• When we travel, my partner's "job" is navigation and mine is planning details like meals and tours. • This arrangement plays to our strengths and has made our trips much easier and more fun. • Plus, doing this has helped us avoid extra arguments and stress once we reach our destination.

In the weeks leading up to a recent trip abroad with my fiancé, one thing consumed my thoughts: navigation.

The idea of traversing our way through maze-like subway systems and confusing streets under the sweltering European sun with our luggage in tow weighed heavily on me.

My worries weren't unfounded. On one trip to New York City, we got lost in the subway. Both of us tried to navigate at the same time, checking our phones and darting between platforms, which only confused us more.

Eventually, I

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