference in clothes and shoes.

Tourist Office Cholet - Agenda (ot-cholet.fr)
You might need google translate - but this will tell you what's on.
Good luck.
I hate surprises!

Tell him you also have a surprise for him and then when it's time to leave just go out for the day without telling him. Problem solved.

I’ve had a look at the mayors office, the tourist office and the regional tourist office and I can’t see anything much in Cholet ( unless you are interested in children access to the internet, which is going on all month).

Cholet is a bit meh, I went there a few years ago to see the ITT in the TDF but I wasn’t panting to go back. Let’s hope for the theme park, the French are pretty good at spectacles .

I’m another one who thinks it could be Puy du Fou.