Making Collective Decisions together

Making decisions together. I realise I really appreciate collective decision making.

Checking whether the other party is comfortable with the arrangement and willingly make some compromises.

Choosing a few options and throwing the final decision making to the other party, is not collective decision making. I feel that is just hastily fulfilling your responsibility in the decision making process but avoiding being responsible for the final decision made. My sensing is that it all stems from the lack of courage or simply lazy avoidance of being accountable for the final decision.

A typical decision making process with my travel companion this time round involves me asking what we should do next, her offering a few options, and then telling me "you decide". At such an instant I felt a heavy responsibility lying on me. Doesnt traveling together entails making decision together at every step? Furthermore, there's only two of us. Inefficiency due to over-involvement of people is out of the question. I'm open to any decision making style ' cause I understand that everyone prioritizes differently, but this style has proven to be uncomfortable for me.

In case anything unhappiness happens, she can joyfully said that I didnt decide on that.

Decision making involves information gathering, involving stakeholders, making the final say, and most importantly, I feel, being accountable for the decision you make. During travel, that translates to making the best out of every activity you do and places you visit, regardless of whether it's something you like or dislike from the start. It's about creating moments for yourself and travel companion despite the circumstances from start through the end.