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My day started with hearing from my boyfriend, who's just arrived in Tokyo. The first thing his parents told him was that they can't go on holiday when they were meant to because his father has to have keyhole surgery, which will delay their holiday by 12 days. Since I stay at their house while they're away and they don't even know he's gay or that I exist, this rather screws up my holiday.

We've spent the last 11 hours on Messenger and the net trying to sort out what to do. We can't change the dates of my flights because a) that would mean basically booking and paying for a brand new flight and b) there's no guarantee they'll go away after the op, even though they want to. So we decided to look for a reasonable hotel for me instead. While we were umming and ah-ing, the one room we found that would be central and within our price range went to someone else. So since then we've been scouting around for one that isn't so far out of the centre that I'd spend most of the day lost on the Metro system, while still being within our price range and available for the dates we want.

All of this while my boyfriend is getting over a 12-hour flight! So he's had to give up and go to bed and we're no nearer solving this. If I have to miss out on Tokyo this year I'm going to feel so down.

A smaller problem is how to pay for the damn hotel. I have enough on both my credit cards combined to pay for it, but not on a single card. Of course, the websites won't let you split the payment and you only get the money-off deals if you book through the websites. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

 

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OMG! What a nightmare. Could this be telling you something though ..............maybe this might be the time to come clean - or at least ..............come some way to broaching the subject. Maybe his parents might suspect that he's gay? my son was 18 when he came out amidst a lot of tears ...................I actually think I knew before he did .............I don't think parents are a dense as you think. Do you not think that maybe they know?

 

I may be well off the mark here - maybe they wouldn't understand but ................if you're relationship is long term - shouldn't you try and broach it? Maybe he could start by introducing you as a 'friend'who has come out to Japan for a holiday.

Soozy Woo

That's a bit of bugger, sorry Mr Cat

 

But I am slightly confused...

 

You say your BF Parent's don't know he's gay and don't even know about you, but you're staying at their house?  Do you hide when they come home? Or do they know that you're staying at their house, but don't know who you are?

 

Sorry if i'm confused for nothing, I accidentally swallowed some mouthwash earlier and I think its made me a bit tipsy

 

Rawky-Roo
Originally Posted by PeterCat:

My day started with hearing from my boyfriend, who's just arrived in Tokyo. The first thing his parents told him was that they can't go on holiday when they were meant to because his father has to have keyhole surgery, which will delay their holiday by 12 days. Since I stay at their house while they're away and they don't even know he's gay or that I exist, this rather screws up my holiday.

We've spent the last 11 hours on Messenger and the net trying to sort out what to do. We can't change the dates of my flights because a) that would mean basically booking and paying for a brand new flight and b) there's no guarantee they'll go away after the op, even though they want to. So we decided to look for a reasonable hotel for me instead. While we were umming and ah-ing, the one room we found that would be central and within our price range went to someone else. So since then we've been scouting around for one that isn't so far out of the centre that I'd spend most of the day lost on the Metro system, while still being within our price range and available for the dates we want.

All of this while my boyfriend is getting over a 12-hour flight! So he's had to give up and go to bed and we're no nearer solving this. If I have to miss out on Tokyo this year I'm going to feel so down.

A smaller problem is how to pay for the damn hotel. I have enough on both my credit cards combined to pay for it, but not on a single card. Of course, the websites won't let you split the payment and you only get the money-off deals if you book through the websites. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

 

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Sorry to hear this news Peter, you must be gutted. I know how much you were looking forward to this and hope that you can find a solution. Take care out there if you go coz i have read some alarming news about the Govt not stating the real truth about the amount of radioactive fallout that they initially said.

Jonesy

Unfortunately, the "friend" option wouldn't work anyway - his parents don't even have relatives to stay, never mind friends. (They're a VERY odd family) And I told my boyfriend a long time ago that it's up to him when and if he comes out to his parents, and that I'd support him whatever he did. It really is a more complicated situation than I'm at liberty to explain.

 

Thanks for your sympathy and good wishes, folks. I'm a little bit nearer a solution since a friend of mine thought of a way I could pay using the cards, but I'm still to find a hotel. Fingers crossed that tomorrow is better.

PeterCat
Originally Posted by Rawky-Roo:

That's a bit of bugger, sorry Mr Cat

 

But I am slightly confused...

 

You say your BF Parent's don't know he's gay and don't even know about you, but you're staying at their house?  Do you hide when they come home? Or do they know that you're staying at their house, but don't know who you are?

 

Sorry if i'm confused for nothing, I accidentally swallowed some mouthwash earlier and I think its made me a bit tipsy

 

I should have explained better, Rawky. Every summer they go to Italy on holiday and ask him to go over and look after the house. He doesn't want to be alone, so he sneaks me in after they've gone to Italy.

 

As I said, they're a strange family.

PeterCat
Originally Posted by LowonIQ:

If he's in the hospital just stay and don't say ....... if pos

Not poss, unfortunately - the mother will still be in the house, and he'll be coming home to recuperate for a few days before they fly off.

 

However, things are looking a bit more hopeful. We're working on a two-hotel option at the moment, which though fiddly looks a bit more do-able.

PeterCat
Originally Posted by PeterCat:

Oh thank goodness! After only having an hour's sleep, I've just managed to book the hotel. I'll be staying in one hotel but had to do it in 2 bookings because you can't split the payment over 2 cards.

 

*faints*

 Great news!

 

And, now you can complain about yourself and how you left the room.

Unless you have to change rooms. If not, demand a new room. 

Blizz'ard

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