This guest article from YourTango was written by Dr. Bonnie Weil.
The holidays can be both beneficial and detrimental to a relationship. Over a lifetime, 22 percent of married men and 14 percent of married women have had sex with someone other than their spouse. As Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil points out, circumstances often coalesce around the holidays to produce an environment hostile toward building or maintaining a healthy relationship.
Consider the holiday parties, the added stress, the additional budgetary constraints that come with gift buying, family politics, drinking and eating more than normal. When considering some of the main reasons people have affairs, they can all be found wrapped up in holiday stress.
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I agree with people being more assertive and saying no. Sometimes we spread ourselves too thin then end up suffering from the stress associated with trying to meet an expectation that was challenging from the start.