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Does anyone not bond with hubby’s friends and is ok?

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Amiamiserablefuck · 21/08/2025 07:30

Currently on hols with 3 other couple and kids - all male’s are lifelong besties of husband of 7 years. Have been for countless dinners and other social stuff with them over the years and have had a perfectly pleasant time, but now on holiday as a group and can’t wait to get away and get home.

They’re all perfectly nice people, but not my people, and spend a lot of time talking of past anecdotes inevitably involving drunken escapades and shenanigans they got up
to throughout their lives. All feels completely unrelatable to me and apart from hubby feel there is no common ground between us. Hubby being sensitive to this and making sure i’m included etc, but I’m still finding it all very difficult and ultimately feel I’m on a lads holiday which I just happen to be at (tbf that is also me being dramatic and seeing the worst of the situation - we’re doing everything together and with the kids. It’s just the chat I can’t really get on board with).

My question is, am I the miserable fuck here? Should I be getting more stuck in? I can obviously suck it up for a few days, and never do it again, but is there something wrong with my approach and should I be enjoying it more?

also to add - we’re in a villa so no opportunity to branch off and do our own thing…

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Poppingby · 21/08/2025 07:40

I personally cannot holiday with other families. I don't enjoy it. Even if they are perfectly nice people and I love them in other circumstances I find them incredibly irritating on holiday. So it might be you but you're not alone if it is 😁. I would NEVER go on holiday with THREE other families, no way. So much potential for rage!

Ohlifelife · 21/08/2025 07:43

It sounds a pretty hellish holiday to me. It would be much more bearable in a hotel.

I think the redeeming thing is that you say your DH is being sensitive to the dynamics and is trying to include you.

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