Man planned seven days of annual leave around his favorite video games, but his girlfriend questioned his vacation choice

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Everyone deserves to spend their free time enjoying the things that make them happy.

The following story is about a man who planned to use 7 days of his annual paid leave to play new video games that will be released soon.

When he shared this with his girlfriend, she got upset and didn’t agree with his plans.

She insisted he shouldn’t use too much personal time off for acting.

Do you agree with her? Read the full story below for all the details.

Gaming has been a hobby of mine since I was young.

I prefer single player games and haven’t really played online games in a few years.

I get 28 days of paid vacation per year and there are a few games coming out later this year that I’m excited about.

The Wolverine game came out this year, along with many other games that I was looking forward to.

This man is considering taking 7 days off to play his video games.

So I decided to give them 5 days off in October and also 2 days for GTA 6 in November.

This will leave me with about 10 vacation days to use before the end of March.

This does not include Christmas and New Year.

My girlfriend and I are enjoying this extra free time because our workplace is closing.

His girlfriend told him that he shouldn’t use his days off just to play games.

I told my girlfriend about it and she asked me if I was serious.

I said yes and mentioned that it wouldn’t affect our plans, so it’s not a problem.

She said I shouldn’t use so much time off to play.

I asked why, and she just kept saying I shouldn’t.

I asked how it was different from taking time off to pursue other hobbies or different from her wanting to take a week off to relax by a pool on vacation.

Now he wonders if he was wrong to make that decision.

She said it wasn’t the same, but she couldn’t say how.

She said I shouldn’t be willing to take just a day, but I said no.

I just reiterated that this doesn’t affect him or our plans, so I don’t see what the problem is.

She just said it was too much. AITA for using 7 days off for a hobby?

Honestly, I have to agree with OP.

Using personal time off for a hobby is no different than taking time off to relax at home.

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OP’s girlfriend is entitled to her opinion, but she also needs to respect that gaming is something he loves and looks forward to doing.

And you? Which side are you on? Let’s find out what others have to say about it.

This user gives his honest opinion.

Here is another personal comment.

Short and simple.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this article about a ki who cooks and pays his rent, so he doesn’t think he should also do the dishes.

People are siding with OP.

Finally, live your life, he says.

Some people book resorts, while others book a date with their gaming console!