Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Relationships

Mumsnet has not checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. If you need help urgently or expert advice, please see our domestic violence webguide and/or relationships webguide. Many Mumsnetters experiencing domestic abuse have found this thread helpful: Listen up, everybody

Am I being precious?!

104 replies

AnimalFeets · 28/10/2021 18:14

Not sure whether I’m being a bit precious or whether my other half is a little bit self centred!

Together two years (a lot was in lockdown). This year we planned to have a proper holiday away together. Talked about it, I’d suggested Portugal as it was easier a few months back to go there. He said in principal that was fine but he wanted to go after school holiday. Fine, understood. (This isn’t financial as we both have money and in fact I had offered to pay anyway as a treat following a bonus. Regardless, he earns more and has money).

It got to summer and I sent him some suggested hotels/flights. He said looked good but needed to check time off. Long story short, he ends up saying he can’t take a week. I then say ok let’s do a long weekend. He says ok, he will book a Monday off and let me know the date. It’s now nearly November and despite asking him intermittently whether he’s booked it off, he’s not been forthcoming at all. I’ve even said outright just tell me if you don’t want to do it and I will go with friends. He’s then started saying things like I am far more into holidays than him and that I always want things to happen my way Hmm I have quite literally said to him choose the place and the dates and I’m happy with where ever as a change of scenery, but I would like to go away as a couple.

Am I being unfair to be annoyed about this? We’ve been together a while now and I have friends who have been away with partners after a few months even!

A close friend has said if you love him then just leave it. That it’s not the end of the world. I do get that, I don’t want to throw away a relationship over 3 nights abroad. But it’s starting to feel like he just has no respect for me in how he’s dealt with this.

Am I being a dick?!

OP posts:
Classicblunder · 01/11/2021 14:39

Has he taken any annual leave since you met?

HyggeTygge · 01/11/2021 14:44

Did you see this thread op? Clearly a lot more going on than the refusal to book time off but that bit really sounds familiar
I would not put up with it!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships/4367197-Have-i-just-been-an-idiot-and-destroyed-things

HyggeTygge · 01/11/2021 14:46

Btw @AnimalFeets is your username a ref to Silver Sun?

BrunoJenkins · 01/11/2021 15:10

He's just not that into you!

He doesn't see a future with you & he doesn't want to commit to you. That's why booking a holiday in the future scares him - it's a commitment!

Have you made firm plans for Xmas for example? Actually booked train tickets etc? I bet he won't commit to that either.

& I bet he's sulking and being a dick to you now because he realises the jig is up and he hopes you'll make his life easy and break up with him so he doesn't have to be the bad guy.

Never waste your time on guys who can't commit - it he wanted to keep you he'd act like it!

New posts on this thread. Refresh page