Three tips to help couples reduce holiday stress

The holidays arrive and with them come those endless lists of gifts to buy, decorations to put up and parties to attend.

Meeting all the demands can place a lot of stress on a married couple's relationship, but it doesn't need to be that way.

"We all want our holidays to be magical and perfect, but the reality doesn't always meet the expectations," says Dr. Tim R. Thayne, a marriage and family therapist and author of Not by Chance: How Parents Boost Their Teen's Success In and After Treatment.

"But that's OK. One of the most important things couples need to remember this time of year is that y...

 

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