@Summerof2024
You’re saying the ones who state they are travelling aren’t “travelling” because they’re going abroad for a week or two.
Again, they are not being misleading or exaggerating because it’s very commonly understood by many (perhaps not you) that someone who likes “travelling” may not necessarily be backpacking or travelling for an extended period of time.
I always ask what they mean exactly, not to judge whether they’re allowed to use the word or not lol but just to make conversation and get a better idea of their lifestyle.
I find sometimes they are in fact traveling for longer periods and go to various locations within a country like I did last month. However equally often it’s also 1-2 week trips to eg. a European city or a Greek island. But I am many others wouldn’t think it’s an exaggeration or misrepresentation to use the term “travelling” to describe the latter. So I’ll assume many of the men aren’t being deceptive either as they’ll genuinely feel it is travelling hence they’re using that word!
You do NOT need to be going away for months for it to count as travelling.
To me if anything it seems more pretentious and pathetic to say ooh they’re not being adventurous enough to qualify as having “properly travelled” if it’s just a shorter break!
But flying off to Europe on Friday night, then back to work on Monday is not travelling. Saying 'İ'm going travelling', or 'İ'm a traveller', makes the person sound ridiculous.
And btw most guys I’ve seen simply write they like “travelling” they don’t necessarily label themselves as “travellers” on dating profile.
People travel differently, just ask what they mean. Simple.