There is always a first time when a couple plans to take a vacation together. This is exciting and anxiety-inducing all at the same time. They haven’t seen you before you go to bed and after you wake up. They also haven’t seen you through your morning routine and the tantrums that you have imbibed over the years.
You want to play it cool but certain things are bound to come up through this first vacation:
1. He hasn’t seen me without makeup yet
It is not like I do some full-coverage makeup with him every day that he won’t recognise me without it, but I need something on my face. Which means that he will have to sleep 15 minutes before me so I can clean off the BB cream, highlighter, concealer, mascara, and lip stain. This also means I will have to wake up 15 minutes before him to at least brush, comb my hair, apply a CC cream, and a little natural stain on my lips and cheeks. I really need to look presentable at all times, no pressure!
2. It is too soon for a vacation, hope he doesn’t think I do this with every boy
We have only been seeing each other for a few months. We haven’t even had the “conversation” and I am off for a vacation. I really want this guy to last. I hope he doesn’t think we are casual and I go on vacations with everyone I meet on and off Tinder.
3. I booked the room on my card, should I ask to split the amount?
So, in all the rush of booking and everything else, we haven’t discussed splitting the cost. We should’ve discussed expenditure, we are not rich kids of South Delhi or SoBo just swiping our cards. Now that I have booked the room and he has booked the bus, the math tells me he should pay me back at least two grand. How can I even ask if he hasn’t asked for the bus fare yet?
4. This is a true test of hygiene
I will have to be aware of his habits now. Sharing a room means seeing him in his element. If he changes his boxers twice a day, takes a long morning shower followed by a short evening shower, cleans his hands before meals, cleans himself before and after sex, and the list is endless. He is going through a test and he doesn’t even know it.
5. Should I discuss sexpectations with him beforehand?
We haven’t planned an itinerary and we haven’t discussed any plans apart from reaching the hills. I hope we are not going to be restricted to our room because that would be a waste of this vacation. What if he just wants to have sex all the time? I really do not have that stamina. I should probably talk to him about my comfort zone in bed and beyond.
6. Is he going to post about me on his social media?
If we are going on a couple-trip he seems to be sure of where we are headed. So it is only fair that his social media has my traces now, I don’t want other women to DM thinking he is some cutie who is available in the dating market. He is taken, not with mutual agreement, but in my head at least.
