While cheap airplane tickets and discount hotel rooms or cheap vacation packages often provide the means to take a vacation, a recent poll found that 59 percent of couples sometimes take separate vacations.

Couples are increasingly going away alone for up to a couple of weeks at a time, according to Iris Krasnow, the author of €The Secret Lives of Wives.€ Krasnow interviewed over 200 women regarding their marriages. She observed €You don't have to be joined at the hip, in order to make your marriage endure.€

Many partners have found that sometimes they need solitude and that separate getaways allow them to return refreshed. Spending time on your own can result in long term benefits.

Currently divorce rates are running 43, percent down from the 50 percent it has been for decades. Experts attribute this decline in part to people marrying later and smarter. Krasnow observed €People are learning that it's OK to rewrite the rules of marriage for their own needs, and not just do what their grandparents did. It's a gift my husband gives me to be able to fly solo once in a while.€

Some spouses are still likely to react negatively to the idea of separate vacations. The following are things that should be considered prior to taking separate vacations:

€ Trust is mandatory for a separate vacation to be considered. Otherwise spending time apart could easily contribute to suspicions about what spouses are really up to while on their own.

€ Separate vacations can end up much more costly when individuals stay in different hotels vs. piling the whole family into the same hotel room. Minimize travel costs by searching for special discounts or getting bulk deals by traveling with friends.

€ Make certain you are comfortable enough as a couple to withstand the criticism that often follows from family and friends when they hear that you are taking separate vacations.
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Enjoying Vacations with Teenagers

Even the best planned trip, that comes with cheap airplane tickets and discount hotel rooms or cheap vacation packages can prove challenging when traveling with teenagers.

The following are steps that can be taken in advance to help ensure a successful vacation:

€ Before finalizing any vacation plans request your teen's input. By including your teen in planning your vacation, your teen will feel more involved and be more likely to look forward to that vacation.

€ Think outside of the box and consider possible destinations in depth before settling on one so that everyone's vacation expectations can be met.

€ When considering which hotel to stay at remember having lots of attractions nearby can make life easier. Travel between sights can be reduced and your teen can take time to explore the area around your hotel.

€ Be flexible. Keeping the peace sometimes means more dessert than dinner, more movies than museums, and/or sleeping in vs. visiting yet another tourist site. Keeping the peace makes vacations that much more enjoyable.

€ Do not dwell on unpleasant vacation moments. When fights and/or meltdowns occur try to move on as quickly as possible.

€ If it is not cost prohibitive, encourage your teen to bring a friend. This often results in more vacation downtime for adults.

€ Suggest that your teen choose an activity.

€ Give you teen a budget for souvenirs and let him or her keep any leftover money.

€ Provide your teen space. If your budget can handle it, book adjoining hotel rooms. Teens tend to highly value privacy and feel better when they have their own space.

€ Let your teen sleep in on vacation. Sleeping in is often the best part of a teen's vacation.
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