Sangria With the Boys, Silent Treatment With the Wife. Episode 820

In this episode, Niall speaks to callers about an email from a furious female listener whose husband wants to go on a week long lads’ holiday to Spain without her or their children.

The husband plans to travel with a group of men from his local pub, many of whom are younger, single and unmarried. His wife insists that she trusts him, but says she does not trust the situation after days of drinking, pressure from single friends and attention from other women.

What has angered her most is that the couple have not taken their two children on a family holiday this year, yet her husband suddenly appears able to find both the money and the time for a week away with the lads. After she told him he should not go, the couple stopped speaking.

Is she being controlling and treating her husband like a child, or does a married man with children have responsibilities that should come before a drinking holiday with single friends?

Can you genuinely trust your partner while still believing the circumstances are inappropriate? Should married couples be allowed to take separate holidays, or does marriage mean accepting that some parts of single life must be left behind?

Niall hears strong opinions from callers as they debate trust, temptation, double standards, family priorities and what really happens on lads’ holidays.