She Wants To Travel And See The World, But Her Husband Has A Fear Of Flying, So She Wants To Go Without Him Even Though He’s Against It
This woman is almost 40-years-old, and throughout her whole life, she was never personally in a financial position where she could afford to fly around the world and travel.
But now, her kids have grown up, and she and her husband both have solid jobs. So, if they wanted to, they could afford to travel about once a year.
However, her husband has a terrible fear of flying on airplanes.
“I don’t love the idea either,” she admitted, “But it’s worth the risk to me.”
Her husband, on the other hand, actually has nightmares whenever she brings up going on a vacation by plane. So, she realizes that he isn’t just being particular or difficult; he actually just has a true phobia of flying.
That’s why she doesn’t expect her husband to just be able to get over his fear of flying. Still, that doesn’t mean she isn’t interested in traveling without him.
“I would like to go on a vacation with my sister to see someplace farther than one day’s driving distance,” she said.
After telling her husband that, though, he claimed it was unfair. He didn’t think it would be right for her to use family money to go on a trip that he was not able to attend.
However, she believes that her husband could technically attend if he wanted to.
Svetlana Sokolova – stock.adobe.com- illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
“But he chooses to let his fear hold him back,” she reasoned.
Not to mention, she is nearing 40, and they began having kids when she was just 18 years old. So, she’s never traveled anywhere beyond the East Coast of the United States, and she would love to see more of the world before she gets any older.
On top of that, her job also provides employees with occasional bonuses, and all of her bonuses have always gone toward their “family money,” along with the rest of her pay. That’s why she believes that she is more than entitled to go on a trip using some “family money” if she wants to.
So, she really wants to save her next bonus to go on a vacation with her sister– who would pay her own way– instead of her husband. However, she isn’t sure if that would be the wrong thing to do.
“I would love to see more,” she vented, “but I feel trapped because he won’t go and is not okay with me going without him.”
Do you think she should have to miss out on opportunities to travel just because of her husband’s phobia? If she’s contributed to their family money for years, do you believe she is entitled to use some of it? How should she handle this situation with her husband?
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