Christmas and New Year are often the times of most stress for couples and families - we're all at home, eating and drinking and really not doing a lot else! Couples are more likely to split up in January than in any other month of the year. I know of one husband and wife who actually broke up on 2nd January one year because they agreed they'd take the tree down together, the wife got sick of waiting for her husband to get dressed, started dismantling the tree and he got into a rage because he said she had made him feel guilty by starting without him... Of course it wasn't just about the tinsel and baubles - that was probably just the last straw, but for the wife there was definitely the thought of a whole new year stretching ahead with more of the same.
I hope you've all had a more pleasurable Christmas, but if the story above rings some bells with you, remember there are places to get help, people to talk to, and resolutions to be found.
I hope you all have a very happy and relaxed New Year!
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