Comments on: Handle with Care: Protecting Yourself from Emotional Abuse While Traveling http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/15/handle-with-care-protecting-yourself-from-emotional-abuse-while-traveling/ Online travel magazine dedicated to exploring travel in the 21st century. Offering travel news, compelling interviews, online travel tools, and more. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:48:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Luke http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/15/handle-with-care-protecting-yourself-from-emotional-abuse-while-traveling/comment-page-1/#comment-82357 Luke Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:57:48 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=727#comment-82357 It's a great post, especially for women. It's important to be able to assess the difference between reality and your fantasy travel relationships. It takes maturity and experience to balance the act of trust while establishing healthy boundaries. From a man's point of view, my suggestion to women is to pay close attention to what a man wants and the tactics he uses to get what he wants. If his interest and actions contradict your values. Suck up all your courage, be selfish, and leave. And, for chrisake, leave your fantasy of falling in love at home and enjoy yourself. It's a great post, especially for women. It's important to be able to assess the difference between reality and your fantasy travel relationships. It takes maturity and experience to balance the act of trust while establishing healthy boundaries. From a man's point of view, my suggestion to women is to pay close attention to what a man wants and the tactics he uses to get what he wants. If his interest and actions contradict your values. Suck up all your courage, be selfish, and leave. And, for chrisake, leave your fantasy of falling in love at home and enjoy yourself.

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]]> By: Rebecca http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/15/handle-with-care-protecting-yourself-from-emotional-abuse-while-traveling/comment-page-1/#comment-81786 Rebecca Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:19:29 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=727#comment-81786 This is so true. We can get caught up in the excitement and romance of travel. Meeting new people is thrilling and when you meet that one guy, it can send your brain and emotions into overdrive. But, guys are guys no matter where you go. Just be confident and be yourself. Remember, that you are traveling because you want to do so. If you meet a guy along the way, that's a bonus -- just have fun and go with it. Try not to "build" it up -- you are probably "two ships passing in the night." If he really wants to get to know you, he'll ask for your email and phone number... This is so true. We can get caught up in the excitement and romance of travel. Meeting new people is thrilling and when you meet that one guy, it can send your brain and emotions into overdrive. But, guys are guys no matter where you go. Just be confident and be yourself. Remember, that you are traveling because you want to do so. If you meet a guy along the way, that's a bonus — just have fun and go with it. Try not to "build" it up — you are probably "two ships passing in the night." If he really wants to get to know you, he'll ask for your email and phone number…

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]]> By: Marionza http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/15/handle-with-care-protecting-yourself-from-emotional-abuse-while-traveling/comment-page-1/#comment-81785 Marionza Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:18:25 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=727#comment-81785 Thanks for this great article Claire. Thanks for this great article Claire.

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]]> By: Sarah_Menkedick http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/15/handle-with-care-protecting-yourself-from-emotional-abuse-while-traveling/comment-page-1/#comment-81773 Sarah_Menkedick Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:37:08 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=727#comment-81773 Thanks for addressing this--I think it must be especially difficult and confusing to deal with this situation on the road, where there's this impression of total independence (we're both carefree and traveling, etc...) Thanks for addressing this–I think it must be especially difficult and confusing to deal with this situation on the road, where there's this impression of total independence (we're both carefree and traveling, etc…)

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]]> By: JULIANE http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/15/handle-with-care-protecting-yourself-from-emotional-abuse-while-traveling/comment-page-1/#comment-81679 JULIANE Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:37:31 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=727#comment-81679 Great article Claire; I think it's vital to remind travelers that unhealthy partnerships do exist even on vacation or an extended trip. When you find that you are compromising too much of yourself, it's probably time to step away from that relationship. Thank you for writing this up :) Great article Claire; I think it's vital to remind travelers that unhealthy partnerships do exist even on vacation or an extended trip. When you find that you are compromising too much of yourself, it's probably time to step away from that relationship. Thank you for writing this up :)

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]]> By: Angela http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/15/handle-with-care-protecting-yourself-from-emotional-abuse-while-traveling/comment-page-1/#comment-81678 Angela Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:58:42 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=727#comment-81678 Definitely. When we are far from home, be it on holiday or living abroad, makes us inevitably weaker and more vulnerable. Definitely. When we are far from home, be it on holiday or living abroad, makes us inevitably weaker and more vulnerable.

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