Work trips are labeled as such because it’s work, not a vacation.

This man admits that he doesn’t always want to bring his family on work trips.

He wants to travel alone, but his wife thinks he’s being sneaky. Now he’s not sure what to do.

Read the story below and weigh in.

AITA: Wife(24F)thinks I’m(32M)being sneaky because I don’t want her and the boys to come on my work trips

I’m very fortunate to work a job that pays well and allows me to travel the world doing what I love.

But sometimes, having a wife and two boys and a job that requires you to travel isn’t ideal.

But I’m not interested in other work because, like I said, it’s what I love and I’m lucky and blessed financially.

This man admits not wanting to bring his family along his next trip.

Sometimes, I bring my wife and children on the trips.

But this time, I decided not to, and my wife is getting suspicious and thinks I’m being sneaky.

Honestly, I don’t blame her. I can understand where she’s coming from.

Lovers get jealous/see red flags, and ask questions.

He feels like when they are around, the work trip becomes a vacation.

I understand that I’ve had my moments of jealously, too.

But, the truth is I don’t want to bring her and the kids because it stops being a work trip.

It becomes a vacation where I also got to work while also catering to her and the boys in her mind.

It’s like in her mind, I’m not working.

Yet, she thinks he’s refusing to let them come because he has something to hide.

Instead of a three-day trip where I go to work and come back home, it now becomes a week-long vacation.

Where we have to do all the tourist things I’ve done a million times for the last several years.

A vacation with two boys isn’t the most peaceful vacation in the world either.

But she thinks I’m being sneaky.

He only wants to enjoy some alone time.

But the truth is I rather go do what I have to do, watch some TV in the hotel room without the boys screaming, and smoke some weed.

Then come back to my family in a couple days.

I do enjoy the small periods alone.

But It’s not like I have some secret family I’m traveling to see nor am I planning trips to purposely get away

When it happens, I do enjoy it by myself. This has caused suspicion and a riff in my household.

Now, he’s wondering if he should bring them on the trip.

Should I just tell her to come? But wouldn’t that be more suspicious? Like she caught me?

Does that mean I can’t take any trips without them anymore and that I have to bring them everytime?

No more solo work trips? I’ve gone on this trips long before even meeting my wife.

What should I do? We have a pretty strong relationship, and I would hate for something so small to cause us problems.

Hmmm… That’s a tough one. He just wants alone time at the hotel after work, but it is easy to see why his wife would be concerened.

What do you think? Let’s check out the responses of other people on Reddit.

This user shares their honest opinion.

Here’s another valid point.

Does she ever get any time alone, asks this person.

Here’s another insightful comment.

Finally, this user says they would be upset, too.

He needs to make sure his wife gets a break from the kids too.

If you liked that post, check out this story about a guy who was forced to sleep on the couch at his wife’s family’s house, so he went to a hotel instead.