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Sadly not a option. She's really not that type of girl.
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"not that type of girl" ?
Yea, I guess most of those shanky biker chicks are pretty slutty, eh?
This does not sound good my friend! If she is already showing signs of being anti-biking then bubba, you are screwed. Next thing you know you'll be on your 2nd kid, have a mortgage, tons of unpaid bills. Then she'll gain 30 kgs. and sit at home all day and bitch you out while you work yourself to death. Did you not learn anything after your 1st divorce?
Sadly, this is how most women end up and it's what most of them want. The Lois Pryce's of this world are rare ..... once they enter their mid 30's they have a strong instinct to "nest", settle and breed. Your RTW biking adventure will not blend well with those aspirations, IMHO.
If you really want to "test" your relationship, go traveling together. By bike, train, car, doesn't matter. Camping, hostels, hotels, all OK. See how things go after a month or so. Try to get out of the UK. Someplace really "foreign", like Ireland! If you get along during that month then perhaps you've got a chance? Or maybe she is just angling for your house?
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What do you actually feel like doing? Perhaps do what Mickey D suggests, but on your own - just to find out.
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Yes Wayne, it's up to you. We're all different, and few of us have the opportunity to sate all urges, so you have to decide where your compromises lay.
Best of luck.
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You can go on your trip, two years would be about right.
When you come home she will be waiting for you.
Then you can help the guy she has been living with set up the bike for his two year trip.
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It's good to share.
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You can go on your trip, two years would be about right.
When you come home she will be waiting for you.
Then you can help the guy she has been living with set up the bike for his two year trip.

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Great stuff Ferris. There is a comedy team in LA missing a writer, you could be the one!
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Blimey!!"
Quips aside, there seems to be quite a lot of cynicism about "other halves"!!
Maybe I'm one of the lucky few and I must say that my partner nejoys overlanding too, but on the whole I wouldn't have it any other way.....
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just go
I should have gone when I was 17. I am now in my mid fifties and only just getting ready for the big trip. I have gone through the same, divorce, living with some one, looked after elderly parents. Had I have gone and come back when I first had the idea and the freedom to do so I would still have been able to do the things I have done.
I have spent well over 30 years regretting not doing so. Pack your bags, you never know you might meet some one better on your travels. Best of luck and let us know what decidoon you made and how you got on.
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