A little while ago, I saw a travel blogger I follow post a survey asking if people could be in a relationship with someone who didn’t like to travel. The response was a resounding no, by like 90%.
The funny thing is, that’s kind of one of the biggest differences between Deanna and myself.
And we’ve been making it work for over a decade.
On paper, it looks simple enough. One person can travel, the other can stay. But in real life there’s more to think through. How do we allocate things like money and time off when we’re wired a little differently in that regard? And we do still want to spend as much time together. And with kids in the mix, things are all the more complicated.
It’s probably one of the bigger differences between us two that we have to confront somewhat regularly… and while it’s not always straightforward, it does give us a chance to figure out how to best look out for each other. And I’m still quite satisfied with the amount of travel I’ve been able to do over the past ten years and we both did the memories we have from time abroad.
