vacation romance

Temporary travel love

A vacation romance is a romantic or sexual relationship that develops while traveling, with the implicit understanding that it will end when the trip does.

The temporary setting—removed from ordinary life and responsibilities—creates conditions for quick intimacy: They had a vacation romance in Cancun but never spoke again.

Some vacation romances do survive the return home, though most don't outlast the flight back.

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holiday fling · sunset · getaway · paradise · whirlwind · passionate · love at first sight · fleeting · one night stand · no strings attached · exotic · hotel · cruise · stranger · moonlight · candlelit dinner · dancing · affair

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Opposites
duration and commitment

vacation romancemarriage

Formal union between partners

committed relationship · long-term relationship · life partner · spouse · domestic partnership

context and setting

vacation romanceoffice romance

Romantic involvement between colleagues

high school sweetheart · childhood sweetheart

emotional weight and stakes

vacation romancetrue love

Authentic romantic connection

love of one's life · the real thing

Family

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