45% of couples said not having regular holidays leaves them feeling more stressed, while four in ten feel more tired than usual. So how often does the average British couple need to take a holiday?
Relationships on Female First
A new study out today has found that the average Brit feels like they need a holiday just 29 days after they return from their last one.
Eating more comfort food than usual was named the biggest sign you are both in need of a break. Do any of the following sound familiar? If so, you may need to book something with your significant other ASAP.
Top ten signs you and your partner need a break:
You’re eating more comfort food than usual- Your evening meals have materialised into carb overload; with chips, mashed potato and pasta taking over your plates on most nights. Well you don’t have the beach bod to work towards so you both opt to invest in your muffin top instead.
You get jealous seeing friend’s pictures of their holiday or break- Together, you slag off the people who dare to post pictures of their happy, sunny holidays on Facebook while you’re both at home in your pjs with the fire on. Why can’t you be the couple ticking everyone off on their ‘friends’ list instead?
You spend more time daydreaming than doing your actual day job- You email each other pictures of your last getaway, then panic when you accidentally post one from your private stash.
You can’t face your to-do list- You really want to buy flip flops and sun tan lotion but alas- needs must- and you but a shed Pina Colada flavoured lube to cheer each other up in the only way you know how.
You find yourself looking at old travel pictures over and over again- And ask each other questions like- ‘Remember when we got sand stuck up our bums after that drunken fumble on the beach?’ and ‘When we had to have really careful sex because the sun burn was that bad?’ while weeping into your crusty beach towels.
You hit snooze on the morning alarm one too many times- And think back to your last holiday when you snoozed your alarm for as long as possible until you had to go down for breakfast. But all was fine because you could catch up on your missed sleep on the beach till it was time to eat again.
You can no longer muster the will to make small talk at work- Unless your colleague is congratulating you with the news of a large windfall that will enable you to travel the world with your lover forever- you’re not interested in their drivel. Especially if they are going or have just come back from a holiday. Those people in particular can sod off.
You enter a room and can’t remember what you went in there for- Because you’re too busy thinking about the amazing sex session you had in the same room to kick off your last holiday.
You drink more tea/coffee than usual to help you get through the day- Because it’s not acceptable to be drunk on cocktails at work by 11am.
You oversleep more than once a week- You both enjoy a lie in at the weekend as it’s the only thing you can do at home that remotely resembles a holiday. But you have to make you own bed afterwards and reality kicks in.
Original research by Holiday Inn Express.
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