It's over

[scaredysquiggle]

Trapped in the last 14 hours of a hobby holiday and we've just split up. We are sailing so can't just a Abandon it. We are due to dock tomorrow and have to share the drive back to our home town. Please help me get through the night. I'm completely broken

You able to give us more of a backstory and then we can definitely answer more?

That’s difficult. Are there other people around? If so can you team up with someone else for what you have to do ( know nothing about sailing, sorry) Keep it polite with ex , do you have somewhere you can sleep alone?

Is it not just an argument?

Spouse , partner or boy/girlfriend ?

Is it just the two of you on the boat? And what kind of sailing is it - luxury yacht on the med or tiny sailboat somewhere a bit more challenging?

DP and I fall into the second category and have had some absolutely horrific (and prolonged) rows whilst on sailing trips. It's stressful at the best of times purely from a practical/safety perspective, not to mention that you're cooped up in a tiny space together with nowhere to go. There were times when I thought we’d break up, but walking on firm ground, having a real shower, and eating a proper meal has always put things back into perspective. And tbh, even the nice group holidays on the med with a professional skipper can be a bit much by the end of the week…

Agree with PP that backstory would help, but definitely don’t discount how stressful sailing can be (it’s easy to lose sight of this when you’re in the middle of it).