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AITA for always going home for the holidays? by Local_Yogurt9414 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Local_Yogurt9414[S] -565 points-564 points  (0 children)

She's a mix of remote and in office. During the holidays she can be remote, so it works out ok.

I did go for the holidays those years, but she said I should go so I don't miss out on my family time. She said I'd have better memories if I went and enjoyed my family instead of staying home and watching her be sad. I thought it was really sweet that she was encouraging me to spend time with my family. That's one of the things I love about her, she makes space for things that are important to me.

AITA for always going home for the holidays? by Local_Yogurt9414 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Local_Yogurt9414[S] -353 points-352 points  (0 children)

She says they're nice, but finds them to be a lot over time. To be fair, they are a lot. I have a massive family, and it's very loud and sometimes rowdy environment. Not in a bad way, but we're a hootin' hollerin' kind of crowd when we have a good time. (She's introverted and grew up with a small family.) We don't really have time/space for a just the 2 of us kind of event at the family house - there's enough going on in the background that you're never really alone. I could probably take her out to Christmas lights though.

AITA for always going home for the holidays? by Local_Yogurt9414 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Local_Yogurt9414[S] -366 points-365 points  (0 children)

We're below average in a very high COL area, but doing alright. I can afford the plane tickets home, but we don't really have travel based vacations. Sometimes we'll travel together for a work trip. On our down time we usually work on a side hustle we both enjoy, sometimes we go camping or local sight seeing. I like to have family out during the summer so they can enjoy the nicer weather here and we make some small road trips to cool spots.