I road-tripped in an RV with my partner for a year. These 5 relationship tips helped us keep the peace.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sarah Silbiger, a 30-year-old freelance video and photojournalist based in Philadelphia. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

My partner and I are both journalists. We worked straight through the pandemic, and it was unrelenting. After covering such partisan politics, I really wanted to have a more holistic understanding of what it meant to live in the US.

We’re really outdoorsy and wanted to see the country. Simply put, I was seeking a creative refresh and whimsy.

That led us to take a sabbatical, sell all our stuff, and move into a van.

Being in love was a nice way to keep…

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