To think a long trip abroad will test a relationship

[Swisslady]

Those who have taken trips 3+ months with your partner, gap years etc - how was the experience?

Does it get claustrophobic? Does the thrill wear off of being together 24/7?

Tell me your experiences!

I'd recomend it! Apart from the fun part of building up shared experiences and memories, it's a good way of discovering just how compatible you are... apart from 24 hour togetherness, that kind of journey has plenty of difficult times where you're very much out of your comfort zone. Nothing like being stranded in the middle of nowhere with no common language, running low on cash or dealing with worrying medical stuff for finding out fast how you both deal with stress and problems, and that carries over into the "real life" stuff most people have to deal with sooner or later.

My sister went to Australia with her boyfriend for 2 years and they got married last week!

Not for us - there were hard bits, but it proved that we’re a good team; and we had so much fun.

Loved it. Was amazing spending that time together and years later we have fun shared memories to look back on. We had a good relationship to start with though, if there are any niggles while you're UK based and with your own space then maybe it would be harder abroad. I dont know any couple that s regretted it.

I'd been with my boyfriend for a year and a half before we went travelling together for 2 years. It was a really great experience and we've been together for 14 years now!

If a relationship can't survive three months of basically being on a long holiday, it isn't going to survive the lows of life.

In my case I went abroad to work and travel for 5 months without my then boyfriend, and it made me realise I didn't actually want to be with him long term, broke up with him as soon as I got home.