LOVE AND TRAVEL
Why Love and Travel Go Hand in Hand
I’m sure a lot of rom-com fans out there are familiar with the concept: a spur-of-the-moment trip to a far-flung island, an attractive local who also happens to be the tour guide, and a whirlwind romance in the middle of paradise.
Love and travel are just about two of the most popular items in everybody’s bucket lists. Why not? Without the burden of work and other responsibilities, people tend to gravitate towards the things that give them the most pleasure: creating art, seeing the world, and falling in love.
So how exactly can one maximize romance and globetrotting? By doing it together, of course.
Let’s go through some of the reasons why that might just be the best idea there is:
Reason #1: The world is so much bigger than your backyard.
Sailing the seven seas is a great goal to have both in love and in life.
Most people meet their partners through coincidence and proximity. Right place at the right time, remember?
Now, I’m not saying that love found through mutual friends and chance encounters don’t count, but it also limits your options to wherever you are at any given time. Staying in one place for too long can mean you just accept the same people near you, and while others may be lucky, it can also lead to a certain kind of settling that can be tiresome in the long run.
If you can find the opportunity to travel, not only will you get to visit more beautiful places, you get to meet more beautiful people, too.
Reason #2: You can step out of your comfort zone in the best possible way.
Love and travel are both adventures in their own right, and the best adventures often require the biggest risks.
It’s tempting to stick to what’s familiar and safe, to things we know intimately inside and out. After all, if it can’t surprise us, it can’t hurt us, right?
But staying in your comfort zone also leaves you in danger of standing still while the world around you moves on to greater things.
Reason #3: It’s about leaving no stone unturned.
If there is one thing people who want to travel and those who want to find love have in common, it’s this: fear of regret.
Taking the time to discover just how big the world is and leaping into the great unknown also means expanding your horizons to give yourself the best odds. If true love won’t come to you, then that just means you have to go out there and find it.
Since you’ve considered a lot of options, you’ve given yourself the best fighting chance. Traveling to find love and falling in love while you travel will allow you to live your life with little regret.
Reason #4: Self-discovery makes people better lovers.
Seeing the world also helps in making you the best version of yourself, which in turn makes you the best partner you can be.
Traveling as a means of self-discovery is not a new concept, so we know in some ways it works. And a more fulfilled person, someone who knows who they are and what they want, is best equipped to care for others and share their love.
It might take you a long time, but that time will pass anyway. In this great journey called life, isn’t love the ultimate destination?
