This guest article from YourTango was written by Dawn Michael.
We like to think that the holiday season is a blissful time for all, but for many couples, it can create extra stress to an already rocky marriage.
One of the biggest issues is finances — how do you afford the holiday without going into more debt? Another situation arises when you have a two-income household, with children, now out for two weeks, parents have the added stress of how to make it work.
And of course, there are the in-laws, as well as unwanted family gatherings. So what’s a person to do?