Teacher Terry, I totally agree with you about differences in feelings about leisure travel held by different people. What I was talking about was the opinion that I sometimes see that one should try to spend more, so as to "not leave too much on the table". If someone wants something, and can afford it, get it-but not for the purpose of spending more freely, unless that is what floats the boat.
I enjoyed working in foreign countries, but the social connections from a job make a big difference to me. I find that if i want to meet people from other countries who are not mainly trying to sell me something, I have more luck meeting them here, in summer, in downtown eateries and bars, where I am "a local" that they might enjoy talking to.
And I do in fact have a love relationship, but as I did not run a checklist when starting, and my emotions would always trump anything like "do you like to travel?" Anyway, this does come up. She does enjoy travel, has lived in various European countries, speaks 3 languages, 2 well enough to pass as native within that country. I think we might compromise by going somewhere from time to time and staying there, probably somewhere where at least one of us has language facility or wants to improve that. Anyway I don't feel that I have to occupy every niche in her life, or she in mine.
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Looks like I am too late, he already bought it. Well, good for him!
