{"id":45311,"date":"2019-09-02T00:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/?p=45311"},"modified":"2020-07-28T13:54:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T03:54:24","slug":"lastminute-guide-trip-with-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/lastminute-guide-trip-with-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"The lastminute guide to surviving a trip with your partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve been planning for months (or maybe only a few weeks) and it\u2019s the big day \u2013 the start of the trip.<\/p>\n<p>But, hold up &#8211; you and your partner are already bickering and you haven&#8217;t even left the house yet! What&#8217;s up with that? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<p>Enjoying a holiday\u00a0with your SO\u00a0<em>can<\/em> be done (we promise!). Here\u2019s how to do it\u00a0right \ud83d\udc96<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;\">Survival tip #1 Make sure you both agree&#8230; on almost everything<\/h2>\n<p>Look, we know it\u2019s not going to happen alllll of the time, but the more you can both agree on things and find common ground, the more likely you\u2019re both going to enjoy the trip \ud83c\udf05 Finding a destination, accommodation and activities that you\u2019re both happy with is a great start. If someone isn\u2019t having a good time, then it\u2019s\u00a0probably going to cause some serious tension. It doesn\u2019t hurt to compromise every now and then either.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;\">Survival tip #2 Find the fun<\/h2>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45313\" src=\"https:\/\/lastminute-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/08110100\/holiday-with-your-partner-1.jpg\" alt=\"Holiday with your partner \" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" \/>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t mean you have to go paragliding or skydiving every day. Fun could mean drinking cocktails by a pool (yes, please!), or doing a cooking class. Whatever it is, make sure you can enjoy it together.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you can\u2019t always decide on the same fun activities, try\u00a0to find a happy medium where possible. Remember that compromise we mentioned earlier? Well, why not try a thing or two from your partner&#8217;s holiday to-do list, even if they\u00a0don&#8217;t\u00a0sound like your kind of thing. Who knows? You might\u00a0love it!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;\">Survival tip #3 Split the bill (and the work)<\/h2>\n<p>While it\u2019s nice to treat your loved one to a romantic getaway, it can be expensive if one person is doing <em>all<\/em> the paying. If you keep your finances separate, make sure you go even-stevens when it comes to things like splitting bills, paying for cabs and buying drinks. And be considerate of each other&#8217;s budgets too, <em>especially <\/em>if your partner makes less than you. No-one wants to squabble about finances while they&#8217;re on a getaway.<\/p>\n<p>The same goes for any work you might have to do while you&#8217;re away. Relaxing into holiday mode is awesome, but not if it means that one person is cooking all the meals, cleaning up all the mess or organising all the daytrips. Share the load so you both have an amazing time \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;\">Survival tip #4 Loosen up<\/h2>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45314\" src=\"https:\/\/lastminute-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/08111150\/couple-travel.jpg\" alt=\"Couple travel\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/>\n<p>Holidays are undoubtedly some of the best times we\u2019ll have in our lives, so make the most of this one! And don\u2019t sweat the small stuff. If your boo gives you the wrong directions and you end up on a train going in the opposite direction, it\u2019s all good. You\u2019re together, on the adventure of a lifetime. Loosen up, take a deep breath and enjoy each and every moment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/?brandcid=LASTMINUTE-au.display.BLOG.SEP-HOLIDAY-WITH-PARTNER-BLOG-AU.generic&amp;utm_source=BLOG&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_content=all&amp;utm_campaign=SEP-HOLIDAY-WITH-PARTNER-BLOG-AU\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Plan your next couple&#8217;s getaway<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve been planning for months (or maybe only a few weeks) and it\u2019s the big day \u2013 the start of..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":169,"featured_media":45312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,9],"tags":[4819,4821,4820,4818,4412],"acf":{"credits":[{"name":"","label":"","full_url":""}],"enable_review_score":false,"api_active":false,"api_title":"","api_exerpt":"","api_featured_image":false,"api_lob":""},"posts_api_cpm_point":"","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45311"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45311"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45624,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45311\/revisions\/45624"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}