Every few weeks I would check with my husband and see if he'd bought tickets or asked for them yet. He would say that he waited for the prices of plane tickets to come down, but, they only went up.

A woman aged 29 has turned to the internet to get advice after going on holiday alone, leaving behind her husband who had waited too long for their flight to New Orleans.

The story begins in a very relatable way -- a couple is having a mild conflict as they try to plan their vacation months in advance. But it ends in serious drama with plenty of hurt feelings.

The entire story is impossible to verify, as it was posted anonymously. However, the details seem to have struck a chord among Redditors. They flooded the post thousands of comments and votes.

The most relatable part of the story is the tension between the two partners. One partner plans and books things in advance, while the other one drags their feet and waits for the prices to go down ( fingers cross).

You can read the whole story below.

What is the AITA for taking a vacation without my spouse?

"My husband (32m), and I (29f), planned a vacation for a week to New Orleans in the US. This has been planned for months by us (but mostly me).

"I told him back in March that I would do the majority of the planning, including where to go and what to do. All he needed to do was to make sure he took the week off work and purchase the tickets. I have spent the past few months researching things to do. I made reservations for the places I wanted to visit, booked the hotel, and made a list.

Every few weeks I would check with my husband and ask if he'd bought tickets or asked for a leave of absence. He would always say that he was just waiting for the prices to drop. He said that he was off work for a few days, but forgot to buy the tickets. He checked online and found that the tickets cost close to $1500 per ticket. He said that he would wait a little longer to see if the tickets were going down.

"Last weekend, I asked him if he'd bought them yet. He said no. The prices were still very high. He told me he didn't want to spend so much on them. I asked him how much I would lose by canceling everything. He suggested a staycation. I said I wasn't willing to cancel because I had spent so much planning. We had a disagreement and couldn't reach a decision. I bought one ticket and told him that I would still be going when I flew out on Saturday. He was surprised to learn that I did not want to stay at home with him.

"I'm in New Orleans and he keeps calling my phone to tell me that I'm an AH because I went without him. He wanted to come with me, but I told him that he would get his own room if he did. This is my vacation without him. AITA?"

The post received

A comment that was very popular on the post said: "NTA (not the a---hole). He had two tasks to complete and ample time, plus reminders. I would be annoyed that he didn't buy the tickets and then admitted to the mistake. Consider it a tax on procrastination and a lesson."

Another person asked: "Has this man never flown before?" You don't buy tickets when flights are on sale. Instead, you purchase them as soon as they go up. Inevitably. Almost always. The only thing that affects the price of airline tickets is supply and demand. The cost of a flight is low when a trip is more than two months away, but the planes still have a high supply and are almost empty. The planes are nearly full and the supplies are low when the trip is only 10 days away. It has always been this way. NTA. "Enjoy the Big Easy"

Another woman showed her husband's possible response to the mismanagement of bookings. "NTA. My husband and I experienced this for our trip to Japan. All he had left to do was make the hotel reservations. I told him to book the hotels a year, six months, and three month before we went. Guess who checked the hotels a full month in advance and discovered that they were all booked up? My husband did not try to convince me to cancel my trip. He booked five-star hotels, and paid the price because it was his fault we couldn't find more affordable accommodations. OP's spouse should have bought the more expensive tickets, and paid the difference. It was his fault he waited for so long to complete his task."

What do you think about?

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Title: Woman Goes On Vacation Without Husband After He Waited Too Long To Book Their Flights - Internet Takes Her Side
Sourced From: www.toofab.com/2023/09/20/woman-vacation-without-husband-waited-too-long-to-book-flights/
Published Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:10:17 +0000

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