She’s the one with the messy unkempt hair colored by the sun. Her skin is now far from fair like it once was. Not even sun kissed. It’s burnt with multiple tan lines, wounds and bites here and there. But for every flaw on her skin, she has an interesting story to tell.

Don’t date a girl who travels. She is hard to please. The usual dinner-movie date at the mall will suck the life out of her. Her soul craves for new experiences and adventures. She will be unimpressed with your new car and your expensive watch. She would rather climb a rock or jump out of an airplane than hear you brag about it.

Don’t date a girl who travels because she will bug you to book a flight every time there’s an airline seat sale. She wont party at Republiq. And she will never pay over $100 for Avicii because she knows that one weekend of clubbing is equivalent to one week somewhere far more exciting.

Chances are, she can’t hold a steady job. Or she’s probably daydreaming about quitting. She doesn’t want to keep working her ass off for someone else’s dream. She has her own and is working towards it. She is a freelancer. She makes money from designing, writing, photography or something that requires creativity and imagination. Don’t waste her time complaining about your boring job.

Don’t date a girl who travels. She might have wasted her college degree and switched careers entirely. She is now a dive instructor or a yoga teacher. She’s not sure when the next paycheck is coming. But she doesn’t work like a robot all day, she goes out and takes what life has to offer and challenges you to do the same.

Don’t date a girl who travels for she has chosen a life of uncertainty. She doesn’t have a plan or a permanent address. She goes with the flow and follows her heart. She dances to the beat of her own drum. She doesn’t wear a watch. Her days are ruled by the sun and the moon. When the waves are calling, life stops and she will be oblivious to everything else for a moment. But she has learned that the most important thing in life isn’t surfing.

Don’t date a girl who travels as she tends to speak her mind. She will never try to impress your parents or friends. She knows respect, but isn’t afraid to hold a debate about global issues or social responsibility.

She will never need you. She knows how to pitch a tent and screw her own fins without your help. She cooks well and doesn’t need you to pay for her meals. She is too independent and wont care whether you travel with her or not. She will forget to check in with you when she arrives at her destination. She’s busy living in the present. She talks to strangers. She will meet many interesting, like-minded people from around the world who share her passion and dreams. She will be bored with you.

So never date a girl who travels unless you can keep up with her. And if you unintentionally fall in love with one, don’t you dare keep her. Let her go.

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(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2481839&forum_id=2#24925854)

This suggests that (1) the original is not properly sarcastic enough, and (2) the author of the second piece is a fucking idiot incapable of understanding sarcasm (female).

http://www.facebook.com/notes/mio-nozoe/date-a-girl-who-travels/10151867844581487

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2481839&forum_id=2#24925963)

LOL the board is so fucking prole now.

XOXO 2005: Help me plan my trip to Tanzania

XOXO 2014: Any girl who's traveled outside of her hometown in Arkansas is a shrew

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2481839&forum_id=2#24926266)

I suppose it's my fault that I refuse to be chained to a cubicle all day long in order to prove I'm actually doing something productive, but I can live with that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2481839&forum_id=2#24926397)

But you should not bash people who have to spend all day in an office or cubicle for not having the time to travel and live the leisure life.

No one wants to be poor, some of us just have to spend more time in the office to do it. It has nothing to do with being productive - worrying about productivity and self worth is something women do for 4 years before quitting their jobs to have kids.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2481839&forum_id=2#24926413)

It's also not my fault that my partner is a chill STEM PhD bro with no debt.

Don't lash out at me for your poor life choices, d00d.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2481839&forum_id=2#24926427)

In the end she just wants an alpha male to pay for her shit and give her a nice house in the burbs. So it's also inauthentic, on top of just millennial shrew narcissism. That's what these "girl who loves to travel" types are all about. At least, the ones that xo might interact with.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2481839&forum_id=2#24926345)

1. Shitty Looks

("She’s the one with the messy unkempt hair colored by the sun. Her skin is now far from fair like it once was. Not even sun kissed. It’s burnt with multiple tan lines, wounds and bites here and there.")

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2. Shitty Personality

("She is hard to please. The usual dinner-movie date at the mall will suck the life out of her. Her soul craves for new experiences and adventures. She will be unimpressed with your new car and your expensive watch. She will never try to impress your parents or friends. Don’t waste her time complaining about your boring job. She will be bored with you.")

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Shitty Job

("Chances are, she can’t hold a steady job. Or she’s probably daydreaming about quitting. She doesn’t want to keep working her ass off for someone else’s dream. She might have wasted her college degree and switched careers entirely. She is now a dive instructor or a yoga teacher. She’s not sure when the next paycheck is coming.")

= Something Desirable.

Reality: An obvious attempt to explain away shame at being single by acting like her independence is intentional and scares men off.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2481839&forum_id=2#29268139)

So appealing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2481839&forum_id=2#30486238)

FOREIGN | COCK | CAROUSEL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2481839&forum_id=2#33621808)

Other than XO, I don't think I've talked to a single person with the means and health to travel who doesn't like some sort of travel (ski vacations, road trips, etc).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2481839&forum_id=2#33708021)

You're talking about an entirely different set of people. The whole point is that Girls Who Travel want more than vacations and "some sort of travel." They also don't want responsibility or structure, which is inconsistent with being one of the UMC people you have in mind.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2481839&forum_id=2#33708068)

I would argue that a girl who lived abroad for 5 years and has an international circle of friends and a job that enables her to travel a ton might not be a good match for a homebody, or someone who thinks travel is dumb and wasteful.

Smart people with good jobs are often well-traveled, or are open to the idea of traveling more once they have more time/money.

If travel is part of your lifestyle and values, you won't be a good match for someone who doesn't share that unless compromises could be made. That's pretty much it, and you can replace "travel" with "church" or "fitness" or a ton of lifestyle choices.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2481839&forum_id=2#33707776)

Common ground: I too would rather jump out of an airplane than hear her brag about travel.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2481839&forum_id=2#33707898)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2481839&forum_id=2#38813834)