Why it is important to take a trip with your girls (or guys)

I just returned (and recuperated) from a New Years trip to Vegas with four of my girlfriends and it was the ordeal of a lifetime. Five college-aged girls off on their own in Las Vegas during one of the most boisterous holidays in the world, you can’t even fabricate the nonsense we got ourselves in to.

Now, the reason I want to write about the usefulness of taking an all-girls trip periodically (or an all-guys trip for the men) is because I was debating on even going on this one for the longest time. I have been in a long distance relationship for the past [almost] three years and ever since I entered this relationship, my sole traveling purposes have been to visit him or to travel someplace that also included him. Since I see him infrequently the way it is, it was hard for me to come to terms with taking a trip somewhere that didn’t also incorporate him. However, I forced myself into it when he took a trip with his boys a few months prior and let me tell you, I am so glad that I went through with it!

Being on a trip exclusively with your girls gives you the best opportunity to bond with them in a way that you can’t when you’re back in your hometown/collegetown or if you’re with guys/significant others. It allows you a chance to intimately engage in each others lives and enjoy some of the best experiences together that you can’t get under normal circumstances. In addition, I think it is a healthy part of life for anyone to do, especially if you are in a serious relationship. In any flourishing relationship, it is essential to maintain other friendships and to keep in close ties with your female friends. There’s things that my girlfriends provide for me that a significant other never could, and being able to get away with them was a perfect way to keep my life balanced.

Our girlfriends see us at our best…and they see us at our worst. I cannot fathom where I would be if I did not have my ladies in my life to keep my sanity in check and give me an opportunity to reveal my craziest, most personal side. We need our girlfriends to help maintain our emotional and physical health, and what better way to feel rejuvenated than to get away with them from time to time? I am able to confide in my female friends on completely new levels, gain insight, inspiration and comfort knowing I have a huge support system behind me no matter where life takes me. I have witnessed firsthand how traveling with girls is an adept opportunity to relieve yourself of every day stresses, guilt and anxiety.

On top of all of this, traveling with my girls helps me appreciate the times I have with my man even more. Trips with him are amazing and unique all in their own way. However, I have vowed to continue to take trips with my girlfriends for the rest of my life and I encourage every other lady out there to do the same. Life gets the best of us and as we grow up, our families and careers may take us away from those we care about the most. What’s important is that we do not lose touch with those who have been with us from the very start and strive to maintain several interpersonal relations.

Stay Classy...or not,

Haylee

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