So I signed up to go somewhere more remote with a good friend of mine and her friends for a week so we can relax while WFH in a different environment. Now she can’t go and I’m starting to dread the trip since I barely know them. There are two of them and they are besties. Any tips for surviving this getaway? I have my extreme introvert moments when I travel in a group. They wouldn’t know how to deal with it and I will be beyond stressed trying to put up a good front.

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You don’t have to spend every waking moment with them. Plan a schedule of events or things to do together and join when you want.

You could also plan a solo trip and join them when interests align.

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I’d cancel. I wouldn’t want to put up with that scenario. If she can cancel then so can you.

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Any update?

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Both have good points. On one hand, I think it will be a nice change of scenery and I still have to work during the day so I have an excuse to have more alone time. On the other hand, the risk outweighs the benefits - what’s the point of going at this point. I might sniff out how they might react if I cancel from my friend. I had some strong influence over some aspects of the trip (mostly accommodation) so they would still be stuck with my decision if I cancel (I will still pay my portion of course)

Yeah, what's the status? Let us know how we can help.

If you need alone time, just blame it on work

How did it turn out?

Sorry I haven’t been checking FB much. I ended up going and the trip itself was ok. Work got crazy so I had to spend a lot of late nights working while they were hanging out. We also realized we were different kind of people (they are overly extroverts) so towards the end, we kind of split and started to do our own things. I definitely had my super introvert and stressful moments but that was to be expected...

Nice. Hit us up next time, we've got your back.

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