The romantic storylines we will tell our grandchildren will not be about the white picket fence. They will be about the train station in Prague, the power outage in Austin, the six-hour layover in Doha where you realized you were in love.

Enter the era of the .

You ask, "Where are we going next?" The portable relationship is a modern masterpiece of logistics and emotion. It requires the rigor of a project manager and the heart of a poet. If you are currently in a situation where your love lives in your phone more than your apartment, do not panic. You are not failing at love. You are just writing a different storyline—one that fits in your carry-on. Just remember to occasionally set the suitcase down and ask if you are running toward something, or just running.