Nobody is holding you hostage. Sounds like you need the timeout more than anyone.
And the assumption that this view was drawn from nostalgia is completely invalid.
And the assumption that this view was drawn from nostalgia is completely invalid.
This made it sound like you enjoy me being offline, and that seems pretty selfish (as long as I don't annoy you somehow with my Internet connection, and on that, see my original comment).
I'm a big fan of offline gatherings (ideally in nature, which is pretty much the opposite of economy class on many dimensions), but I think this should be a choice.