Have you managed to get through Christmas without a row?

[NovemberMorn]

Reading so many of the threads on here, peace on earth isn't always easy to come by.😒

63 years. No rows

No arguments here.

No rows here. We very rarely argue to be honest. I find xmas my least stressful time of year as it is a proper break from my business. I make sure to keep it low key so nothing to get upset about anyway!

Yes

Wow - you did well to hold your tongue there!

Yes, not without being pissed off though. No rows necessary.

No rows here, we all like each other. I think we give each other enough space and also time together so it generally works for us. (2 adults 2 teens)

No arguments here. There aren't many disagreements in this household generally.

By some miracle yes. But only because I decided to leave something alone for the moment

No rows here but we don't really row. We bicker occasionally but no big deal. I'm laidback too

Hid in my bedroom. Otherwise I would probably would say a lot that I don't regret. I was wise enough to bring a six pack of two litre bottles of water with me so was OK on that front. Next year it would probably be a good idea to bring some food. At least I lost rather than gained a few pounds over Christmas.

No rows here. We've had between 10 and 12 members of extended family staying for 5 days and everyone has got on well. It helps that we have space for people to spread out, we have tv in one room and then a quieter living room. Lots of options for people to do different things (walks, shopping, panto) but not all together all the time.

I had one morning where I needed a bit of space to shower, read and have a coffee in peace and DH took over. I've learned to have a plan, to ask for help, not be a martyr and not over-complicate meals etc. When I was younger I was rubbish at all of those things.

I know I'm lucky to have family who all muck in and generally like each other. That's not to say that it's all sunshine and unicorns but over the years we've found it works ok.

Almost 30 years together - we never argue. Ever.

Yes, no rows here although they are few and far between anyway

No rows here. Dh and I rarely argue, but we are in a fairly good groove after 30 years married (this week!) so just discuss things quietly.

Had my parents and mil for Christmas (my folks stayed at a nearby hotel) and all went well. New year is quiet as he's working and we're also waiting to hear about his dad who is dying (dh is a GP and just can't get time off to be there) on a syringe driver in his local hospice several hours away.

Was this food or something else? Awful either way.

No rows, but we have been out a lot, not cooped in.
Lots of booze has been consumed, so it could have been different, luckily it wasn't.
It does't' surprise me though that January is the busiest month for divorce enquiries.

God no, I love my family, but there are always a few rows, albeit quickly recovered from, but that is generally what my family is like, Christmas or not.

(No rows with the tricky cousins, which can get out of hand, so that’s good.)

We had a row in the car - DH was not doing his best driving, I had a go at him, and it quickly escalated to a ‘don’t you speak to me like that’ (although there might have been a sweary word in there too…). It was forgotten about quickly though and we’re buds again. No other arguments thankfully.

Nope! Mind you I am single (yay!) No kids (double yay!) not even a cat to argue with (Boo!). Mind you most of the time I wa at work (here now) but I don't think I argued with anyone, just pt the deliveroo drivers straight that the person who orders food in is not necessarily the patient it is destined for We need time to sort it out detective like!

Yesterday was the day it blew up, it was my birthday and my husband went to work came home and just ignored me. A few hours later I had a few words about it. He has a day off work today, taken our car and gone out and will be out all day so I am stuck as we live in a rural area. Looks like I really need to start the ball rolling on a divorce this year.

No rows with DH, with his family on xmas day or my family later in the week. Unless you count two of my nephews having a bitter falling out over some pencil sharpeners.

No rows or any kind of unpleasantness here either. Just the three of us most of the time. We had a guest for Christmas dinner - a local friend who didn't outstay her welcome.

All parents are dead and we live too far from family to see them at Christmas. SIL doesn't like having guests so we don't visit, and my sister visited her grown up DC at Christmas.

All nice and easy and no pressure.

No rows but I did pull up MIL on something she said that was an awful comment that was basically blaming rape victims for putting themselves in situations so they were attacked. I’m pretty much teetotal as is MIL but I’m not a parsimonious cow.

Yes, maybe after couples have spent too long in each other's company, too much alcohol has been consumed, and it suddenly dawns on them, they have drifted apart...or they just don't like each other anymore.