The December holiday season offers couples a prime opportunity to rekindle romance and celebrate shared achievements. Relationship experts highlight it as an ideal time to reflect on their marital journey, build respectful communication, and set boundaries against external disruptions. A recent workshop emphasized dedicating quality time to intimacy and addressing small habits that harm relationships.
The December holiday season is renowned for celebrations, relaxation, and family bonding, where schedules ease and a spirit of gratitude prevails. Relationship experts advise it as the perfect period for couples to rekindle their romance, particularly through a recent workshop that addressed three key topics: celebrating love, sustaining it, and reigniting it.
Couples are encouraged to reflect on their shared path, recalling their beginnings, overcome challenges, and attained successes. It is a moment to commend a partner for contributions in career, business, faith, or family. “Being together this season allows couples to recognize each other's achievements and strengthen spiritual and emotional bonds,” states Joseph Mwangi, a marriage relationship expert.
Celebrating a partner's successes means celebrating your own, as a spouse is a teammate, not a rival. They are urged to express thanks with kind words, which surpass lavish gifts. Playtime at the workshop demonstrated how love requires humor and excitement. “This holiday period gives couples a chance to remind themselves of their joy,” adds Mwangi.
Breaks provide space to discuss yearly overlooked issues, such as punitive silence, which poisons marriages. It is essential to communicate and resolve conflicts without blame. “When couples build respectful communication and consider each other's views, conflicts decrease and relationships grow peacefully,” advises Alice Njeri, a relationships expert.
They are advised to establish boundaries against friends, relatives, or social media that might interfere, and to identify and correct 'small foxes' like neglect or contempt. December is ideal for enhancing physical and emotional closeness through dates and dedicated time. “The measure of marital happiness is not just gifts, but daily time and affection,” says Peter Ochieng, an expert on couple behaviors. Couples can discuss intimacy challenges and improve their private activities.
By celebrating love, upholding respect and communication, this holiday can mark a fresh start for a joyful marriage.