To call off girl’s holiday on the day?

[whereismyhisband]

I’m due to go on a girl’s holiday for a week with a friend, an all inclusive to Cape Verde.

This friend had warned me that she’s somewhat of an anxious traveller, but that it would be fine.

Our flight is at 4:45pm. Our airline has said be there a maximum of three hours early.

The airport is half an hour from my house and my job is 15 minutes in the other direction from my job.

I am working until 12, so that I only needed to take a half day of leave.

She has been texting me since 6am asking if I’m sure I want to work today, and asking if we should leave for the airport at 10! I can’t deal with this today, I have a lot to do before I finish at work and don’t see the need for it. I’ve never traveled with her before and to be honest if I’d known she was like this I’d not have booked it. AIBU to just not go?

I hope you're being tongue in cheek. You're not really devastated about an obvious troll, are you?

Oh yes, I’m 💯 serious 🧐

Well rainy puddles ruined it for herself to be fair.

Well here’s today’s bat sh@t crazy thread. OP had so much work to finish MN got a running commentary. Team anxious friend here. Of course it was annoying but OP I’m glad you’re not my friend. On plus side after Cape Verde world cup appearance good time to visit.

You don’t sound like a very nice person!!! I’d count yourself lucky you have any friends!

Yes, but I did find myself wondering whether you really could get 7nights AI in Cape Verde for £800pp so ended up falling down that google rabbit hole. TUI has lots of availability at that price just now. Didn’t even know where CV until this thread.

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The problem with anxiety is it doesn't care what is reasonable.

Hope the OP and her friend have a lovely time.

I am sure with a bit of planning and thought air travel could be made easier, though anxious flyers will always be there.

She's being ridiculous. She can't help her anxiety, but pestering you like this is her chosen behaviour.

Not sure how that addresses this:

I just don’t think this level of anxiety is reasonable, nor should it be indulged. She is flapping over absolutely nothing.

It is up to OP to decide if she feels able/is capable of accommodating the needs of her friend. She can choose not to if it does not work for her, but can do so without effectively dismissing the friend’s anxiety as nonsense.

It would still be going if it weren’t for those meddling skeptics. 🤣

oooh so due to land any minute now ?

unless it's super fast and arrives early like the Op today...

She will be itching to update us

Or maybe Leaving on a Jet Plane.

"Don't know when I'll be back again..."

Anxiety isn't 'reasonable' by definition.

People are fearful of all sorts of nonsensical things but that doesn't make their anxiety any less real.

My Nan can't be in a room with a spider. My Mum screams and runs from moths.

I think they're both hugely overreacting, because they are, but then they, nor you, could pay me enough to stand barefoot on grass.

People are weird, no doubt, but being judgey about it isn't going to change it.

Copious amounts of sangria might make you not give a shit though.

You sound like such a mean friend! You think she's overreacting with her anxiety but bloody hell, what about your overreaction in threatening to cancel the entire holiday on the day!!

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The irony is rather stark, isn't it!

Empathy isn't OP's strong suit, I'm thinking.

Brava!!!

and they’ve landed!

Didn't she land herself in it by posting merrily in her rainy puddles name rather than her alter ego? Oops

10 minutes to get through arrivals and back to hotel then.

She'll have checked in, had a dip and casually downed a cocktail in 15 minutes!

I want the update

Pmsl 😆