My and my partner have been together for 3.5 years. We have a 5 month little girl. I moved in last year. I only sold my house thr month before I gave birth. It needed alot of work done and also I work in the same area as house so stayed there a few nights a week when required in office (whilst pregnant!).
Anyway, my partner done most of the work to my house and I made 41k profit which was a lovely suprise as I was expecting to break even 😊
I said a number of times when I recieve my house sale money that I would treat us three (me, dp and little girl) to a little holiday. My partner said no, that he is happy with something cheap. Prior to this convo, I had told my partner that my colleague purchased a caravan that needed upgrades but said we were more than happy to use for a small price (20 per night!). After mentioning that I'd like to treat us to a mini break - either a week in Spain or a nice cabin somewhere in UK partner said he wouldn't mind the caravan. I was a bit suprised. I told him it was a haven caravan, it was not in the nicest area and it wasn't going to be luxury. He told me he would be happy going there. So we went! Although it only cost us £40. We've had to pay alot of petrol, buy food, and even buy a travel cot.. but we joked about how a £40 caravan break has cost us £100s (pets had to go into boarding too!). Since getting here, partner has moaned about the condition of caravan.. it has mould, its old, its cold, the park isn't nice, we haven't done anything. Etc. We went swimming with our little girl and took her to sensory. His mum and dad stays not too far so we went to a lovely pub with them and then had lunch with them before we went home.
It all came to head syesterday as he said he'd rather be camping than in the caravan.. I told him to stop exaggerating. He then got annoyed when I said we weren't leaving the portable heaters on overnight as its a fire hazard! He then wanted a logic argument from me., to justify my decision etc. Said it was disappointing I googled the reasons.
I told him I was happy spending time with them both and it was a little adventure.. he said he has wasted his annual leave, and hates that we did nothing that what we did that we can do at home. He said he's annoyed the caravan wasn't great condition and that our house is better. He then said it isn't an adventure and that he's travelled the world and that was an adventure .. not a caravan!
Ive told him he's ruined the last few days for me and if we didn't squeeze seeing his mum and dad in maybe we could have done more? He said I'm now blaming his parents! He said he was happy spending time with me and our little girl but he does that everyday and didn't need to go to a caravan for that.
Stroud isn't it? Am I being unreasonable or is he??