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If you expect to keep a marriage relationship intact, both husband and wife need to be willing to give and not only take. Here is what I would say, "I would enjoy going but could we go one week ahead of (or stay a week after) everyone else and enjoy some time together." I would try to leave and return together if possible. (One week with family is usually enough even if everyone gets along very well.) As far as flying...go with a good attitude, bite your tongue, and expect inconvience. That way you will be prepared for the worst and able to be happy if it isn't that bad. Hopefully you can have a good trip...if you don't go, it will be dividing point when marriage should truly be about consistently growing closer.
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retcol,
Has she recieved an unknown recent promotion to BG, if not RHIP takes precedence, A reminder is needed perhaps!!
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Marriage is freight train that needs continuous TLC and consideration. It has to be a mutual effort to keep the train on the tracks. Derailments are disasterous.
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"Marriage is freight train that needs continuous TLC and consideration. It has to be a mutual effort to keep the train on the tracks. Derailments are disasterous."
There are times when two people try to maintain separate tracks which puts an intolerable amount of strain on the Engine, Transmission and finally the Differential:
To prevent a derailment a split is not only necessary but essential to prevent damaged equipment as well!!
"Been there done that"
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hey you can shop for a Norwegian brand tractor??
OR ask DR. SWVILL
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Sweden and Norway eh? The last time I was in Norway (2 week company sales incentive reward trip) we went to this wooden/log lodge place. The sauna was all the rave and folk were hopping between the sauna and mineral pools (I guess they have a huge number of them - kind of unique to the area). As it was advertized to us (by the company we bought the package from) one of the trip highlights was the huge sauna / mineral pool thingy. Anyway as it turns out the standard protocol for the sauna was to do it naked, this was no sweat (pun not intended) for the local folk who are in general WAY WAY more liberal than we are here in the US. The real kicker for some in our party of approximately 24 people with equal number of men and women (ages 25 - 55) was that the sauna facilities were were not separate for the sexes. Women and men just sat together naked on these huge wooden benches while relaxing and letting their bones soak up the good smell of ecualyptus oil. The men of course got over their modesty soon enough but it took the women a while, there were some attempts to wear swim-siuts but the locals would ridicule anyone who did. At the end of the week all (including me) but 2 of us had settled in to a routine and were enjoying the sauna's. No there was no mischief but it was quite fun to watch everyone especially since we would all be going back to the same office in 2 weeks time (how weird was that?). Anyway what's the point of all this rambling:
1) There might be something good in it for you - especially since the planning is disorganized - you could get your hand in there and make something (interesting)happen.
2) You could tell your wife the story and she might baulk at letting you go because you might have too good of a time if you know what I mean, in which case you might get to stay at home - which would be the point of telling her the story in the first place wouldn't it.
Bottom line - enjoy Scandinavia - even if it means you don't get to go.
Cheers Ann Brush
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Well, when you are talking about three slightly older women who can't make up their minds, there are some potential solutions.
One such solution is to join up with a pre-planned group. That way the women are restricted to the itinerary of the group. They don't have to think, they don't have to make decisions. They just have to show up and enjoy. It also takes all the hassle out of planning the trip and getting everyone's details right. They usually allow some free time for things that people want to do separate from the group. For those times, you can suggest the women go shopping and you will "investigate" potential activities for the next free time. There is no need for the investigation activity to go beyond the local pub. You can learn quite a bit there if you engage in conversation with the locals.
Also with a pre-planned large group trip, they usually don't last more than a week or two.
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BTW, I spent 2 weeks in London last May and had a wonderful time. The flying wasn't bad except for being stuck on a plane for 8 hours. Of course, it was the wife and I. No sisters or anything like that. I would have struggled had her sister been along.
One thing I did on a trip to Alaska with my parents was to take an afternoon for myself. They wanted to one thing and I another. So we agreed to meet at a location at a certain time. We went our separate ways and had an enjoyable afternoon. You can only spend so much time together before it becomes a problem.
Someone suggested an vacation for just you two. I like that idea. Then you can send her along with her sisters and a "girl's only" trip.
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It seems obvious that you really don't want to go on an extended trip with your inlaws. I can understand that perfectly.
Note to men in general:
Sometimes we just have to remove our testicles from the wife's purse and do what's best for us. 
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This board is Great reading ---Trains,Planes,""Jewels"" and a tractor or two. This is better that most shows on tv, besides you get to learn a thing or two
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