We all have heard it, perhaps said it ourselves. I need a vacation from my vacation! I am no one's Plus 1, Security Detail, Baggage Handler. Why would I ever take an 85 Honda Civic to Europe? I can go there myself. Rent a different Porsche every night. Not be told where to go, what not to do. And still come home with money in my pocket.

Being unattached at this moment , I am all for solo vacations... cause I never take sand to the beach ..
Come to think of it , I'd probably do the same if I had a Plus one .... coz then its truly a vacation from her anyway ....

I like to see all the sites when on holiday, being single I have gone solo for many years and I do get to see what I want to see.

I take solo road trips all the time. Go, stop, stay, eat what, where and when I want. It's heaven on earth.

When I was 24 and single, traveling down the Seine
river in Paris, I remember thinking, mon this
would be so much more meaningful were I with
someone special..and not just another boat ride ;-(

Solo for sure. I like road trips.

Having someone with you who's slower than you can be annoying, unless you're being chased by a polar bear.

I personally prefer with someone.. it's cheaper

seriously tho.. experiencing and exploring new places, flavors etc is, to me, simply more fun when shared.. nothing more pleasurable than turning to a friend, partner, loved one and saying "wow, isn't that cool?" or "what do you think of THAT?" while creating memories that'll last a lifetime and can be re-shared whenever the feeling moves you

Would you be very happy if your partner was thinking of a holiday without you. It could be her going with the girls, or him going with the boys, for a week away somewhere or maybe cruise. I am not sure I would be happy with that, yet many people do, maybe I have trust issues or it's just I want to go as well.

Not sure I would be okay with that.. maybe it's a trust issue for some.. but for me it's more "hey, I want take part in the fun too"

when in a relationship.. I believe things should be shared, together.. an occasional "boys night out" is fine by me.. however I personally don't need that kind of "space"... besides.. I've been doing the solo thang long enough and although okay with that, when IN a relationship, I'd rather spend the time together.. life's too short (and getting shorter by the day at our ages )

In other words: you don't want to be a healthy masculine man. Then what are you doing on a dating site looking for a partner?
Better go to the pub with your mates.

As for the car, what the hell would you want to do with a Porsche? Is driving really fast your idea of vacation? You don't have to go on holiday for that. Just rent a Porsche and go drive fast for a couple of hours. That will get you home with money in your pocket :)

I'd be okay with going on holiday by myself, but would not go to certain countries. I've been to Morocco, but sure as heck wouldn't do that on my own.
Same with India, although India is not on my list at all.
And for some reason I would feel very uncomfortable going to the US by myself as well.

As for going on solo holidays when in a relationship... I could live with that, but not if it was like 2-3 weeks.
A weekend or a week tops.
My last partner wanted to go fish for salmon in Denmark for a week. Did that too.
Totally fine by me. I have no interest in fishing all day every day like he did, nor in sleeping in a tent so small and so low you almost have to crawl on your belly to get into it. And nowhere inside it to sit if it's raining. Not for me.

And if I wanted to go to Glastonbury on my own, I'd love to be able to do that too.

Also, if he wanted to go with a group of women or lots of women I'd not be okay with that either. Sure, you gotta trust each other, but there are some things that aren't acceptable (to me).

And I agree with Soufie: certain things are much better with the one you love by your side.

Eventually, solo gets old and we tend to stop traveling. That doesn't mean we have to be a married couple, just 2 people that want to share an experience.

I will go on solo trips, no since in not going somewhere just because no one else wants to go at the time. But I do think it is better to share the experience with someone else. There might be something that you pass by that they want to try out, then you find that it was better than you expected so you are happy that you did it.

But I guess it would depends on the other person, if they are always negative then it would ruin the trip also.

I concur, I would not want to travel with anyone negative.. actually, I've eliminated people from my life that are constantly negative about everything/most things..

my ex had a best friend whose wife was intolerably negative.. after several months, I couldn't stomach being around her any longer (she literally made me feel ill) so I bailed on the next camping trip suggesting 'the boys' do their own thing solo.. never saw that woman again..