u/ChickenItchy5187

Hi there,

I'm thinking of attending an open call for a musical for a cruise line. I've never attended an open call before, and they said sign in begins at 8:30, with the actual auditions beginning at 9am.

What is a good time to arrive? Is 7am alright if I want to be seen before 1pm at least? I really don't know how these work and how soon people tend to queue. I can imagine open calls for the west end are insanely busy, but not sure how many people will show up to the cruise ones in comparison.

Apologies if this seems obvious, I've never done one of these so any advice will be Greatly appreciated!

Thanks all :)

As the title says really.

My longterm partner and I had a long conversation and they said that despite always wanting children, they'd rather stay in a relationship with me than leave and start a family with someone else. In their words, they want MY kids, not just kids in general.

If this conversation had happened maybe 8 months ago I would've been all over it, however I just can't get on board.

Knowing that they will live the rest of their lives having this part of themselves unfulfilled doesn't sit right with me, regardless of how I feel about kids. A few times they still mention all the good things about kids, like when we lay in bed on a weekend and they said "imagine this but with a little kid who is half you and half me cuddled up between us?"

They've also mentioned that they're not trying to change my mind, but if in the future I DO change my mind, at least we will be together still and can crack on.

FYI I was on the fence for a long time and only really recently decided to land on childfree, so I think my partner believes that the things making me hesitant to firmly make a decision are still troubling me and may affect how I feel about it in the future.

All I wanted in the past was to stay in this relationship, but now that I'm faced with the reality of what that means, I don't know if I want that. I'm not being stupid am I for feeling this way?

Has anyone ever been in a similar situation? How did it pan out? I can't help but feel like it'll just breed resentment in the future.

Thanks all :)

EDIT: I'm very aware we're not compatible lol. This is just a lot to process as we live together and our lives are super intertwined so I'm just working through the emotional and logistical challenges of what this means for me. Was just looking for support or advice on how to get through it from people who've had to go through something similar