Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Relationships vs. the Holidays

As the linked article points out, the holidays are a romantic time for some marriages and relationships but may also carry some challenges.

Commercials and other marketing challenge our relationships and lifestyles to measure up to ideal images (where's that lexus with the red bow - my driveway seems to be missing it again this year? And exactly how many diamonds am I supposed to buy my wife per holiday season again?).

Time spent with extended relatives and in-laws can test our patience and tempt competitive insecurities (at least, I understand that to be the case for some people, not me of course).

Etc., etc. until many folks are feeling a bit disillusioned with their lot, including in their relationships, come January - thus perhaps one contributing factor to the well-documented major uptick in the divorce filing rate at this time of year.

This article urges patience and perspective, and a cooling off period after the holidays, before major life decisions such as divorce or separation are made.


https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/27/its-the-week-for-divorce-but-perhaps-we-should-think-twice

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