August 22, 2008
Nope, still seems like paradise to me
Waaaaah, I find it hard to travel with my spouse:
It may seem like paradise - getting away from it all with your loved one to that beach hotel on the Cote d'Azur or an idyllic island in the Greek archipelago for a glorious week or two.And that's the rub. Periods of unstructured time - the break from routine - can play havoc with relationships. If you are used to having time apart, being together all day, every day, for several days can send the best relationship into an acrimonious tailspin.
I can't help but think "rich people problems" when I read stuff like this, although perhaps it's more likely that vacations exacerbate problems already present in a relationship. But a happy relationship that sucks when on vacation? That's just sounds like problem-free people needing to complain.
Posted by Karol at August 22, 2008 01:00 PM | TrackBackTechnorati Tags: Traveling+Couples
New rule: Anybody who takes this the slightest bit seriously or expresses so much as a scintilla of non-sarcastic sympathy for the author, can't utter a peep of protest when McCain says he doesn't know how many houses he has.
Posted by: Morgan K Freeberg at August 22, 2008 01:33 PMI'd bet on "even the best relationship" being not so great to begin with. Several months with your spouse and no alone time? Yeah, I can see that getting on one's nerves. Or even several weeks. But if you're grating on each other after several days, you have problems.
Posted by: Jim Lesczynski at August 22, 2008 03:30 PMThat's because the IC is awesome! But look at it from his perspective, he hs to go on vacation with you which, has gotta suck.
Posted by: not dawn summers at August 22, 2008 07:43 PMUm, I'm with Jim. Yes, several weeks would get annoying. But for the first week in some exotic location and hotel?
Posted by: James at August 22, 2008 10:54 PMI'm on the side of "probably too busy to spend time with each other, and when finally confronted with their spouse, they realize they keep themselves busy to avoid time with said special person".
If it was about their kids or something, you could understand. But their significant other... alone... should be a positive.
Posted by: Sean at August 23, 2008 04:23 AMNo way! Who doesn't want to spend time with their kids? In fact, it's probably the not spending the time with their kids that will eventually turn said kids into people they don't want to spend time with.
Posted by: Not Dawn Summers at August 23, 2008 08:25 AMNds--People who didn't realize that kids were more than an accessory.
"Holy sh*t, you mean I actually have to raise them?! F*CK!"
"Um, no, that's what got you into this mess."
Of course, I don't think that parents A. spend enough of the right time with their kids now and B. don't get enough "husband and wife" time either. After all, if you're running ragged taking the kids to everything plus working there's not a whole lot of time to get to know that person at the other end of the table. Which, yes, could make an alone vacation awkward.
Posted by: James at August 23, 2008 08:52 AM
