A couple arguing.[Photo/pinterest]
January is known as ‘the most deadly month for marriages’ because it sees the most divorces during any given time of the year.
It is the second week of January! If your relationship is still solid and strong, thank God. If you have managed to hold it together, despite all, you are survivors! As if the first week of back-to-work is not bad enough, studies over the years have shown that the first week of the year too, is when most relationships on life-support are likely to die!
A majority of January dumpings have been brewing since way back in November when the children have closed school for the holidays and you and your spouse cannot agree whether they should stay in Nairobi or be taken to shags to stay with their grandma.
Usually, in December, the children have closed school so there are no morning rushes, no homework, no traffic on the roads, there is usually a lot of entertainment on TV and outside and for my husband, it is football peak. So, for a period that’s supposed to be about reconnection and gratefulness is always sees an unpleasant side of her husband.
Social media and its tendencies to depict pictures of perfect families could ultimately lead to stress when everything you have planned doesn’t go well. Further, alcohol and overindulgence over the holidays is also another ingredient to discourse in marriages while stepping into the New Year. Another factor to consider is how you manage your finances.
This is because festivities come with overspending and there will be financial worries in the New Year. And when New Year resolutions come into play, people want to start the new year with new beginnings.