They say if you really want to get to know a
person, take a trip together. Traveling with anyone can reveal the
good, the bad, and the ugly about them (and you). It makes sense:
You’re spending a condensed chunk of time together, while standing in lines, splitting bills, and deciding what time to leave the beach. You’re both living outside your normal routines and comfort zones.
You might learn that you make a great team an return home closer than
ever, says associate professor of psychology at James Madison
University, Dr. Jaime Kurtz. “But, traveling with
someone might reveal things that you simply don’t like and never knew
before: a fear of new cultural experiences and a general sense of
closed-mindedness; excessive rigidity and an inability to compromise or
deviate from routines,” she writes in Psychology Today.You’re spending a condensed chunk of time together, while standing in lines, splitting bills, and deciding what time to leave the beach. You’re both living outside your normal routines and comfort zones.
So, . are 8 tips to make sure you depart as a couple and return as lovers, not fighters.
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