Comments on: Coping with Fights on the Road

By: SJ

SJ — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 20:56:50 +0000

Ohhh how this made me smile. We (hubby and I) fight non-stop about dumb things when we travel – and now we have kids it’s even worse. It blows over as fast as it happens though thankfully.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 10:18:11 +0000

My partner and I are about to embark on our first big trip..6 months. I’m very like Elise in planning, food and sleep. My main concern is food as this can wear me down. Have either of you done any articles on staying on top of the food cravings and how to maintain the budget while doing this? Any snacks that Elise recommends?

By: Raja

Raja — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 08:54:42 +0000

We would have to agree with you there! Our word is banana and it works every time. Like I said in the article, It is important not to abuse the word and only use it when you really think the other person is out of line. Remember you do have disagreements on issues that DO matter and you want your voice to be heard when you have a concern. It is important to only use the word if you are arguing over irrelevant issues. i know it sounds a little child-like but it actually works for us when we start getting hot headed.

Similar case happened to us when we trekked to Langtang(altitude sickness but). Thanks to the tour operator Global Holidays Adventure . They help us cope the situation. I still remember how hard was that phase and what a big support we receive from tour operator.

By: Paulo Tan

Paulo Tan — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 04:59:53 +0000

It’s good to bicker a bit but do not let it escalate. It would spoil the whole show 🙂

By: Samantha

Samantha — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:43:27 +0000

The word tip is something I wish I had read about a long time ago, it probably would have saved us many fights! Although when we’re traveling and if we do argue, we’re usually so tired by the end that we just both decide to drop it – there’s more important things ..like sleep ha. I’ll have to pick a funny word because I’m usually the one who persists in fights and I know if I hear Yeison say something funny I’m sure I’d crack up instead. Also it helps that both of us know another language the other doesn’t – I just start venting in Mandarin 😛

By: Angel

Angel — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:07:56 +0000

Never had the chance to travel with a boyfriend before but when I do, I’ll probably have to bear this in mind because I tend to bicker with people a lot. Haha! I’ll make sure to make him read this too. hahaha

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:13:39 +0000

In reply to Alex. Knowing you, I can believe it.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:49:08 +0000

Hunger is basically at the root of 99% of my fights with my boyfriend. Our most epic blowout was over missing breakfast at Burger King when I was missing “American” food. Embarrassing.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:13:53 +0000

I think they are most probably lying about there relationship if they say that they never fight. It is healthy to have disagreements. It’s these peaks and trough’s that make you love each other more. I think that people that never fight would have a very boring relationship with no passion!

Understanding each others emotions is the key to successfully travelling together and knowing if your partner is tired or hungry and maybe just lay low and not push their buttons. I’m a big culprit of that, knowing not to push Elise’s over the edge when she is tired is something that I have had to learn and deal with. It doesn’t help anyone in the end and the arguments end up being about nothing anyway.

Knowing that you will be annoyed with each other sometimes, and just excepting as part of your time together. I guess we now just embrace disagreements and laugh about them later on.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:15:16 +0000

In reply to Kelsey. We would have to agree with you there! Our word is banana and it works every time. Like I said in the article, It is important not to abuse the word and only use it when you really think the other person is out of line. Remember you do have disagreements on issues that DO matter and you want your voice to be heard when you have a concern. It is important to only use the word if you are arguing over irrelevant issues. i know it sounds a little child-like but it actually works for us when we start getting hot headed.