Is it grounds for divorce? [Not Serious]
Oct 20, 2019, 3:15 am
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Is it grounds for divorce? [Not Serious]
Just a light hearted discussion with my now wife prompted me to post on here.
We’re both young - but travel a lot for work. Whilst we were dating I was always extremely jealous of my girlfriends BA status - although it made travelling with her a pleasure it was always her status that provided the luxuries.
Thanks to the help on here during our first years together I shot up the tiers and obtained my own status enjoying the lounges and fast track on my own merit.
We got married earlier this year and this morning she’s just announced that she’s falling to BLUE at the end of the month!!! So FlyerTalk. Is this grounds for divorce? Surely there’s a material change to our relationship now!
We’re both young - but travel a lot for work. Whilst we were dating I was always extremely jealous of my girlfriends BA status - although it made travelling with her a pleasure it was always her status that provided the luxuries.
Thanks to the help on here during our first years together I shot up the tiers and obtained my own status enjoying the lounges and fast track on my own merit.
We got married earlier this year and this morning she’s just announced that she’s falling to BLUE at the end of the month!!! So FlyerTalk. Is this grounds for divorce? Surely there’s a material change to our relationship now!
Oct 20, 2019, 3:20 am
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Write up the divorce papers now and give it to her .... BUT don’t sign the document. Then send her a separate signed document stating ignore previous one.
Oct 20, 2019, 4:08 am
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I think you will have to take the time-honoured husband route of buying your way out of trouble:
Of course, in achieving (1) you may well be away so much that she divorces you but, hey, no plan is perfect 😎
- Earn GGL
- Gift her a Gold card (or Silver if you're of the "treat'em mean" school...)
Of course, in achieving (1) you may well be away so much that she divorces you but, hey, no plan is perfect 😎
Oct 20, 2019, 4:13 am
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Oct 20, 2019, 4:23 am
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at least there’s a soft landing!
Oct 20, 2019, 4:25 am
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Oct 20, 2019, 4:28 am
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That’s the plan for next year but between us we have loads of Avios and get two companion vouchers a year. So end up on redemption flights more often than not. Need to sort the status out before kids start arriving.
Oct 20, 2019, 4:42 am
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you will be fine.. just travel like my wife does with me a quite a few times a year.
Me. OWE would always guest her in LHR into BA First lounge and other First loungers around the world, however now she is also OWE, she has a kick out of guesting me .
Enjoy travel while your still young.. no point in waiting until you get older, by then your mind will want to go but your body wont let you.
PS. no need to have any papers ready, , enjoy your married life together.
Me. OWE would always guest her in LHR into BA First lounge and other First loungers around the world, however now she is also OWE, she has a kick out of guesting me .
Enjoy travel while your still young.. no point in waiting until you get older, by then your mind will want to go but your body wont let you.
PS. no need to have any papers ready, , enjoy your married life together.
Oct 20, 2019, 5:07 am
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She may still be ahead of you for lifetime status...
Oct 20, 2019, 5:40 am
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Oct 20, 2019, 6:50 am
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