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To spend full weekend with new man right before I travel.

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puncturedagain · 23/04/2026 14:41

We’re seeing one another two months, normally each week or twice per week. We live far away from each other but both make the effort. We both have full time busy jobs, teenagers at home and other commitments.
Im going overseas next week for a week with my teens.
This means that I won’t see him for two weeks. That’s perfectly fine but he has purchased tickets to a gig at the weekend for us , with my prior acceptance of the invitation. This is sat night an hour away from my home. I fly on Sunday am early.

He is very kind and courteous and within context has suggested that this may be too much for me and my kids to be away from Friday morning until late Saturday night in view of my early flight on the Sunday.
If we don’t do this it will be another extra week that we won’t have met one another and a month since we will have spent a night together.
I feel that we’re both on the same page with feelings and intention but a month without intimacy and two weeks without seeing each other at this early stage seems lacking?
He has left it completely up to me.
would it be unfair on my kids to be gone for that length of time before our early flight .. early Friday morning to late Saturday night. I don’t want him to cancel tickets as they’re paid for and it may be rude to suggest it.
They’re 15 and 17.

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outerspacepotato · 23/04/2026 17:29

Put your kids first.

The guy will still be there when you get back. Sheesh.

puncturedagain · 23/04/2026 17:34

My flight time was changed which is why I accepted the invitation to the concert as I was due to leave on Sunday evening.
my children always come first and always have. I now have a lovely outlet in this new relationship and am enjoying that. My parenting is not what I’m concerned about here . My children are well able to pack and organise themselves and we will pack sporadically during the week as always but this is new to me so I was interested in your responses.

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Taxeffectively · 23/04/2026 17:36

are you in the uk? Sorry to be nosy but isn’t this school term?

Taxeffectively · 23/04/2026 17:37

puncturedagain · 23/04/2026 17:34

My flight time was changed which is why I accepted the invitation to the concert as I was due to leave on Sunday evening.
my children always come first and always have. I now have a lovely outlet in this new relationship and am enjoying that. My parenting is not what I’m concerned about here . My children are well able to pack and organise themselves and we will pack sporadically during the week as always but this is new to me so I was interested in your responses.

And my response is heck no.

Night before a holiday… ensure all sorted, last minute clean up, take away, all of us excited, early night.

puncturedagain · 23/04/2026 17:38

Taxeffectively · 23/04/2026 17:36

are you in the uk? Sorry to be nosy but isn’t this school term?

No not in England

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Taxeffectively · 23/04/2026 17:45

You are going away for a week
why would that mean a fortnight apart?

Hiyoulookgood · 23/04/2026 20:34

If after a week or so of not seeing one another there’s problems - then there’s no future in it anyway.

ForTipsyFinch · 23/04/2026 21:09

I would just see him when I’m back. It’s only 2 weeks. You’ve not long met him so a month without sex at this stage doesn’t seem especially relevant to me? I guess I don’t really understand the concern - do you think he would sleep with someone else?

UpDownAllAround1 · 23/04/2026 21:17

Most gigs won’t be finishing before 10.30 so will be real rush

Hiyoulookgood · 23/04/2026 21:23

The gig is 2 hours away and you reckon you’ll be home by 11?? Oh come on

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Ireallycantthinkofagoodone · 24/04/2026 20:11

Not that this is in any way helpful to your quandary, but leaving home at 7am to travel to an airport is not an EARLY flight!

suburberphobe · 24/04/2026 20:24

Oh my goodness , dick before kids eh?

Don't do it. Your kids need you to be in charge for this holiday. You might come home and they're not packed properly - teenagers! - while rushing to get to the airport etc,

Chill out, make it a holiday for all of you to remember.

If dick is serious, he will wait.

Pessismistic · 24/04/2026 21:32

Op have you asked your dc how they feel about it. They seem old enough to cope and you do have a right to a relationship it’s seems odd not asking them first before deciding.

ShakyBake · 24/04/2026 21:51

Can I ask op , if you do go ahead with the headbanging at the concert and then the headbanging that follows. With all that rushing about / the travelling / stress of packing and then getting to the airport etc. what happens if you give yourself a headache?

Fearnotsunshine · 24/04/2026 22:04

I can imagine your children being excited to go away but you're not going to be with them in the run up to the holiday. Do they know you're seeing someone - do you talk openly about it? Have you asked them what they think?

whiteumbrella · 24/04/2026 23:21

Why don’t you go to his Friday night. The kids will be fine for 24hrs.

Imbusytodaysorry · 24/04/2026 23:29

I think you should stay home

Woodfiresareamazing2 · 24/04/2026 23:43

Would it be possible for him to come to you Fruday, and leave to go to the gig on Saturday with someone else?

You get to have sex, your DC can pack in a more leisurely way, and you have time later on Saturday to tidy/clean/finish packing after he's gone.

puncturedagain · 25/04/2026 00:28

thanks Everyone x

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