9 MISTAKES EVERY COUPLE MAKES WHILE TRAVELING

Traveling as a couple presents a myriad of challenges, some of which result as a direct result of mistakes made by the couple. If you are planning to travel with your significant other for the first time, you are going to make mistakes as you figure out how to work together and support each other. No couple starts off knowing exactly what to do.

When we started traveling together almost 3 years ago, we made some mistakes but have perfected them since then. 3 years later we have traveled around the USA & the Carribean. We have developed various travel strategies to be incredible travel partners! Now, we are less susceptible to fights and mistakes, and instead, have memorable travel experiences that stay with us forever.

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FOCUSING ON UNIMPORTANT DETAILS

Where would you want to eat dinner? What time is dinner? Which side of the bed do you want to sleep in?

If these questions haven’t been easily decided don’t let them ruin your mojo! There’s no need whatsoever to get caught up on those tiny details. If you do get caught up in the small details, I think it’s better that you plan out your whole vacation ahead of time.

NOT PLANNING

If you are in an early stage in your relationship, planning is critical.  This is one mistake couples make, especially when they don’t know what they each want or too shy to opinionate. Who said spontaneity can’t be fun? It can be, just not for the whole trip. It will often lead to disappointment and fights if you don’t plan.

We have found a middle ground to spontaneity and planning, it’s quite successful! Plan the must go/see places but make sure to leave time for impulse decisions. Locals might tell you, “you must see this place” and I don’t know about you but I get curious!

You don’t need an itinerary to plan every step but you need to do some research and planning. 

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WORRYING ABOUT LIFE AT HOME

There’s a reason you go on vacation. To escape your life at home and just relax. It’s the last thing you want to be worrying about! Put your phone down, don’t check work/personal emails, neglect social media, and just forget about your life back at home for a week or two.

If you are worried about home, let me tell you one thing. NOTHING will have changed. If family/friends can’t understand that you are on vacation and want to unplug, they aren’t really your friends.

Spend quality time with your significant other and enjoy!

TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING

There is no way or reason in the world you have to do everything you see on blogs, Facebook, Instagram and etc. It can get pretty stressing and in the long run create tension between you and your partner.

When you visit a new destination, you might feel the need to cover everything. Of course, feel the need to be adventurous but don’t let that compromise your sanity.

Make sure to have some downtime and relax, try not to overextend yourselves. As you may know, couples are more susceptible to start fights when tired, stressed or hungry.

NOT COMPROMISING

Compromising during a vacation is vital & this can make or break the relationship. Compromise is highly tied to the point of not being affected by unimportant details. Try to see things through your partner’s eyes and be sure to compromise when needed.

It takes time for some couples to get used to spending time together and compromising on top of it. If there are conflicting ideas and neither of you are willing to budge, spend some time apart to value each other’s company.

OBSESSING OVER SOCIAL MEDIA

Every couple wants to be #CoupleGoals but is it truly worth the stress? Your fans would rather have a picture that represents your relationship 100% not just for the gram depicting the time of our lives.

Sure, we take tons of pictures for memories and to document our travels for blogs and IG stories. That doesn’t mean we need to focus on taking solely pictures for social media, there are many pictures that are completely held off of social media entirely.

Don’t do it for the Gram, do it for the memories + experience.

NOT ASSIGNING DUTIES

Many relationships are one-sided. If this is the case at home, you bet it will be the same while traveling.

It’s great to be on top of things but you need the help of your partner. You don’t want to overwhelm yourself. Give your partner the ability to create the trip that he/she wants.

Early in the relationship, it’s natural to impress your partner but slowly begin to give them duties as well and let them help.

We both separate duties usually I search for things to do in the city and he will search for plane tickets and etc. 

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GETTING LOST

I will assure you that you will get lost at some point during your travels with your partner.  Even with data plans, the prevalence of Wifi and Google Maps, you will get lost. This will help you and your partner work things out to find a solution! In the end, it will be a fun adventure!

So go get lost with your best friend and have an experience of your lifetime! 

NOT FIGHTING

Fighting/arguing in a relationship is imperative but often okay, however, important discussions that are ignored can become toxic and cause larger issues.

Don’t feel like you cannot argue when you are traveling, it’s better to communicate with each other instead of letting it all snowball later on.  Also, don’t be the couple that has a huge meltdown in a crowded place, just walk away or deal with it in a private place as mature adults.

Remember you both love each other so dedicate time to understand one another + Love each other even more…

If you need help planning contact me & I’ll help you out!