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Do you have a chance with the stranger you met on holiday or should you forget them?

8 signs your vacation romance is long-term | Pulse Uganda

Martha Kemigisha

<p>Vacation romantic affairs are magical, but according to popular opinion, they are short-lived.</p>

<p>In fact, dating coaches and relationship experts caution people against them. <strong>The reason:</strong> falling in love on the beach, in mountains, while doing all the fun things does not mean that same romance will go back with you in your daily routine.</p>

<p>It might be difficult, however, it is not impossible to have a vacation romance turn into a long-lasting romance.</p>

<p>A study was done last year on 2,000 adults on the magic of vacations. 42 percent fell back in love after the vacation, 77 percent recommended vacations for couples looking to keep the spark alive.</p>

<p>Can these findings be reversed? Strangers falling in love and translating that into a long-term relationship? According to dating coach Lori Salkin, <strong><em>"it is rare"</em></strong> but possible.</p>

<p><strong>Here are eight greenlights</strong></p>

<p>It is possible to fall in love in a short time. Don't torture yourself by calling it off or cutting them off if you have genuine feelings for the other person. Plus, if your heart is breaking even doing this, you might want to reconsider.</p>

<p>People use vacations to have flings and pick people up. These kinds of encounters feel forced. But if you chanced upon someone and started talking randomly about one thing or another, the connection could be genuine because it happens naturally.</p>

<p>If you dated in the short time you had, took time to get to know each other, it could signal a future together at a later date. Even better if they took you on a date instead of hanging out everywhere with your friends.</p>

<h3>4. Get along like long-term friends</h3>

<p>In the case that you feel like you have known each other forever in a few weeks, it might be because you have so much in common and you understand each other. Or it could be infatuation that builds up your own idea of the other person. However, stick around for a while to see which of the two is true.</p>

<p>If your future plans align, it shows that your core-values in a relationship also have high compatibility. Don't take lightly the fact that you both have plans that are in agreement even though your lives in the moment are yet to sync.</p>

<p>You blend in well with friends or family they are with on vacation. Compatibility with someone's friends is a good sign for long-term relationship compatibility.</p>

<p>Forego the part where you put your heart in a vice by opening lines of communication. Life is not a song "The One Who Got Away", if you don't feel like you are ready to let them go.</p>

<p>Your love interest has shown interest and put in effort to arrange to meet again.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Vacations flings can open up the world possibilities for a relationship that, with some effort, can term out to be a wonderful experience.</p>

8 signs your vacation romance is long-term

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