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Weekend destination

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Annteeta · 08/07/2025 07:38

I was so looking forward to a surprise weekend away that my boyfriend told me I needed a passport for. I had no idea until I got to the airport. Imagine my disappointment when he took me to Belfast. I tried to hide it and I don't think he noticed. I was actually bitterly disappointed. Should I say anything?

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namechangeGOT · 08/07/2025 10:46

Girlmom35 · 08/07/2025 09:07

Okay, the passport thing was maybe a bit strange. Does he know you don't need a passport for Belfast, or was it just an honest mistake?

The rest of it... I agree that you're a bit ungrateful.
If you want a say in the where and the what, then you plan something or you take part in planning it and pay your fair share.
It doesn't matter that he's well off and that he booked it at a discount.
He actually took the time to surprise you, planned the whole thing and took you there. Do you realise how many women would be overjoyed to have a partner like that?

Honestly, I expect my 6 year old to behave better than this. She recently had a birthday party and she didn't like some of the gifts she received. But she politely smiled and said thank you and realised that everyone who got her something did their best, and she should be thanking them for the effort they put in, not just the outcome.

If she flew Ryanair they do ask for a passport - or at least they did when we last flew to Belfast last September!

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