New survey shows more couples are being honest with each other at Christmas

New survey shows more couples are being honest with each other at Christmas over everything from present choices to family tensions!

They say honesty is the best policy and it seems this is true for a growing number of couples over the Christmas period! A new survey of over 1,000 married individuals* by London law firm Brookman Solicitors has revealed that nowadays, more couples are truthful about their feelings at Christmas, which in turn helps to avoid family tensions, prevent relationship breakdowns and even stop couples from falling victim to the dreaded curse of ‘divorce month’ in January!

The online survey, which was conducted in December 2017, asked married individuals a range of questions relating to their feelings over Christmas, interactions with their partner, family tensions, social media usage and their plans for change in the new year. The results were surprising!

NIP IT IN THE BUD
Almost a third of respondents expected to experience tensions and arguments over Christmas, but of those couples, 66% said they would address the conflict head on and speak about it, helping to alleviate any tension immediately.

TAKING THE HINT
Despite the long-held belief that couples often make poor present decisions for their partners, 67% of respondents said their partner DID take notice of their hints for Christmas presents this year. However, in the event that the wrong decision was made, 58% would be honest with their partner and admit they didn’t like their present, avoiding the need to keep ‘pretending’ to like that awful gift for months on end!

REAL WORLD vs SOCIAL
Surprisingly, nearly 40% of respondents said that their partner would not check their social media profiles AT ALL on Christmas Day, allowing families to spend more time interacting and enjoying each other’s company without the distraction of technology.

A LESS STRESSFUL CHRISTMAS THAN LAST YEAR
Whilst 64% of respondents felt Christmas would still be stressful, over a 1/4 felt that it actually would be LESS stressful than last year, with only a ⅓ saying they would experience family tensions or arguments over the Christmas period. Clearly, more are feeling festive this year, as opposed to frustrated!