Relax and Enjoy Your Holiday Together
A new poll showed that the stress couples experience on holiday leads to arguments during a time that’s meant for relaxation.
Ebookers surveyed 2,000 British adults and found that two thirds of couples will argue at least once on holiday, with 1 in 3 saying that they are having rows by day 4.
Online relationship support service theCoupleConnection.net, found that their website sees an increase in users around holiday periods such as Christmas, Easter and summer holidays.
They suggest that the reason couples seek more guidance after returning from holidays is due the stress of having to spend the extra time together combined with the stress of going on holiday.
TheCoupleConnection.net also suggest that due to us working harder, and the state of the economy, we are having to budget more strictly and often find it hard to switch off from work in fear of us falling behind on our return.
They say that couples tend to resent each other for constantly being on phone, communicating with work back home rather than focusing on having a good time on holiday.
To help couples reduce the stress on holiday, they’ve come up with some helpful tips –
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Remember the issues you face on holiday are largely the same ones you deal with at home. Expect them to crop up and that way they won’t overshadow everything else.
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Try to postpone arguments. If a conversation starts to get heated then highlight that it’s the start of an argument and that it may ruin the day, then suggest picking it up at home. Very few arguments suffer from being postponed; most of the time you won’t care enough to revisit it at a later date.
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Decide when to switch off. It’s unfair on your partner to constantly check work emails while you’re supposed to be spending quality time together. So switch off the Blackberry, and if you really must check in with work, schedule an hour in the morning or evening to focus on it so it doesn’t detract from the rest of your time together.
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Schedule some ‘me’ time. If you’re busy lives at home mean you’re not used to living in each other’s pockets, set some time off when you can pursue your own interests. A morning swim or an afternoon stroll round the local shops can give you some much needed space.
The most stressful part of the holiday should be the packing, checking in and making sure you’re at the right hotel, so leave the arguing aside and enjoy your holiday. That is, after all, what they were designed for!
Cara Mason
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