Adapted from an online discussion.
Dear Carolyn: My otherwise lovely and companionable hubby has serious issues concerning vacations. We make a comfortable income and are not in debt beyond our mortgage or car payment. Subscribe for unlimited access to The Post You can cancel anytime. Subscribe
Every year, he goes on several personal weekends away but says these aren’t vacations because they’re part of his hobby.
Last year, after I begged to go to the beach, he ruined the trip for me in multiple ways. The guilt I felt for our even going at all, knowing he didn’t want to, added to the sourness.
We just had another major fight about vacations. We’ve been married 15 years, never traveled abroad, never gone away for more than four days anywhere.
He earns substantially more than I, maki

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