/ / Guitar geeks unite, here is my guitar from Raleigh last night, straight from the amp / /
- Adam Hann (x)
Don’t date a boy who doesn’t travel. He’s trapped in the safety of his routine habits. He doesn’t like to try new restaurants or order something he doesn’t know he already likes on the menu. He shuts down when you try to mix things up.
Don’t date a boy who doesn’t travel because when your favourite foreign band is in town he won’t want to go. He will listen to the same music his whole life and he will quote the same movies. He will think there is only one clear and sensible path to follow - that there is only one way to pursue a career.
Don’t date a boy who doesn’t travel. He will perceive your commitment to it and experiencing new things as a weakness and telltale sign that you are lost with no direction and no plan. He won’t understand that the plan is to travel, to really find yourself and your passions and then build a life around what brings you joy. What he doesn’t understand is that women are nesters by nature - and that at some point you will settle down to create a flourishing home life.
Don’t date a boy who doesn’t travel. He’ll think that it is his job to impress you when what you really want is someone who gets you - who will go on long walks through foreign cities, get lost with you only to find yourselves closer together. He will think that it is his responsibility to perform. But what you really want him to do is just let go - to turn off the rest of the world and be fantastically present in beautiful moments shared together.
Don’t date a boy who doesn’t travel. You’ll have to beg him to travel with you - explain to him why it makes sense to spend money on experiences rather than the latest gadgets and gizmos. You’ll have to coax him into getting off the beaten path or avoiding the cruise ships. You’ll have to endure that puzzled stare when he realises he has no idea how to be as brave as you.
