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My Girlfriend Travels A Lot For Work Out Of The Country. How Can We Make It Work?
My Girlfriend Travels A Lot For Work Out Of The Country. How Can We Make It Work?
Traveling for work is for the advantage of the employees involved. The most common reason
for travel is business trips where you can meet and greet clients directly, learn some business
edge in scheduled business conferences, or expand the goal and cause of the company being
represented.
In the United States alone, about 12% of airline passengers are people who travel for work daily.
The one who travels the most are women according to the Business Travel Statistics of 2022.
Unsurprisingly, a lot of couples are in this kind of situation where one partner is traveling a lot
for work. This might cause some strain in a relationship as time apart is frequent and mostly,
unavoidable (since it's work-related). Instead of spending time being grumpy about it, might as
well try to work things out with your partner on how can you strengthen the relationship in
such kind of arrangement.
Here are 5 things to do to make the relationship work when one partner is always traveling
for work:
1. When apart, always make time for each other.
Time is always a gift and a priceless commodity. Whenever a partner is away, always make use
of the existing technology if even you are miles apart from each other. A simple text of
greetings in the morning can make one happy.
2. Be curious about each other's day
There is no better confidante than your significant other. Tell each other about how your day
There is no better confidante than your significant other. Tell each other about how your day
went. Even as simple as getting a coffee from a nearby cafe near the hotel or the hot gossip
about office, lovers can be allowed during your small talk.
Never be tired of listening to each other and make it a little fun to converse with each other as
well. Find something hilarious that happened around you for the whole day. Anything that will
brighten their day.
3. Explore
Perhaps they have been away for a month and you miss them, it's time to explore what
technology can offer to sustain the relationship. Provoke intimacy virtually that both of you
may enjoy.
4. Be consistent
Maybe you used to greet them first in the morning, remind them not to skip meals, and say
goodnight to them before sleeping, then you are building a routine. Stay consistent with it
because they may have fallen into the same routine of expecting you to do so daily.
5. Know their schedules
It is important for the one who travels a lot to let their partners know about the work schedules
as well as the duration of the trip. This way, the partners who are left behind will be able to
know when to contact and when the business trip will end.
Lastly, the most important thing to do is be faithful to your partner even if they are frequently
away for a business trip or work-related traveling. Don't be mopping around your room too,
waiting for their arrival. Go out with friends and enjoy the sense of independence. When a
waiting for their arrival. Go out with friends and enjoy the sense of independence. When a
problem arises, quickly resolve it with open communication and let love rule out all egos and
pride that may roadblock the growth of the relationship.
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