When you're excited about something like your first long-haul holiday with your partner, it's likely you'd want your friends to share your joy with you and be happy for you - not undermine your choice of holiday location. One woman was left shocked though when she found her friend to be incredibly dismissive about the place she'd decided to go away to with her partner, saying it wasn't to her taste.
She took to Mumsnet to explain that she and her partner were going on a 'holiday of a lifetime', but when she spoke about it with her friend, she was less than encouraging.
She wrote: "My partner and I are going on what is a holiday in a lifetime for us, never flown long-haul before and we've saved a lot for this.
"I told a friend we were going (her and her husband are on high incomes) and she just said 'that's nice but really not the sort of place I'd choose, it's somewhere I'd go to take a few pictures but that's it, it's far too fake and artificial. Personally I prefer somewhere like X long haul expensive place.'
"That's good for her, and it doesn't have to be everyone's cup of tea but why the need to say that and try and put a dampener on it?
"It's like if a family was going to Blackpool (I know its reputation but I like it) I wouldn't go 'oh it's far too tacky and rough there, I prefer the Cotswolds myself.' I'd just keep my mouth shut and let them be happy about it."
People were quick to tell her that she shouldn't listen to the comments of her friend, and some even suggested she may be jealous.
One wrote: "Ignore. Have a great time."
"Sounds like you may have something your friend doesn't have that's not financial (looks, solid relationship?) just sounds like green-eyed monster coming out to me", someone suggested.
Another commented: "Some people just like to remind you that they are 'better' than you all the time."
"She's jealous, have a great time", another insisted.
Another questioned the friendship writing: "She's a friend you say? Not a good one I assume. Enjoy every minute of that holiday!"
Someone else suggested that she may be concerned, commenting: "It sounds like she's insecure! It's funny because usually, the people who appear to have the most are actually the most self-conscious which is why they want to give off a certain image. Those who are comfortable with what they have feel no need to show off.
"As much as it's annoying that she spoke to you like that, I would turn it around and feel complimented that it caused her enough discomfort to react in such a way, hence where you are going is very nice and she's jealous she's not going. Enjoy it, it sounds like you deserve it."
What would you do if someone reacted like that to your holiday plans? Let us know in the comments.
