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You’re feeling so spontaneous about this fun outing, right?
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Quality time with my husband is awesome! It usually involves a cheat meal, a shopping spree, a local concert, or something else super fun. The best part is the alone time we get to talk and laugh together. It truly feels like a ‘reset’ button for our relationship when it starts to get a little stale or negative. Quality time is like glue that helps stick you back together with your spouse, uniting you as a team when you start to get off kilter.
So, what could possibly be better than quality time? Vacation quality time! The time that I spend with my husband when we’re on vacation alone together is unparalleled to any quality time we have in our hometown. Here are three reasons you should ditch everything right now and run away for a vacation with your spouse!
You can truly be spontaneous.
It’s Thursday night and you’re both sitting on the couch watching the evening news, when you decide to run out for ice cream. It wasn’t planned so it’s an exciting and unexpected treat with a night of great quality time for you and your spouse.
You’re feeling so spontaneous about this fun outing, right? Okay, but you’ll probably go to the same ice cream shop you always go to, using the same route you always do. You and your spouse might even order the same ice cream you usually get because you know it’s good. Now it’s not sounding so spontaneous, is it?
Well, when you’re on vacation with your spouse, there’s no go-to ice cream shop that has your regular sweet treat order. Everything is new to both of you. You’ll have to find an ice cream shop, figure out how to get there, and narrow down the brand new menu options to find your tasty indulgence. Now it’s really spontaneous! Your trip to the local ice cream shop just became an adventure for both of you to enjoy together as quality time.
You can leave the distractions at home.
There are no reminders of chores that need to be completed or errands that need to be run.
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Does your romantic date night ever turn into a Home Depot trip to look at potential paint colors for the living room? My husband and I are definitely guilty of turning our quality time into productive errand running or price shopping time instead. You’re still spending time together, which is great, but are you truly focused on each other and enjoying the company?
When you’re on vacation, you’re away from your home — the home with the baseboard that needs fixing, the shower that needs cleaning, and the lawn that needs weeding. There are no reminders of chores that need to be completed or errands that need to be run. It’s so much easier to solely focus on your spouse and enjoying the time together without the distractions of your home, chores, and errands in the mix.
You can talk about life more candidly.
Quality time that’s mashed into the week throughout your daily grind is a definitive way to keep your relationship happy and healthy. However, it’s hard to truly analyze your life and where you and your spouse want to make improvements when you’re in the middle of living it.
A vacation with your spouse is a great time for true spontaneity, focused quality time, and candid talk about your home life and relationship.
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Your weekly date night with your spouse can easily just turn into a complaint session about your boss or your one-bathroom townhouse. While it feels great to get that stuff off your chest, it’s not easy to confront those problems head-on when you know you have to report to that dreaded office again tomorrow at 9 a.m. or drive back to that tiny townhouse after dinner.
Vacation allows you to take a step back from the real world and your everyday life together. It’s a great time to analyze your day-to-day and talk about what you both love about your life together and what could use a little tweaking.
A break from the daily routine with a vacation allows you to enjoy your relationship and take a look at the everyday life you’re missing at home. What are you truly missing and what should be eliminated from your routine? Your vacation destination is the perfect place for you and your spouse to work out the negatives of your life together and figure out how you can both live a happier everyday life when you get back home.
Day to day quality time is an integral part of any healthy intimate relationship. But, before you or your spouse plans that girls-only beach trip or guys-only golf getaway, consider the countless pros of a vacation together.
A vacation with your spouse is a great time for true spontaneity, focused quality time, and candid talk about your home life and relationship. It doesn’t hurt that you also get a chance to unwind, enjoy a new destination, and take a break from your daily life with the one person you love the most.
So, what’s it going to be? Bahamas? Palm Springs? Aruba? Mexico? Book it! It’s time to spend some true quality time with your spouse!