Do you and your spouse...

[katerkat]

Well, the military sees to it that we don't get many together. I've gone on a couple that he simply couldn't get the time off for. And soon he'll be heading to a lovely island in the middle of nowhere for quite a while. Sounds like a vacation to me! But we do try to do trips together whenever we can.

 

[Dancind]

We do both. The family trips are great for us, really a nice "picker upper" for our relationship. Our trips this summer are all separate, though, we will be cruising as a family at Christmas.

First DD and I will go to Las Vegas for her dance team Nationals, not DH's cup of tea (Las Vegas OR dance comps).

Then he will go on a boat off the California coast for four days to scuba dive for his 50th B-day. Too advanced diving for DD, and I don't dive. Sort of sad that we will miss his birthday, but that's his choice.

In August, DD and I are supposed to make our 3rd annual Mom & daughter trip to WDW. I consider it a nice bonding getaway before school starts and everything gets crazy. She's a teen now, so positive bonding is a good thing!

DH asked if we were going to do any family trips this summer, and I said "when and with what money?"!

 

[Mishetta]

Wouldn't even dream of it!! We even go grocery shopping together!! The only time we are apart is when he's at work, otherwise we're stuck together like glue! The two times he's gone to CA for 3 to 4 days to visit his parents, he called me about 6 times a day since we missed each other so much! He hates to go without me (I won't go ~ that's another thread discussion ) so he only sees his parents once every 3 years for only 3 to 4 days.

 

[Boo]

Every spring, DH has his guy weekend in Arizona. He and a group of friends fly out and stay with a friend, watch the Cubs spring training, play cards, exchange BBQ tips, hit a strip club- basically have a weekend comprised of all that makes up the Y chromosome. I like to get away for a girl's spa weekend. DH and I try and do at least one overnight or weekend together away from the kids. The rest of the time we vacation as a family. This works best for everyone as a family, a couple and as individuals.

 

[Talking Hands]

Yes we take separate vacations at times. He goes to see his parents and I will go to Disney or to a conference for the Deaf, or an interpreter workshop out of town without him. Also do FRID, RID and Tupperware meetings without him. We've been married 29 years and it works for us.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

We do both.. I am a SAHM, and DH works very hard. He gets about 5 weeks of vacation. He loves Montana, we are building a cabin out there. So every year he goes out there for 2 (this year 3) vacations, one week at a time. He rides his motorcycle, and works on the house. One of those weeks, DS4, DS6 and I join him for a family vacation. ( Right now, I don't WANT to be out there for 3 weeks!) We all take a yearly trip in the fall to WDW. This year, I am going to WDW again-by myself. (My mother is watching the boys, DH would be lost!) We spend family time on the weekends on our boat, and at the community pool.

I see no problem with couples taking separate vacations, as long as they take some vacations together. Everyone needs some time to themselves. And although I miss DH while he's gone, it seems that I get more things done while he's off enjoying himself!

 

[Annette_VA]

We do everything together! I can not imagine taking separate vacations.

I go w/ him to all his conferences. Every Disney trip has been because he's going to a conference. No way would I let him go to Orlando w/o me!

Also got to go to Amelia Island, FL & San Diego this way. Sure cuts down on vacation costs! LOL

 

[Dopey Sharon]

We will celebrate out 26th anniversary, next month, and this year is the first time I'm going anywhere without my DH (well, other than short trips to my parents house down the shore). We have always taken vacations together, and still do. We're leaving Sunday for WDW and going to WDW again in October, so it's not like we don't go anywhere together. If I didn't have a friend with a condo in Port Charlotte, I wouldn't be going.

 

[Micca]

I don't think you'd call them vacations. Sometimes there is an event or function that I might want to attend that DW isn't interested in. Sometimes she likes to go to things (usually with our DDs) that I'm not interested in. It's not so much a break from each other as it is not having to worry about whether the other person is bored out their mind. We enjoy our trips together too

 

[Melora]

Next month will be the first and probably ONLY time we will ever go seperately anywhere.. we love to be together.

He is going to Japan for Karate seminar and as much as I REALLY wantd to go we know its not practical to take our 3 year old on a 13 hour plane flight. Then he will be training every day and its in a small village with no services for me to get around and I do not speak Japanese.

So I said go ahead and go but I get to go somewhere too. So Im going with my sis and neice to WDW... they have never been there so it should be fun fun fun!!!

 

[Desnik]

DH does not have to travel for business. He says he would never get a job that would require him to leave his family for any amount of time. Gotta love him!

We do not do seperate vacations. We take family vacations and in 2 weeks we will be taking our first weekend getaway in 5 years!

DH and I are best friends and we can't stand to be away from eachother.

 

[Danauk]

I can't imagine going on holiday without my DH. We have never taken seperate holidays and I don't think we ever will. We do have to go away sometimes for a few nights or a week with work though. But then we have at least 30 kids with us as we are both teachers! That is definately not a holiday!!

 

[KimR]

We do both. It works for us because we really don't have the same interests and this way, we both get to do what we want. DH loves snow skiing and gambling (I hate both), so he will take a trip to Vegas or Colorado while I stay home with the girls. As long as he gets to do that, he will happily tag along when we go to Disney, no whining, no complaining. Works for me!

 

[catsrule]

no

 

[Kitty 34]

My parents have been going on separate vacations for quite some time now. Dad has gone to the rain forest areas a couple of times and Mom usually goes to Europe.

So far my DH and I go on the same vacation with the kids. I do go on a 3 day trip with my Mom and the girls to a casino/resort up north.

 

[Mad4Mickey]

This fall will be my DH 1st trip to WDW with me . I go 1-2 times a year but he has never wanted to go . We take vacation 1 time together , 1 time with the kids , and then we go alone with friends if we want when we want .

It has never been a problem at all . He will be going with my son to White Water Raft this summer and I am lucky I dont have to go

 

[candykisses]

We vacation together. I can't imagine leaving him at home, especially since he does all the planning.

 

[Shugardrawers]

We do. Mostly because DH likes to indulge my Dis fetish and we can't really afford for both of us to go together so once or twice a year my sister and I go. Usually, he has to work anyway. One day, when we've saved enough, he'll take vacation time and go with me. Until then he says he's just happy that I can go.

 

[Phrebert]

What perfect timing for this thread, as I am helping my parents move and using up the last of my vacation time, and the DW is off to a state convention. It will be the first time we have been apart for more than 5 days since we were married 10 yrs ago.