When you get married you merge everything, including holidays. You already know how complicated your holiday traditions are on your own, imagine adopting your partner?s as well. Some couples struggle when it comes to the holidays. Maybe you have different religions or ideas about how holidays should be spent. Maybe one of you likes to go all out for the holidays and the other is a bit of a Scrooge. No matter what, you?re going to need to make adjustments for everything to flow together seamlessly. Let?s talk about all the different ways you can make the holidays great as a married couple.
Traditions
One of the biggest sticking points when it comes to holidays together is traditions. You may both have done things one way your whole life and don?t want to change. This gets even more complicated if you are from different religious backgrounds. How do you make these traditions come together" Compromise and plan ahead. Make sure at some point to sit down with your partner and discuss how you?ll merge your traditions. This includes deciding which traditions you can and can?t budge on. Likely there won?t be time for everything. Try to be open to sharing in your partners most treasured traditions. This can be a great way to feel close as a couple too so it?s a win-win. Speaking of closeness during the holidays, make sure you plan for new traditions. The best way for both of you to feel represented at the holidays is to make your own special traditions that only you share. Thi...