"My husband and I planned a week-long vacation to New Orleans. We (but mostly I) have been planning this for months."

"Back in March, I told him I would plan most of it — like where to go and what to do. All he had to do was make sure he had the week off and buy the plane tickets. I spent the last few months researching activities. I booked the hotel room, made reservations at places we wanted to try, and made a list of all the sights I wanted to see."

"Every few weeks, I would check in with my husband to see if he had asked for time off and bought the tickets yet. He would always say he was waiting for the plane ticket prices to go down. Three weeks ago, I reminded him again, and he said he had gotten time off work for the days but had forgotten to get the tickets. He looked online, and the tickets were close to $1,500 per ticket. He said he was going to wait some more to see if they would go down."

"Last week, I asked if he had bought the tickets yet, and he said no. We looked again, and the prices were still high. He said he wasn't willing to spend that much on them and asked how much money I would lose if I just cancelled everything. He offered to have a nice staycation instead."

"I told him I was not willing to cancel everything, because I spent so much time planning it. We argued and didn't come to a conclusion. I wound up buying just one ticket for myself and when I flew out Saturday, I told him I was still going. He acted all surprised that I didn't want to stay home with him."

"I am in New Orleans now and he is blowing up my phone saying that I am an asshole for still going without him. He was trying to get a ticket to come too but I told him if he came, he'd have to get his own hotel room, because this is now my vacation away from him. AITA?"

In this situation who was The Asshole here?

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Una problem

The elephant in the room, the $64000 question: What is this doing on Nairaland??
Please kindly explain how the average Nairalander can relate to your $1500 plane ticket to your New Orleans vacation!

If u r just itching to tell us you’re in New Orleans, fine, go to travel section and regale us as to your experiences and how you find New Orleans

Ur hubby should just end whatever relationship he has with you

No big deal. I travel alone for vacation myself. My wife wants to blacmail me emotionally into not going alone but sometimes, you have to take a break.
I am paying for her vacation with the kids when I come back. I will do a lot of solo traveling in the future without my wife.
Sometimes, your value go down slightly when you are always available as a man, just get away for a little bit and let them feel your impact and have a nice time.

Your husband doesn’t think it’s worth it to spend $3k on a vacation and I share his sentiments. I will rather buy a wristwatch and a couple pairs of shoes than go on a vacation my self.

I’m more of a fan of staycations myself. Time off work, lazy around, eat good and sleep good. I’m not spending $4400 to go eat tacos and take pictures in Mexico for seven days.

After your vacation, pack your load go that man house wey you jolly with.

See eh,we wey dey Naija are too hungry to understand this your post. D kain money wey u dey mention here dey turn my eyes and my head,e come be like say I go fall down.
Abeg,let d poor breeeeth'.

Guy,no be intimidation be dis so? We never see food chop here una come dey terrorize us with dollar matter for ordinary vacation.
Nnaa ehhh, dis life no balance,walahi

eazzzy1:
Your husband doesn’t think it’s worth it to spend $3k on a vacation and I share his sentiments. I will rather buy a wristwatch and a couple pairs of shoes than go on a vacation my self.

I’m more of a fan of staycations myself. Time off work, lazy around, eat good and sleep good. I’m not spending $4400 to go eat tacos and take pictures in Mexico for seven days.

I love the AITA subreddit. You find a lot of complicated personalities on there

When the elders say that women are intrinsically selfish, y'all be arguing with your keypads ...

You expected him to buy two tickets for both of you and prolly sponsor the entire trip ALL ON HIS OWN ...

And when he couldn't (because the cost was high), you didn't even bother to support him but rather you went on your own without considering him... Or do you think men don't like going on vacations? ...

And what's worse is that you're not even willing to share your hotel room with him now that he wants to come over, how selfish! ...

If you had given him the money you spent on your tickets and other miscellaneous to add to what he had, not only would both of you had an enjoyable trip as man and wife, he would've appreciated it and your value would've grown in his eyes ...

But no! You just had to be selfish ...

"Help meet" indeed! ...

DyshApp:
"My husband and I planned a week-long vacation to New Orleans. We (but mostly I) have been planning this for months."

"Back in March, I told him I would plan most of it — like where to go and what to do. All he had to do was make sure he had the week off and buy the plane tickets. I spent the last few months researching activities. I booked the hotel room, made reservations at places we wanted to try, and made a list of all the sights I wanted to see."

"Every few weeks, I would check in with my husband to see if he had asked for time off and bought the tickets yet. He would always say he was waiting for the plane ticket prices to go down. Three weeks ago, I reminded him again, and he said he had gotten time off work for the days but had forgotten to get the tickets. He looked online, and the tickets were close to $1,500 per ticket. He said he was going to wait some more to see if they would go down."

"Last week, I asked if he had bought the tickets yet, and he said no. We looked again, and the prices were still high. He said he wasn't willing to spend that much on them and asked how much money I would lose if I just cancelled everything. He offered to have a nice staycation instead."

"I told him I was not willing to cancel everything, because I spent so much time planning it. We argued and didn't come to a conclusion. I wound up buying just one ticket for myself and when I flew out Saturday, I told him I was still going. He acted all surprised that I didn't want to stay home with him."

"I am in New Orleans now and he is blowing up my phone saying that I am an asshole for still going without him. He was trying to get a ticket to come too but I told him if he came, he'd have to get his own hotel room, because this is now my vacation away from him. AITA?"

In this situation who was The Asshole here?

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I would never marry a woman like you!!!😕

The lady. 🤐

No problem, wait your house girl or your hot neighbour is looking for your pressing iron and wants to iron her num shorts in your house

So you even have the money for your own ticket and never bothered to support him?

U deserve 2x2