Should couples camp together or no?

[Bordash]

Obviously it depends on the preferences of each individual couple, but as a general thing, would be be more recommended for couples to stay with each other or in separate camps?

[Elorrum]

What?

[Token]

The Playa is famous for chewing up friendships, relationships, marriages… and spitting them up in the closest porta potty.

It’s not an unreasonable question to ask.

And there is no standard answer.

One person can go to BM, have a good time and think: “That was cool, I had a lot of fun”, the next person over can have a complete epiphany on the meaning of life, quit their job/career, sell the house, buy land outride of Reno and start preparing full time for the next Burn, unable to stop talking about it.

It happens. Allot.

So, ask yourself and your SO what the boundaries are, what the rules are, what flies and what crashes the relationship.

It’s either great prep on your part or you’re already sensing the end in a dramatic grand finale.

[motskyroonmatick]

It's totally realistic that a couple gets along fine in the default but implodes or explodes at the burn. It's really up to the best judgment of the couple. Staying in good stead with your SO at the burn takes discipline to your relationship rails and effort. If you are not willing to put in that effort camp apart and have dates or whatever. Personally I couldn't run my camp without the help of my SO and we do great on the playa. We are happy to check in with each other and support each other. Good Luck. Let us know how it goes.

[mgb327]

I have seen some shit-shows from couples that were simpatico in defaultia. I have seen some polar opposites find true love at the burn. I took my SO in '19 and she blossomed . One never knows. With the costs, time and prep I have for the trip, if there was even an inkling of trouble on the horizon, I would not go as a "couple". This things sorts out the weak ones. Burning Man sucks, don't go. See you in the dust......

[Elorrum]

I understand separate vacations, one goes and one does not. Expectations laid out in advance. If it is both individual’s cups of tea, pretending they are there alone, although they are not, on their favorite vacation… Ok, not my dreaming. I like the song, “let’s talk it over, when we’re sober, and we’re not at burning man”

[The Rod]

My ex and I camped together for several years and it was great. The one year we were in separate camps was the year we (rather dramatically) broke up.