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Do you really need to visit extended family just because they live where you going for vacation?

10 replies

Julimsi · 12/01/2025 08:33

Aibu for thinking if you barely talk to them on daily basis then there is no need? Last year me and my partner traveld to spain, me and my siblings childhood vacation, such fun! So we booked a vacation there and had a blast! I uploaded a pic of me and my partner in facebook so My cousin reached out, cozy but we haven’t talked since i was 12 years now soon im turning 21. we did meet with him and they drove us to where they live. Cool place but a bit far from the tourist place we where. It was cozy besides his best friend that lived 6 min away brought his big dog that wouldn’t stop jumping on me and scratching me and play bite that fckn hurted.. and them just saying the dog calms down after 20 min.. jeez. I also didn’t expect us to stay there from 1pm to 11pm.. so i just wanted to go home, but taxies where shit at driving in that location.. so we litteraly struggled to get home if it wasn’t for my cousins wife that told us she could drive us home, thank god i didnt want to stay over. Anyways!

We loved it there in spain, so we booked this year to at a nice hotel i can’t wait for! My partner got really good along with my cousin that is nice, but my partner commented that he dosnt mind visiting them this year again. I feel a bit eeehh about it. Since i don’t feel like spending the whooole day with them like last time when we only traveling for 9 days, day 9 rarely counts anyways because of early flight that day so 8 days. So much to explore. I wouldn’t mind if they meet us at a restaurant instead of their home. But its a 50/50 that i want. I know that my partner will ask me to send my cousin a message to meet up. Now we haven’t talked since that summer.
sorry my post ended up being longer than i tought.. whats your guys opinion in this?
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ExtraOnions · 12/01/2025 08:37

Spain is a massive country, are you going back to the same old place you were last time, or one hundreds of miles away?

Personally, having a local around ego can tell you the hidden treasures, is a boon on any holiday.

Julimsi · 12/01/2025 08:41

@ExtraOnions this time yes :) i love this place.

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Zonder · 12/01/2025 08:49

Get in there first and ask your cousin and family to come meet you for lunch at a restaurant.

Meadowfinch · 12/01/2025 08:51

So book a taxi in advance or agree to meet at a restaurant. Take control and have a nice meal out.

peachystormy · 12/01/2025 09:14

em,no you don't..

Autumndayz77 · 12/01/2025 09:20

Invite to me to join you at your hotel for an afternoon! Job done

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 12/01/2025 09:30

If I ever visited a part of Canada where an aunt and her family live, I sure as hell wouldn’t tell them beforehand!

Needspaceforlego · 12/01/2025 09:35

Invite them to spend a day with you doing tourist stuff rather than visiting. They might have other ideas on places to see, things to do.

thewaitislong · 12/01/2025 09:36

Exactly that, I wouldn't tell beforehand either if I could avoid it and maybe only tell them one you get there.
People do the same with us actually, we live in Cambridge where people come a lot to visit but many don't tell us unless they want to meet (and I absolutely appreciate that!)
But also understand you can't avoid telling beforehand in some cases, so scheduling a restaurant or a place to meet beforehand does the trick.

Catza · 12/01/2025 09:44

Do you really need more than one thread asking the same question?

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