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klr650goldwing's avatar
Sep 12, 2015

extrovert/introvert

Once we retire (2yrs) we plan to take the 5er and travel to every nation park and many historic points around the country. This morning she expressed concern about leaving all her friends for such a long time. Has anyone else had issues with this?
  • gbopp wrote:
    Travel and do what you want while you can. You don't know what life will hand you tomorrow.

    Your friends will be there when you get back. While you're traveling you can keep in touch by cell phone, Skype and email.

    Enjoy your travels.


    Isn't that a contradiction? You don't know what will happen tomorrow,
    but go ahead and travel because your friends will still be there whenever you get back... If you can't guarantee your condition tomorrow, then how can you guarantee someone else's condition tomorrow?

    I've read some folks simply make a quick flight back home for a week if they start missing their friends and family. You could plan for a two month trip to start and agree that if you both are having fun, you can just keep going.
  • Go while you can, and enjoy! Think of all the new people you will meet, and all the new experiences! There will be time to reconnect with old friends! Invite your friends to meet you at a special place while you are on your adventure.
  • Absolutely. DW talking 3 months, I want 6. Been working on this for 2 years and she only moved 30 days. I haven't given up though. For a while I went on the premise that I was driving and she had no other choice. Then, in a stroke of low level genius, I realized she does the cooking and could just starve me out. Kinda like an old western movie. So it's back to the drawing board; or more likely a 4 month trip. Good luck, you're gonna need it.
  • Travel and do what you want while you can. You don't know what life will hand you tomorrow.

    Your friends will be there when you get back. While you're traveling you can keep in touch by cell phone, Skype and email.

    Enjoy your travels.

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