(Newswire.net — January 27, 2021) — You’re not alone if you feel the spark in your relationship has been dimming. Given the busy schedules we have, it is typical that couples only see each other on evenings and weekends. It’s only natural that seismic shifts in your relationship will be created, resulting in weakened romance, sex, and intimacy.
This is a far more complicated matter that may need professional intervention. But, can traveling reignite your intimacy? Indeed. Research indicates that couples who travel together often report enhanced closeness and romance compared to couples who don’t.
Such partners are also more likely to reports sharing common goals and desires, as well as have better sex. They are likely to see differences as anything they can deal with together, and when it comes to remaining in companionship, they are more likely to last longer.
We explore here the five reasons why traveling together can reawaken the spark of love, intimacy, and closeness, bringing back the connection that brought you and your partner together in the first place.
- Creates New Memories
What is it about a new hotel room that is so hot? It’s the newness. The feeling of anonymity, new experiences, and freshness that comes with traveling can make everything feel new again. In fact, most couples that travel together believe that the new memories can spark romance in their relationship than material things, big or small.
Imagine witnessing the Great Wildebeest in Kenya, visiting the Masai Mara or witnessing volcanoes and cloud forests in Costa Rica with your partner. The indelible treasure that will be engraved in your hearts after such new experiences can be something you’ll remember forever.
If you don’t want to grow apart, grow by travelling and experiencing new things and creating new memories together.
Apart from learning about new cultures and hobbies while traveling, this will be an opportunity for you to learn a new language together and share that forever. If you are traveling to Italy, why not try Italian? If in Nigeria, why not the Hausa language? In India, you can learn basic Hindi. If you travel to Nigeria, learn]Yoruba…Essentially, learning a new language together can take your rapport to a whole new level.
- Allows You to Work as a Team
Planning a tour together affords you a chance to work together as a team. Successful couples that travel together know that planning a trip, especially to foreign countries, is a great challenge that necessitates cooperation.
From the onset, when you are preparing the itinerary, to booking the trip and navigating the preferred destination, you’ll need to cope with the persistent challenges. The buzz that you can achieve from overcoming such challenges can not only bring close but will also build trust.
When you share a common goal, you become team players together. It’s a mentality that will bring you closer as partners than ever, especially if the initial fire has already diminished. For instance, assembling together a tour package in Kenya is not an easy task.
First, it’s a foreign country, and maybe neither of you have visited the country previously. Second, there is the language barrier, meaning you may have a lot of challenges maneuvering around and exploring the country.
This will only mean sticking by each other, looking out for one another, and working as a team to get through situations that may arise. Without knowing, the bond between you will increase, and the trust for one another will be revitalized.
- You’ll Learn to Let Go
Let’s be real… sometimes we really get caught up in life and forget that we really need each other as partners. When you start, it’s all about love, then marriage, and then you get caught up in responsibilities, commitments, and material possession.
All these things are necessary and indeed add value to your life. But sometimes, such commitments and possessions will only weigh you down, and the weight of the impact is often placed on your relationships.
Travelling allows you to offload some of the weight because you learn to let go and take care of each other. As you travel without thinking much about your daily routine, you’ll quickly realize that you can rely on each other to fulfill your emotional needs.
You’ll also have a chance to compromise and listen to the need of your partner. You will understand how to give and take along the way. If it’s impossible to do everything as per the itinerary, you’ll know how to talk about it and let go.
When traveling together, avoid over-analyzing situations as you do in your work or career. Be critical in some aspects, but appreciate and live in the moment. This act of letting go and compromising can have a massive, long-lasting effect on your relationship even after the vacation.
- You’ll Bring Excitement into Your Relationship
It won’t be a true vacation if there is no excitement in it. It’s practically impossible to travel to new destinations and explore new attractions without having some sense of fun and pleasure. Of course, there are times that things can go horribly wrong, but learn to make fun out of it.
As traveling partners, just allow your romance to be spontaneous, allowing those little things to sparkle moments of beauty and enjoyment. The moments you create together when you take on an adventure will surely excite and offer you amazing reasons to stay together.
- Improves Your Sexual Intimacy
A huge percentage of couples grapple with intimacy regularly, whether it’s the desire to spice things up in the bedroom or resolve a sexless lull. Specialists such as Allison Moon argues that familiarity is the killer of sex drive, alluding to the perspective that traveling together can bring the fire back into the bedroom.
Touring and having romantic moments in new, unfamiliar destinations can rekindle your sex desire with fresh experiences. Travelling also puts you in an extended period of being together more than the average daily interactions. This will likely give you a chance to explore all sorts of sex thrills and brand new experiences.