Although your experience was sad, it was better to find out early. Maybe more couples should go through something like what you did. Might cut down on the divorce rate.?

Sometimes people cannot spend so much alone time because they are just so into themselves and the importance of their own joy in life, and not the other person’s joy. I say joy, for I like that word. Anyway, my husband was injured while I was being robbed….he came to my defense. Short story…he was off work for exactly four months. I stayed home to care for him. I decided that this would be a great time for us to make GOOD come out of the situation. We were married exactly nine months and I got him into the mood to play games cuz he could not walk. So we would start with Yahtzee, Scrabble and card games. We are in our 40’s and we had met late in life so we also shared a bunch of memories and funny stories. When he would have a friend come to visit, I would leave so they could enjoy each others company. I took that time to go out and be alone for myself. One thing for sure, that was a very sad time for him, he will suffer from it the rest of his life physically, but….we sure did have some nice times. Later on we did the day triips and I have to say, it is hard to push a wheel chair up and down curbs in the big cities. LOL When he went back to work, I had to find a job, but while I was, I really missed him not being there. He is a fantastic man, and he really saved me that day. So, time spent alone with him was a true blessing from God.

If you can’t communicate, you cannot have a relationship. I don’t think being will someone 24/7 is necessarily healthy, but my wife and I spend alot of time together. We just got married about two months ago in Kauai at the Princeville Hotel—it is out of this wold romantic—we stayed at the hotel and got married on the beach where South Pacific was filmed. BTW, we got engaged in Kauai, as well (last Feb.). If you have not taken your sweetheart there—you gotta go. I feel very fortunate. Not only do we love doing activities of all kinds together, We also run a couple of businesses together. Our latest takes both our passions—writing and helping people—it’s a website, called Our Inner Source: www.ourinnersource.com Check out the articles-and my blog-I talk alot about about this and that-travel, romance, gadgets…
whatever comes up.Anyway, Sabrina, I am sorry you suffered through what you did—it really is a shame you couldn’t have enjoyed such beautiful country with someone who was better suited to you. I really think speaking the same language is the way to go, though. Best of luck, Mark/Our Inner Source

I am sorry to hear that your travels in France caused you to break=up. My lover and I traveled to many countries, France, Scotland, Spain, England,Belgium and others and have some of the most wonderful memories. We traveled by car and stopped when and where we wished. We did not stay at the most costly hotels or eat in the most posh restaurants. We had picnics and did non-tourist things, thoroughly enjoying trying to speak with the people of each country and eventually, found someone who could speak English.

i met my boyfriend traveling. so from day one we went through the intense emotional roller coasters right from the start. not to mention we had one curtain to separate our bedroom and the toilet…

i have, however, also had nightmare travel experiences in which case i can honestly say, my ipod saved my life.

the first time i went away with my boyfriend, we went to Asia. we’d never gone away for the weekend, gone on vacation, nada. but it just felt right to leave together. once there we definitely had our trying moments but mostly realized we worked really well together once we set our intentions and kept the communication lines open.

I have traveled with my boyfriend a number of times. Traveling with your companion is a revealing experience of who that person truly is…sometimes bad, sometimes good…sometimes both. I have found that traveling with my boyfriend made us closer, more in love, and we definately came away with some amazing memories.