"Every few weeks, I would check in with my husband to see if he had asked off and bought the tickets yet, he would say he was waiting for the plane ticket prices to go down," but they, of course, only ...

I’m not surprised that Frankie Bridge has been called ‘selfish’ and ‘the worst parent’ for going on holiday without her kids and husband. Last year, I booked myself into a Travelodge overnight for a ...

A woman who decided to go on a planned vacation without her husband has been backed over her decision to leave him at home. In a post shared to Reddit under the handle u/Strong-Farm-7377, a user ...

I've been taking trips with my parents, without my husband and children, for the past 10 years. We've been everywhere from Hong Kong to London to New York. Traveling the world together has helped me ...

For nearly a decade, I racked my brain on what a solo trip would look like for me: Perhaps I’d visit the palaces in Rajasthan, India, or climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. I dreamed of dining at a ...

Have you ever written about doing separate vacations when you’re married? I think it would be an interesting topic. —Anonymous Occasionally readers write in, asking me to tackle subjects that may not ...

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We love the arrangement, and I came back from my first trip feeling refreshed and like a better mom. Being a parent is tough, but traveling and taking some alone time has helped me remember who I am.