Even if you have the perfect relationship with your significant other, everyone needs alone time. You can’t spend every hour of every day with the same person, no matter how much you love them.

So you don’t need to feel bad for being happy if your partner tells you they are going away on a vacation without you; it is okay to be excited about the prospect of spending some time apart. Especially if you already live with your partner’s parents, like the wife in the story below. Because in that case, no one would be surprised if you did anything to get time away from them.

When her husband left on a 4-day trip to hike the Appalachian Trail with his son, brother, and nephews, this wife took advantage of that time to plan a vacation of her own. One that does not include her overbearing in-laws, whom she has been living with.

However, when the husband’s vacation was cut short, he returned home earlier than expected and demanded that his wife do the same. When she refused and insisted on remaining where she was until the 4 days were up, a family dispute ensued.

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