Going on holiday without spouse

[Anonymous]

Do you do this? And do you miss your spouse when away from them for a week or two? I have friends who vacation a lot without their DH's and am not sure I would like it

[Anonymous]

I frequently take my kids to visit my family without my spouse (just because he doesn't enjoy my family for long periods of time as much as the kids and I do). I definitely miss him after a few days, but I also know this particular trip is more fun without him.

I've never taken an actual vacation without him--like a trip to an interesting place. In general, I'd rather share those experiences with him, but I would consider going without him if there was a place I wanted to visit and he didn't.

[Anonymous]

I take weekends away - like a girls weekend to the beach with friends. I don't take expensive week long vacations because I think the money spent on those would be best if done together. But every family is different - it's nice to be apart a couple of times a year for short weekends.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I do a full week without him every year. Multiple weekends also.

[Anonymous]

I stopped doing ski vacations after about our 1st anniversary because she wouldn't come along. I took one solo week-long vacation after a dozen years of marriage, just hated it.

[Anonymous]

A week or two: no. Four or five days for a girls' trip: yes, but it doesn't happen often, unfortunately. He's done a few guys' trips as well, but not longer than four days usually.

[Anonymous]

I've done it a couple of times with my SIL's but I love traveling with my DH. I've also done a couple of ten day trips with my daughters to China and Paris. He may do a guys 3 day golf trip once a year but that's about it. A couple of days apart every once in a while reminds me that I really like being with him. I do find that traveling with another couple is a good idea because it's fun to do GF stuff that my DH has no interest in.

[Anonymous]

I travel a lot for work and often add a couple of days up against a weekend to have a four day vacation. DH will fly out to meet me once the work portion is over often.

I would not really enjoy taking a true vacation without DH.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Our kids are young, and an all-family vacation is fun, but not quite recuperating like a trip without everyone. I own my own business, so I have to do some work each day even when on vacation. So add to that taking care of the kids and doing activities while on vacation, and I end up getting less sleep and rest than when we're not on vacation.

A trip without everyone is actual time to recuperate. I do it 1-2x a year, for a few days at a time.

[Anonymous]

I take the kids to visit family without him. We both have done long weekends with friends. Never a long vacation without each other.

[Anonymous]

Yes, because DH hates traveling and gets very stressed out on vacations. I love it; I've always been very independent and kind of a loner, so it's fun being out on my own again.

[Anonymous]

We always do things as a family with both parents. We enjoy being with each other and sharing experiences together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A week or two: no. Four or five days for a girls' trip: yes, but it doesn't happen often, unfortunately. He's done a few guys' trips as well, but not longer than four days usually.

Same here, and yes, I miss him. We don't need to FaceTime or call every single day (we're both more of texters anyway) but I do miss seeing him and sleeping next to him.

[Anonymous]

We don't holiday. We vacation and no I do not go without my spouse.

[Anonymous]

I have done a few trips with kids without DH. A cruise, a few visitors to club med. etc. it's a very relaxing way to spend time without FH burning all his vacation days. He usually misses us a lot and I notice he gets a LOT of projects finished around the house.