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How do I go on a solo holiday without getting grief?

130 replies

ringobingo · 28/06/2026 09:14

I haven’t been abroad in a reeeeeallly long time (over a decade). Before that I enjoyed going away and sightseeing etc, but for various reasons (mainly that I have no one to go with) I don’t go anywhere these days.

Sometimes I want to get away and have a change of scene, relax and unwind in a way I can’t do at home.

I am married (no kids), and we live together though it is just a certificate at this point. He goes away, including to the US and around Europe etc with friends (for specific events) but isn’t interested in going anywhere with me.

The problem is if I do book and go away somewhere, he will give me a lot of grief. He will accuse me of going with someone, or meeting someone out there. As he knows I don’t have friends I can go with, and I’ve never done it before so it would be out of character. I know he would make my life very difficult beforehand and while I’m wherever I am with messages etc. This is one of the reasons I haven’t done it before as I know this will happen, I get questioned even if I go out for the day about whereabouts.

so what do I do? Just suck it up and never go anywhere again?

(I know people will tell me to just leave permanently but that’s not the point of the thread)

OP posts:
Hoppinggreen · 29/06/2026 11:38

Sounds like you want some magical words to stop a Dickhead behaving like a Dickhead
Unfortunately they don't exist

Poppingby · 29/06/2026 11:44

Obviously the answer is leaving and making your own life but since you seen determined that this is about a holiday, book a place on a solo/ singles group holiday or an activity based retreat like yoga or pottery. Anything that's not about looking for love. Meeting others on an activity based holiday night be the first step in making some friends or finding your confidence to change things generally.

Janicchoplin · 29/06/2026 15:43

ringobingo · 28/06/2026 09:32

What would worry me about doing this is he would get in touch with my whole family and tell them I’ve gone. They would then worry because it’s unusual for me too and I’d be bombarded by then with messages.

He would probably also contact the police and I would have anxiety about being in a news story as a missing person or something!

Tell your family. Just don't tell him. It seems awfully controlling that he gets to do what he likes yet dictates what you do.

SorrelYarrow · 29/06/2026 15:57

ringobingo · 28/06/2026 09:32

What would worry me about doing this is he would get in touch with my whole family and tell them I’ve gone. They would then worry because it’s unusual for me too and I’d be bombarded by then with messages.

He would probably also contact the police and I would have anxiety about being in a news story as a missing person or something!

People are allowed to go missing.
Tell your family you need a holiday.

Itsallthebsame · 29/06/2026 17:28

I didn't really answer your question. You can't change someone else's behaviour, only your own. It's your choice.

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