Relationship Road Test

last week i read this article about testing your relationship with a road trip. my dad told me this too. if you cant be with your bf in a car for at least 4-6 hours without arguing you have a problem.

at the end of this article it said something similar...
" Travel with your prospective mate before you marry them because if you can't travel with them, you've got a problem," "It's a good test of a relationship."


have any of you ever tried this?? i thought living together would be the grand test of an relationship. but like this article pointed out we are not together for a straight 6-8 hour period.

well i am. my bf and i are camping this weekend (his favorite activity, its growing on me). we will be together in constant contact for 72 hours. we both LOVE our space. it will be interesting to see how we work together on the activities we signed up for this weekend. as usual i am the first one up and he is sleeping....cant wait to get the day started 🙂

what do you guys think about this?? have you ever been on a road trip with your sweetheart?

LOL

We get along best when we're traveling. Probably because I'm not bored and bitchy.

My parents always told me to go through 4 specific life situations with someone before you can officially verify that they are right for you!

1. Be in his life/see how he is when he gets alot of money
2. Be in his life/see how he is when he loses a loved one
3. Take a road trip!
4. And live with them!

You'll learn ALL you need to know about someone if you're in their life/are around them during all 4 stages!

Posted by krysrenee7
My parents always told me to go through 4 specific life situations with someone before you can officially verify that they are right for you!

1. Be in his life/see how he is when he gets alot of money
2. Be in his life/see how he is when he loses a loved one
3. Take a road trip!
4. And live with them!

You'll learn ALL you need to know about someone if you're in their life/are around them during all 4 stages!

well lets see...
1. we went to vegas and he won a lot of money at the black jack table. math is one of his strong suits. he paid off his student loans, car note, sent his parents on a cruise and invested the rest.

2. he was very sad, emotional, depressed even, but he made it through it.

3. still pending

4. best idea ever.

great advice!

i would say a road trip is great..🙂, you learn a lot about your sweetheart. i didnt know he was so aggressive when it came to the obstacle course we had to make it through as a team. 😄. he is really a good athlete. 😄

and he didn't try to be all manly, trying to take over all the activities, especially the ones he wasn't good at. like the guys were giving him strange looks because he let me take over the skeet shooting game. he has never shot a gun. and he knows i have many times, i used to skeet shoot with my grandpa on his farm. he didnt care about the looks...he made sure i had my amo and cheered me on. 😄


so day 2 was great😄

day 1 just consisted of setting up and checking in. we walked on a trail and did some site seeing. that was about it. i really hope i can sleep tonight. 😢

tomorrow is crafts?? i thought that was weird. seeing how we can take instruction from our mate, and something else i forgot.

then we are going to drive to his parents house to say hi then home 🙂
we will see how day 3 goes.

per your other post, it sounds like day 3 didn't go so well... all will work out in the end.

no i wouldnt say day three of our trip was a bust. we got along for 72 hours. yea he got grumpy with the instructor, but WE did very well. i really enjoyed the trip. 😄 it was a real relationship boost.

Posted by everevolvingepithet
You can always bury them in the woods if things get that bad 😄

how long would it take to dig the grave ,let's say if the dead one is 5-11 and is it true that once dead people have this nasty habit of becoming heavier?

yes its dead weight. if they are 5-11 and weigh 180 pounds then that is a lot of weight to carry alone.

oh yea LOL im slow why would you ask about that LOL ...

oh no, not you EEE, i meant ShahBano.

so would it be possible for one person who is 5.4 and weighs 93 lbs to drag and bury a 5-11 with 187 lbs of developed musculature,in dead form, respectfully and decently?

Posted by everevolvingepithet

Posted by chemengin
oh no, not you EEE, i meant ShahBano.

Ah right, I was scratching my head for a sec there.

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brilliant idea was given by you EEE

Posted by everevolvingepithet
*backs away slowly*

so soon !
won't stop and provide any facilitation ?

oh...WOW

^^^ oops sorry wrong post LOLOLOL

ms. peacock did it with a candlestick in the billiard room...LOL

SIGH
well i suppose i have to do the honours alone,must muster up my leonine courage and go about the business right now,no point in deliberating like the ever-shaky Hamlet. Is there?

Posted by chemengin
last week i read this article about testing your relationship with a road trip. my dad told me this too. if you cant be with your bf in a car for at least 4-6 hours without arguing you have a problem.

at the end of this article it said something similar...
" Travel with your prospective mate before you marry them because if you can't travel with them, you've got a problem," "It's a good test of a relationship."


have any of you ever tried this?? i thought living together would be the grand test of an relationship. but like this article pointed out we are not together for a straight 6-8 hour period.

well i am. my bf and i are camping this weekend (his favorite activity, its growing on me). we will be together in constant contact for 72 hours. we both LOVE our space. it will be interesting to see how we work together on the activities we signed up for this weekend. as usual i am the first one up and he is sleeping....cant wait to get the day started 🙂

what do you guys think about this?? have you ever been on a road trip with your sweetheart?

My BF and I seem to be in the car together all the time! Last week we went to Maine- 3 hours there, 3 hours back.

Also, he is originally from VA so we drive 8-10 HOURS there, then 8-10 BACK once or twice a year. An added stressor to the situation- these road trips always involve bringing our dog with us.

It's actually a total blast! We've gotten into stopping at different places on the way to VA- last time, we stopped in Philly to get some cheesesteaks.

If you've never road-tripped with your significant other, I absolutely recommend it!

I think roadtripping is a great way to test your relationship with ANYONE, let alone your significant other. I haven't tried it yet, but I should be this summer. My boyfriend and I are both going to Bonnaroo with several people in tow. We both live in VA, so it'll be over 8 hours to Tennessee. While I don't think it'll just be us in the car, it's going to be an interesting drive there, spending 4-5 days together in such a crazy environment, and then an interesting drive back after all is said and done lol. Hoping this will be a good bonding experience for us; regardless, it's going to be awesome being at Bonnaroo.

i think it is a great idea candeh15, you will bond in such a different way. i loved our trip together. i hope you have loads of fun!

Posted by Ellybean
I like that idea. I think I've done it for just about every semi-serious relationship, I like to travel.

Me and the Scorp practically live on the road on the weekends. It's one of our seemingly two modes 1)Super hermits that veg all the time or 2)Running around who knows where trying new things and seeing new places.

I find travel to be so pivotal in relationships, especially how people think of it. Some never want to travel, so always do. Some never want to go alone, some only want to be alone. A lot of people I think underestimate it's importance in a relationship. Especially after marriage or a long term commitment, jobs often require travel, couples argue over how to spend leisure time, ect. What was fun on a few dates doesn't always necessarily translate to shared fun when you're living together, trying to decide where to vacation, where to raise kids, how to raise kids ect.

It's like accidental forced co-habitation. A couple I know got snowed in for four days once and were nearly ready to kill each other by the end of it. That same couple couldn't do a four hour drive to the beach with us, let alone a ten minute ride from the hotel to the city without constant bickering. They were on and off for a long time and just recently the relationship was put to rest for good.

i totally agree elly, we plan on doing another road trip for 12 hours next month. i think it is an important part of a relationship.