You may have noticed a pattern that there are many women who seem to love
traveling. Particularly evident on online dating sites, it seems to be a cornerstone
of what many young women in particular desire as a part of their lives. So, here
we go through reasons for why traveling can be so appealing to them.
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Reason 1: They are escaping something
This is a darker reason, but unfortunately may be a common for why women
(and men) can love traveling and even become obsessed with it. Similar to other
forms of escapism, traveling can offer a refuge from day in day out life. An
adventure to a foreign land is extremely appealing when someone is bored
and frustrated with their lives. This could be related to unhappiness with their
career but can of course relate to being unfulfilled with friendships and
relationships as well. When someone always has a new adventure planned on
the horizon they always have something to look forward to, but at a cost.
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Sadly, traveling acts as a kind of Band-Aid solution to a deeper issue that is
unlikely to give someone genuine happiness and fulfillment in life. Escapism
means there is something they are running from or avoiding and traveling is one
of many ways one can use to escape. So, what are they running from? They may
be avoiding taking actions that will improve their day in day out life instead of
the smaller pockets of time when they are traveling. This could be as simple as
trying to find a more interesting career, or a partner and friends that bring more
stimulation and excitement in their lives. Although this is easier said than done,
traveling is unlikely to ever fill voids in life as big as the ones that relationships
and passion filled careers can. Alternatively, they be me escaping much deeper
emotional issues that they may not even be aware of that propels them to keep
trying to explore new places as a means to fix themselves or ‘find themselves’, in
a misguided fashion. Unfortunately, traveling is the chosen solution instead of
therapy and introspection, which would be the much more fruitful path.
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Reason 2: They love the adventure
On a more positive note, there are of course good reasons to travel that may be
particularly attractive to women. From this perspective women aren’t using
traveling to escape emotional problems and/or trying to replace key missing
aspects to their lives but rather to enhance a life they are already content and
happy with.
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Adventures during traveling can be very exciting and truly rewarding
experiences. Women tend to be more ‘in tune’ with their emotions then men,
and this may be why traveling can be an especially visceral and exciting
experience for them. Combining this with women who are also extroverted and
curious about the world makes for a powerful drive to want to explore and try
new things, which is at the essence of traveling. Also, importantly, for many
women, adventures don’t have to involve traveling to distant exotic lands, it can
be as simple as exploring their own town or city with people they enjoy.
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In summary, there are good and bad reasons to want to travel, someone will
have to be truly honest and aware of themselves to know which they align with.