Going for couples counseling. Parents at home living with us for a few weeks. Any ideas on what excuses to give why we are leaving the house for a couple hours? Any ideas fishes ??

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So you’re going to counseling to work on issues related to trust, intimacy, etc and your first move is to lie to your parents…. lol

Good luck OP!

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Ok Mr. Senior Principal

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I see why you need counseling! You too focused on others than yourselves

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Tell them the truth?

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But you are MBB, how do you need help with anything

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Swinging.

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Daytime date with friends? Updating your will?

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They are babysitting and don’t have the booster shot yet. Want to be extra careful

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I hear you have an infant at home. Maybe tell them you’re doing weekly mother checkins with a doula? Like working with them to help yourself recover/milk production qs, etc.

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@G1, imagine working at guidehouse

“See you guys later” works for me

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Buying Christmas presents

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Thanks this could actually work

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Furniture shopping? Alone time/couple time? Feel like you shouldn’t need to give an excuse for wanting to have you time for an hour

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Making #2?

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We can’t be intimate with you in the house. So we’ve rented a hotel room for the afternoon.

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Yes this is definitely the right excuse. Full send

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Errands maybe? In any case, sending you both love! Hope you achieve what you hope to get out of it ❤️

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Thanks so much / this could also work!!

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Doctors appointment

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Xmas shopping

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Thx friend

Seeing a movie

Movie, lunch/dinner, a drink with friends, work event with SOs invited

My partner wants to meet us for lunch to show they care about my life outside work. Fire drill. Help now! Bye

Deloitte holiday lunch for couple

Gift shopping for the kid…?

But seriously, just tell them the truth, lots of people do it.

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