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How would you handle a dispute over travel lodging arrangements?
My wife grew up staying with friends and relatives when they traveled, and I grew up staying in motels. I am uncomfortable spending the night in other people's houses and would rather stay home. My wife is adamant that a staying in a motel is wasting money needlessly and would rather stay home than spend the money for a motel. How can we resolve this?
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October 16, 2009 06:49 PM
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Hmmm...I think you should try to convince her that staying in a motel will allow more intimacy and promise her a romantic evening! Bring along some bubble bath, a bottle of wine, matching silk pajamas and grown-up toys....
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October 13, 2009 11:21 PM
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That would depend on who the person is you are staying with, and if you were invited by them, or invited yourself. I would personally stay in a home, but I've also enjoyed staying at nice hotels when I visited my son in college.
Would staying in a hotel put a strain on your budget? Maybe that's your wife's concern. Are you the spender, and she the saver? Is your budget very tight, yet you spend anyway? If so, then she has a point, and as long as you are not imposing, and are welcome to stay with someone in their home, there should not be a problem.
Are you uncomfortable because of who you are staying with, or would that matter? If it's a matter of who you will be staying with, then that is a personal thing that you and your wife will have to settle.
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Would staying in a hotel put a strain on your budget? Maybe that's your wife's concern. Are you the spender, and she the saver? Is your budget very tight, yet you spend anyway? If so, then she has a point, and as long as you are not imposing, and are welcome to stay with someone in their home, there should not be a problem.
Are you uncomfortable because of who you are staying with, or would that matter? If it's a matter of who you will be staying with, then that is a personal thing that you and your wife will have to settle.
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October 14, 2009 12:54 AM
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It sounds like the short term answer is to make both of you happy by staying home together! However, something is going to have to get figured out sooner or later. What's wrong with skipping a trip, saving the money, then spending it on a motel the next time you travel? I'm not a big fan of staying in other people's houses either, or having them stay in mine. Perhaps you could explain to your wife that it's not very fun to go to someone else's house when you're not familiar with it, and you'd prefer going to a hotel so you know what to expect. Does she really expect you to go and just be uncomfortable?
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