För en starkare relation - 10 anledningar att resa med din partner

Can travelling together make your relationship stronger? Yes, shared adventures and new experiences can often strengthen relationships and help you communicate better. Here are 10 reasons to travel with your partner.

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Why travel with your partner?

There can be many reasons why you want to travel with your partner, and one of the reasons could be to strengthen your relationship. Or maybe it's just something that comes with the territory! In our experience, travelling together - with both great experiences and tough challenges - brings people closer together.

Of course, all relationships present a certain amount of challenges, and sometimes you may need to devote a little more time and energy to the relationship. If you want to work even more deeply on your relationship, it might be worth try out couple therapy in Stockholmwhich you can do at Lavendla.

We list 10 reasons why travelling with your partner can be a positive experience. But note that travelling together does not necessarily mean long-distance exotic adventures. Travelling with your partner can also be a camping adventure, a cottage holiday, a local road trip, a mountain hike or a weekend in a nearby city.

1. You have a common goal

Having a common goal makes it feel like you are striving for something together. It can start with a trip you dream of taking, and you start saving money for the trip together. If you like travelling and exploring new places, it can become a long-term goal to travel together from time to time.

2. You get to share great moments

A beautiful sunset is all well and good, but the experience is often much more amazing if you get to share it with someone. When travelling, you often get the chance to have many great experiences. It could be a delicious meal, a hike in a beautiful natural area or a nice beach where you can enjoy the sun and swim.

3. You get a break from everyday life

For most people, everyday life is filled with routines and musts, whether it's work deadlines that need to be met, children that need to be dropped off or laundry that needs to be done. When travelling, all routines are broken, which shakes up the relationship a little and provides new opportunities for spontaneity, intimacy and new experiences.

On an adventure in Tunisia ... far from everyday life!

4. You get to see each other's worst sides

No, not everything is rosy when travelling. On the contrary, it can sometimes be quite tough with irregular schedules, lack of sleep, delayed flights, traffic jams or stress when things don't go as planned. There is a high risk of seeing each other's worst sides at times, which may be hard in the moment, but can strengthen the relationship in the long run.

A night on an airport floor ... what could be more fun?

5. You have the opportunity to support each other

When you're away from home, you need each other for security. Maybe one of you falls ill while travelling, or maybe you try something you're a bit afraid of. Travelling gives you the opportunity to support each other and show that you are there when you need it most.

Interlaken — Ready for hang-gliding in Switzerland... fun, but very scary!

6. You get to know each other even deeper

Travelling is an opportunity to get to know each other in depth. When you don't just go through the motions - but are exposed to completely new experiences and situations - you get to see new sides of each other. It gives you a reason to talk about things other than what you talk about every day, and you can get to know each other even better.

Helena och Peter — Ready to sail, as crew of the school ship Gratia

7. You gain new perspectives

Travelling allows you to meet new people and experience new situations, which can give you new perspectives on the world and what is important. You may also have the time and opportunity to talk about things you don't often talk about. New perspectives can also lead to new shared views on life or new joint plans for the future.

Meeting with Filipino children on the beach... Peter shows photos on snow!

8. You can experience romantic moments

There are often more opportunities for romantic moments while travelling than at home. It could be a picnic in a beautiful forest glade, a sunset stroll along a sandy beach or perhaps a dinner in a cosy taverna by the Mediterranean. Or why not a coffee break with a thermos in the mountains?

Plage de Cupabia — Picnic on a beach in Corsica, many years ago.

9. You can share costs

When travelling together, costs can be shared, which is a practical advantage. Hotel rooms are cheaper when you share, and the same goes for car hire or a moped, for example.

10. You will have shared memories for life

Last but not least, you'll make lifelong memories together. The good times (but also the chaotic ones!) will come back in conversations and memories year after year. You can look at pictures together and smile or laugh at shared memories - perhaps until you're old enough to think back on your life together.