We Can Share a Bed, But Not a Travel Itinerary
Rogue Energy
iHeartPodcasts
3.0 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
How would this go over in YOUR relationship: “Hey honey, I’d like to spend my vacation alone this year.” It’s a growing trend among couples in loving relationships, many saying it can actually make you a better partner. You end up missing each other when you’re away and appreciating one another when you come back! Experts do warn however, there is a fine line between healthy independence and avoidance and there are several questions you should ask yourself before deciding to travel solo.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.1 | Hey there, folks. |
| 0:07.0 | It is Saturday, May 30th. |
| 0:09.7 | We are getting into the summer vacation season. |
| 0:13.8 | And what are you going to say when your sweetheart sits you down and you start making vacation plans? |
| 0:19.3 | And your partner says, you know what? |
| 0:24.7 | I'm going to take a solo vacation this summer. |
| 0:25.8 | Record scratch. |
| 0:28.2 | What's your reaction going to be? |
| 0:31.0 | And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ. |
| 0:33.6 | That would be your reaction to this growing trend. |
| 1:00.7 | I sit you down and we talk about summer vacation plans and I say, hey, baby, I'm going to take a solo trip to Portugal. I immediately feel rejected. I'm not going to lie. Is that what it? Yeah. Automatically. I immediately would feel rejected. So I would need to name a place that maybe you don't necessarily want to go. You'd feel better about that? I think if you said, hey, I'm going on a golfing trip with my buddies. I get that. Or if you said, I want to take my mom somewhere, my father somewhere. Or, yeah, there's some meaningful moment |
| 1:07.5 | you'd like to have with, I get another person that when you bring your spouse or your |
| 1:13.1 | fiance or your girlfriend with you changes things. |
| 1:15.5 | Not what we're talking about. |
| 1:16.3 | I fully understand that. |
| 1:17.2 | Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, no. |
| 1:18.6 | I am saying me as an individual, I would like to go take a full on vacation by myself. |
| 1:27.1 | You know what? Rome sounds good. It gets a little warm, |
| 1:31.7 | but you know what? I would go explore that city on my own. You okay with that, baby? |
| 1:37.3 | Look, I would have to be. I mean, I think at the end of the day... |
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