I've been invited to go on holiday with 2 friends and one of their husbands. I really want to go.
My husband is not friends with any of them well, although he knows them a little, there's no bad feeling or anything like that. He is also quite unwell (permanent). The holiday is in Italy in August and will involve a fair amount of walking which he can't do. If he came (and from my friends' view that would be fine) he wouldn't be able to do a lot during the day and it would change the whole dynamic of the holiday. If he was going through a particular stage in his illness he would also feel unwell a lot of the time and be in pain whatever he did.
I have come to terms with my DH's illnesses. Our lives have both changed a lot over the last few years as a result. We can't go anywhere where there's more than a minimal amount of walking. And that's ok, he's my husband and I want him to be as comfortable and happy as he can be. But I miss doing things as a result. A couple of years ago we went to Amsterdam and hardly left the hotel and it's immediate area.
I really want to go. DH hasn't said he doesn't actually want me to - he never would. But he definitely isn't happy about it. Even though me going on holiday with my friends wouldn't stop us going away at a different time. He's not engaging about us booking a holiday which we could tomorrow if he showed interest. I've stopped asking him about holidays - spent weeks before Xmas and he just didn't want to know whilst also saying that we should get away somewhere.
His life over the last couple of years has got much smaller. He has lost confidence in going out. I get it, I really do. But I just want to have 5 days of being able to walk and see things and explore and not worry about how long it will be before he has to stop and is in pain.
I have started wondering if I am being selfish.