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By Lisa T. Bergren

1. Travel brings a couple together. Shared adventure + shared experience = growth in intimacy
2. Getting away gives a couple needed time to converse and connect.
3. The luxury of undivided attention: Without children in the mix, couples can give one another their complete focus.
4. New experiences spur fresh discussion topics about past experiences, present life and future dreams.
5. Couples discover things they did not know about their spouse—even if they’ve been married for years.
6. Getting out of the normal routines and one’s comfort zone forces an individual to stretch, grow and flex—and the same goes for a couple. (The goal, of course, is to learn how to do that together.)
7. Sex in a foreign location can be the best you’ve had in a while…
8. Discovering what your spouse wishes to see among the sites (vs. what you would like to see) might surprise you.
9. Utter relaxation. Sleep in, go to bed early…or late. Your time is your own and not interrupted by rugrats.
10. Children understand that travel is a gift, not a requirement, and the next time they get to go, appreciate it all the more.

BONUS: You’ll miss your kids and look forward to the next family adventure!

Have YOU traveled with your significant other and left the kids behind? What did you like the most about it? Please comment below!