We know a couple in another state who are FAMOUS for doing this to their so-called ‘friends’.

With friends like this, who needs enemies?!

Paul is a bigger ass.

jaime is an ass

Next time, tell them at the last minute that you can’t go. Call me. I’ll go.

My husband goes on hunting trips with two friends and they share one room - but not beds. To decide who sleeps on the rollaway cot, they play cards the first night, and the loser sleeps on the rollaway. No problem.

um, i might want to find new friends, or at least have your living arrangements in separate quarters — that way no one has to worry about a thing. snobs is what they sound like to me.

You’re sharing this problem with the rest of the world, and not them?

c’mon. Grow a pair.

What about friends who always welcome you whenever they want to get together, but when you call to get together they always have something to do, and cannot come ?

Let your friends have the better room. It does not matter what room you get in the end. All that matters is that you guys get to hang out with one another.

Sounds like they’re not very good friends, at least in this case. Picking up the phone and talking for five minutes “earns” them the best room? Every time?

Some posters think it’s a non-issue but the “friends” are being selfish and rude.

WOW, of all the possible problems, you choose to whine about this one? What’s next, your wife decides to divorce you for being a sissy? Stand up for yourself! Simple as that.

Talk to your friends. You should be able to work something out. They probably think you’re ok with the arrangements because nothing has been said. Otherwise, like an earlier blog, you do the booking next time and get the better room.

I can’t believe you actually need advice on this.

Is this for real? This isn’t exactly newsworthy … it’s such a “duh” question.

Selfish friends aren’t worth keeping.

Plain-and-simple.

Quit complaining…how much time do you spend in the room on a ski vacation anyway?….be glad you have good friends to go with. Quit being a big baby.

This is strange. All this time your friends have been taking advantage of you just by spending a wee-bit of extra effort by finding the condo. If you are equally splitting the bill and you’ve never enjoyed the better room, you need to take it up directly with your friends. Otherwise, stop being lazy and find a condo next time you guys go out with your friends.

If you’re friends, it shouldn’t be too difficult to discuss your thoughts calmly while still maintaing adulthood friendship. This is something petty that shouldn’t fall in the way of your friendship, with speak up or forget about it. Steaming does you no good.

These people’s friends recently
(like in the past month) wrote to Miss Manners,
but I guess they didn’t like what she
said:
The trip-bookers, as hosts, should give
the best room to their guests.

I’m not sure I agree. It is best to
book a trip where there are all good
rooms.

Alternatively, scrap the idea of sharing a condominium. Both couples may opt for separate hotel rooms, which still can be near to each other. That way, both are able to travel and enjoy companies together, minus the calculative thoughts.

Either speak up or stop vacationing with them. A couple who always help themselves to the best room without saying anything to the other couple — especially when the bill is being split in half — don’t sound like good enough friends of yours to me.

Seriously? Get a real problem…

I disagree - If one couple is always doing the work of finding and planning the trip and the costs are being split equally, they absolutely have rights to the better room.

You don’t like that? Why don’t you take the lead to organize the next trip.. If they try to take the better room then, tell them “We always let you take the nicer room when you plan the trip, so since we planned this one I think we deserve the nicer room.” Or do you just want to reap the rewards without putting in any effort?

Sounds like the booking couple like the idea of being in control - including stealing the room that suits them. Knowing their personality, probably they’d insist on booking the trip anyway, which shouldn’t entitle them to ‘all-time-best-room’ status.

I think they fully have the right to claim the better room. If it’s that big of a deal, offer to make the plans for the next trip and claim the master yourselves.

So get your own condo and drop the idea of saving a few bucks.

ted left her the money with the residual going to his alma mater. she can spend all she wants on her charity and leave the residual to his alma mater