Have you ever wondered why is it that many couples who travel together, stay together forever?

How on earth is it that, some couples stay “happily” together? I mean for like decades? It just seems as though only the most loving and luckiest couples stay together, right? This was my question that I always pondered. I would look around at couples and wonder how on earth are they keeping their marriage up? I mean what’s the secret that keeps folks marriage and relationship exciting? Well, One day I had the courage to ask a few long-term couples, what their secret ingredient was.

While many searched for unraveling secrets, others were quite frank.

They suggested the most interesting ingredient to their long marriage was traveling!

One couple, literally suggested that their marriage was survived by vacationing throughout the years. However, the newly married me didn’t quite understand this. No, I didn’t understand how traveling could have a major impact on your marriage from a positive perspective. Especially the financial commitment that traveling has. Therefore, after some consideration I began researching some validity to that statement. Shockingly, I have found that statistics suggest that couples who travel together stay together longer as well!

Really interesting and curious at the same time, I became eager to try it out. I discussed this over with Antwan and showed him the facts behind it. His first question was, “how are we going to afford to do this?” I didn’t have an immediate answer however, I was determined! I began researching and planning some relatively inexpensive travel for my family.

It the beginning of our marriage we were serious and made a commitment to ourselves.

We made an agreement that we would travel and not make any excuses not to. This meant that we would set a monthly budget for a babysitter so, that we are able to travel together alone once a year. Our family and friends thought we’d went crazy because we made such a commitment to ourselves. Some assumed that we would go “broke” because of it. However, we were serious in making sure that our marriage was given our best. Having a family, the size of ours and having as many children as we do, needlessly to say it is very easy to get distracted from one another. Now with sports being our focus now that our children are at that age, we are always coming and going.

Therefore, after our own research and the statistics, we came up with the top 10 secrets why traveling together strengthens marriages overall!

Here are 10 secrets why incorporating travel in your marriage strengthens the longevity of it all.

1. Finding Commonality

First and foremost, traveling allows couples to come together for a common goal and purpose. For us, we share a commonality in this because we know that we are wanting to spend more quality time with one another. Traveling allows couples to build bonds together by spending time with one another. This time is spent without any other type of distractions present.

2. Gaining Understanding

Couples who travel more are able to build understanding with one another. Couples are able to reveal some of their strengths and weaknesses with each other. They are also able to complement each other in their roles while strategizing on ways to communicate better.

3. Communication is Strengthened

Traveling with your partner strengthens the way that communication is act upon, compared to couples who don’t travel. Traveling with your partner allows you to have one-on-one time, which is perfect timing for communication. Couples who have better communication have fewer disagreements.

4. Open to Suggestions

Couples who travel and spend much-needed quality time with one another are then able to open up and be transparent. Through the process of transparency, it allows couples to reveal secrets to one another. Couples are able to open up and share some of their secrets with one another at this time and receive feedback.

5. Forgiveness is Accepted

Studies suggest couples who travel together are more accepting of each other’s faults. Couples on vacation are in a space where they feel safe with one another. Transparency has already set in. Therefore, forgiveness is then able to be accepted more freely in this warm atmosphere. These couples understand the importance of forgiving and making compromises. Studies suggest these couples are more committed to their relationship. Therefore, they execute forgiveness more.

6. Romance Max

Honestly, being completely transparent here, with our size family the romance is definitely slim at home. Traveling allows couples to experience one another and enjoy their romance within. Couples are able to experience one another without any other distractions. Intimacy truly is experienced while spending this one-on-one time together.

7. Embark on Freedom

There’s something special that happens to couples who travel together frequently. They are able to share their freedom with one another. The freedom to love. The freedom to live. The freedom to experience new surroundings. Couples are able to enjoy each other’s experience as they embark on new freedoms. Traveling is a way great for couples to experience life at its fullest.

8. Building Blocks

Traveling for us really allows us to assess where we are in our marriage. We were able to assess ourselves and each other while making a conscious determination to strategize on where we would like to see ourselves. On vacation, we find time to rebuild and goal plan. This is extremely impactful for us. We are able to strategize together. This precious time will allow couples to begin setting the foundation of their building blocks for their marriage.

9. New Beginnings

Traveling allows couples to experience new milestones together. They are also able to create memories that they’ll cherish forever. They are able to experience new joys that would strengthen their marriage over the years to come. While vacationing, Antwan and I find enjoyment in doing excursions. We enjoy creating new memories through activities that are new to us.

10. Let Go and Live

Finally, many couples who spend more time together vacationing typically worry less about the future. Studies suggest couples who don’t travel are often bogged down with worry, doubt, and frustration. Couples who travel are able to live in the moment and let go of any anxiety more freely, compared to those who do not travel. In the process of living life to the fullest, couples are able to develop a strong bond. This bond allows couples to become best friends. Overall, traveling is a positive gesture that strengthens relationships.

Traveling is truly important to us as a couple and as a family. Traveling is truly our way of life. It’s an overall experience that sets a relationship off on the right start.

If you’re curious how you can incorporate travel into your relationship at such an affordable rate, please comment and contact us. We want to make traveling affordable for couples and families. We understand how important it is to the foundation of any relationship. While we also understand the financial commitment that it takes. Therefore, we have a special plan that is in place to assist couples that are seeking to start traveling.

Tell me what you think about this. Please, leave me your comments and questions if you have any. I truly love reading them from my readers. Until next time, remember that we love you and you are purposed for the life that you’re living!