[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Strongside

What would you do?

My wife booked a round trip through Tampa about 2 months ago, scheduled for June 5th. We've booked a small house on a tiny island south of the city. Fairly isolated. The plan from the start was to basically hang out at the house, enjoy the weather and the pool and occasionally walk down to the beach.

Fast forward to now, and while the flight is nowhere near full, I'm having some serious reservations about going through with this trip. I'm hearing stories of airlines consolidating flights last minute with no notification, essentially filling planes to capacity and making social distancing impossible.

My main issue is that my wife does not share my concerns. Not even in the slightest. She is so hellbent on getting out of the house that she seems to be in some level of denial that air travel, or travel in general, is a serious risk right now. We are both young and in great health, but I worry about being a vector and spreading this thing to someone I either know or don't know. I can't imagine that.

I feel like she's being incredibly selfish, and only wants to take this trip because we have been at home for so long. It's a want, not a need. Our division over it has caused a lot of stress and several arguments. I am trying to find a compromise - something like driving to the mountains and staying in a remote cabin. Hiking, fishing, etc. but she just isn't biting.

To compound matters, we would be traveling with our 1 year old son. That, to me, is enough to axe the entire thing. We can wear masks and keep our hands off of shit. He will touch every surface, put his hands in his mouth, etc.

It's just too much risk for me to be willing to take right now.

Am I tripping? Would you go or put your foot down and say we aren't doing it.

Not looking for someone to tell me what to do here, just looking for some outside perspective.

If it were me, I'd put it off. But if you're both relatively young, relatively healthy, and otherwise won't interact with anyone who is high-risk for a couple weeks after you return, it's probably not THAT risky.