daydreaming about miles?
 

Must say first I’m completely new to this world. I was just trying to see if I’m the only one that is having “interesting” experiences with a flyertalk frequent user and a somehow AA miles obsessed (in this case my boyfriend). I have to admit I’m enjoying plenty of his perks but sometimes I believe his brain just works with miles…so…the question is, is it normal that in a nice evening at his home when I turn all mellow, sweet and romantic his sudden reply after 5 minutes in silence is to point out that after my next flight to Hong Kong I will become AA Platinum?


p.s: finally platinum after completing the challenge!

Yes, this is a normal part of the miles/points sickness. Here is the hierarchy to put things in perspective.

• Alcohol / Drug addiction
• Gambling addiction
• Points / Miles addiction
• Dessert Addiction

CMbcn, welcome to FlyerTalk!

We're going to transfer this over to our more general travel forum, TravelBuzz!

Please follow at it's new location.

Thanks.

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Cholula
CommunityBuzz! Co-Moderator

CMbcn, welcome to FlyerTalk. Actually the best forum for this discussion will be our MilesBuzz forum, so one last move there. Thanks, Ocn Vw 1K, Moderator, TravelBuzz.

Use it to your advantage. The next time you're feeling romantic, just whisper to him something about how big his points account is. Works every time.

MCbcn- Is this really Mrs rc408?

I think someone was peeking in my window last night.:D

LOL, this was the funniest thing i heard all day! well done.

Is that your plat welcome package, or are you just happy to see me? :)

Welcome to FT CMbcn! I think most of us here think about miles quite often! Hope you get to liking them too!
And that's a funny reply safigan!

There's nothing wrong with dating a guy just for his status, as long as you stick with him through all tiers.

And soon, after you become AA Plat, and get the experience of several flights in front of the curtain, you, too, will have unplanned moments of silence as you dream of ways to secure that upgrade instead of listening to every single syllable of every single word your BF utters! :D

Not only is that the case of a secure relationship.....it's the reality of being a mileage junkie! :D

Here's the sad story of a gf who just didn't get it.

I collect miles (and status) which I share with Mrs. gre who benefits by getting upgrades, free tickets, etc.

Mrs. gre collects hummels (me shuddering). My benefit is getting to look at the hideous little things.

Who's the winner here?

CMbcn, you know all about guys and their ulterior motives, right? Are you sure your pending platinum status isn't what he's really after?

;)

k2o
 

Be thankful you have someone to talk miles with! I'm pretty new to the ffmiles thing, and this forum as well (my 2nd post!). I'm trying to catch on to the great opportunities that are out there and have no one to bounce ideas or opportunities off of. Hense I tend to 'lurk' the posts to learn as much as I can.
Does anyone have suggestions on traveling alone?

my spouse makes allowances for my Executive Platinum "fetish". went to Paris for a weekend to achieve this, bought she, her mum, and our daughter fragrances. everybody's happy. our relationship benefits from me returning home from biz trips in F ...

Edit: almost forgot, our romantic moments are often spiced up with "I want to take you to <fill in blank>, in first class".

I can also say that when I get near to a miles goal, I am a bit obsessed as well.

Mrs Gamecock just doesn't understand my new found points fetish. I try to lure her to exotic locations such as China, Montreal and the Outback, and she accuses me of just being after her just for EQMs...:rolleyes:

My husband doesn't really understand the miles and points game- he just wants to go on a family vacation to Hawaii every February and wants to go for "free". Hawaii is worth day dreaming about and is a very romantic destination.

Burger King?
Inglewood?
Juarez?

:)

It is perfectly normal to fixate on your FF account balance. My Wife used to roll her eyes a lot at me, but once she went from ABE to SFO and back in F, she fully understands the need to maximize your miles experience. Now she always ask me how my account balance is, and what status level I will achieve this year. Momma doesn't like to fly in the back of the plane anymore!

It's not how big your point balance is, but how far you can go with it...

ROTFLMAO!! Darling, your point account........it's so........so.........BIG!