How do you know if your partner is the right person? They say traveling together is the best way to understand one another. A memorable vacation strengthens any relationship.
1. Be Excited and Don’t Hold Back On Ideas
When I’m planning for my annual vacation, I’m as excited as I’m on Christmas morning. A month or sometimes two months before our vacation, we each have a list of countries we want to go to. Though finances often come in between, we always set our goals and work towards it. Our schedules are tight, but we always take the weekends to plan our vacations. Excitement and ideas is what gets us to look forward to our trip and gives us a sense of hope. Some may say that excitement is overrated or even hold themselves back from being excited, but this rush of endorphins and adrenaline is what takes your relationship to the next level. Understanding and working together becomes the fun part of the whole planning. How do you do it? Never hold back on your ideas. Always sit and do your research together, this will create a sense of communication and trust. This by itself becomes the start of an amazing vacation. I think we all familiar with the phrase, “As Hardworking as an Otter.” Sometimes everyone needs a break, even otters take breaks during winters.
2. Always Choose Places of Mutual Interest
Sometimes during planning it’s hard to come to a decision. As individuals, we all have our opinions and sometimes it’s just hard to accept a NO. The world is a big place and choosing one country to explore can be difficult hence, always decide on what would you want to do during your vacations. Every couple has their own style and rhythm, some prefer a relaxed vacation while others prefer adventure. My partner is a precise planner, I’m a spontaneous adventurer and often times this causes a huge clash during planning. Hence we divide our holidays: the first 2 weeks for adventure and the last two weeks for historic explorations and relaxation. This form of communication allows us to understand each other and choose interesting places. The more exotic the places are, the more fun we have trying to communicate the languages and experience new food. The more interesting stories you have together, the closer your bond would be and your relationship would transcend towards a harmonious connection.
3.Being Organized Is an Important Quality
As a person who’s generally the least organized, I can emphasize on its importance. Being a creative it’s hard to constantly be organized because my brain is drawing a complicated map of its own, hence whilst traveling my partner constantly struggles with my tardiness. Sometimes this leads to huge arguments and ruins our day. Such negativity and arguments lead to unnecessary tension and makes it harder to keep a harmonious relationship. We all learn our lessons, and that’s the reason why I constantly emphasize on myself in being organized. I tend to keep things categorized, filed and scheduled and often times set tons of reminders to not create chaos. Hence, if one of you finds it hard to be organized, try working together to fix the problem. You complement each other with your best and worst qualities, that’s what makes your relationship unique.
4. Explore The New Country
Flying or taking a train to a new land can be exciting, it’s made even better when you’re traveling with your partner. Try embracing every moment, from the terrible flight food to the most intense train ride, often times this becomes your best memory. In a new country, language may become a huge hurdle especially if the locals aren’t familiar with English. However, this is the time where you have to work as a team, navigating using sign language and moving your way across Google Translate. Sometimes reading signboards and getting lost may seem like a frequent problem, however, try to enjoy being lost and find a random restaurant which serves strange local food. Explore to the best and enjoy every moment of a new country. Remember this will change your perspective as well as your partner’s towards your relationship. In a nutshell, every relationship is unique. We all thrive under the same basic beliefs which are understanding, trust, and teamwork. If you’re able to attain this, you can create a blissful version of Romeo and Juliet in your own life. Featured photo credit: Google Images via fluentin3months.com
