How To Make The Most Of Your Partner Being Away
If your boyfriend or girlfriend go away for the weekend, what can you do with the time? Be selfish! Make the most of your free time! Here's VideoJug's guide on how to do just that....
Step 1: Get ready
Now he's away you can do exactly what you want! Anything at all! The world is your oyster! But what exactly did you do B.R ? - that's Before Relationship…
This might take a bit of thought and preparation. Unless you have planned a full programme of events, the likelihood is you'll spend the time lying on the sofa, drinking old milk and watching re-runs of Charlie's Angels.
Step 2: Get on the phone
Call your most sociable old friend, or the one your boyfriend hates, and jump back into their life. Maybe you haven't seen much of them lately and are embarrassed about it? Don't apologise for being out of contact, and don't worry that it won't be like it was when you used to hang out all the time. Really good old friends don't care you haven't spoken for six months, just that you're calling now. Explain you are having a Me Weekend, they'll be flattered it's them you are calling.....
Demand a meeting. If they're busy, you could always try and shoehorn yourself into whatever they are doing- which is a great way of trying a new activity such as DIY, sign language lessons, or collecting coins. But if they have no plans, wow, that's brilliant news.....
Step 3: Squeeze it all in
Enlist your friends on a whistlestop tour of everything you have always wanted to do but couldn't….. That film he hated the sound of? Go watch it! That new fancy cafe you wanted to try, but he didn't like the look of? Treat yourself.
This may be your only chance to be selfish- so normal rules don't apply. So, one time only, you are entitled to queue-jump, gatecrash and freeload your way to whatever you want to do.
Stay out much later than you would normally, and remember to say 'yes' to everything. Well, nearly everything....
Step 4: Remember why you're in a relationship
Your weekend of freedom is NOT about worrying what your partner's up to, obsessive calls and texts, or using every given opportunity to talk about him endlessly.
This is your chance to disentangle yourself from your relationship for a few hours - so make sure it is all about you, not you missing him.
But if you find yourself enjoying your freedom a little bit too much, start remembering how important he is to you all the other days of the week.
Step 5: Welcome home
If you've done this properly, you'll be at least as tired as your partner is after their trip away. But don't worry, you'll soon be back in your cosy routines- cocoa, sitcoms and cuddles on the sofa.
