Has the chaos of raising children and managing a career prevented you and your significant other from spending quality time together? Like most things in life, relationships take work and without allocating time to connecting with your significant other, your relationship will be hard-pressed to flourish.

Fortunately, there are a number of ways to increase the amount of quality time you’re spending with your significant other and one of the best ways to do this is a weekend getaway! 

Rediscover Each Other

When you’re constantly occupied with life’s responsibilities and you’ve found yourself stuck in a rut, a trip is a great way to see your partner under a new light. You’ll be able to enjoy the other’s personality, free of other commitments. These settings also allow people to talk more freely and connect on a personal level. You can use this opportunity to understand how your significant other has been feeling about work, your relationship, parenting (if you’re doing this together), or other important topics that could be on their mind.

Take a Break from the Kids

There is only so much time in a day and we only have so much attention to give. For all the parents reading this, you know that parenting is a full-time job and leaves little energy for other things. A getaway without the kids, enables you and your partner to have each other’s undivided attention.  

Work Through Long-Standing Conflicts

Although navigating different point-of-views can be a challenge, it’s a necessary process for two individuals to grow closer together. Another aspect of spending more time together is you inevitably have more time to discuss and work through conflicts.

You may not see conflict-resolution as the ideal way to spend a getaway with your partner; however, it will definitely improve your relationship for the better in the long-run.