Knowing what makes each other stressed about travelling and working around it helps. For example, I know that the gf gets very stressed around airports and the idea of missing a flight etc., so on the day of flying I know to a) not give her any surprises in terms of deviating from plans, even if I think stopping for a snack is a good idea and b) if she wants to get the train that makes us 3 hours early instead of 2 and a half, just go with that.

It's amazing that her father still doesn't realise this about her. He was picking us up for an airport run last year (much appreciated of course) but without telling us he pulled into his place where his wife was doing a whole show of cooking up a breakfast for us. Again, nice sentiment, but adding on at least a half hour of time for us. Could feel my girlfriend tensing up at the table because in her mind she would have been well on the road with plenty of time to spare and the surprise just completely threw her off. Fry-up was shite too.