With your parents or my parents

• Spending Christmas in the company of several relatives increases the feeling of love and union.
• In case of having children, sharing moments with grandparents, uncles, and cousins ​​instills in them the sense of belonging and the value of sharing.
• You can avoid buying gifts for everyone by proposing to play Secret Santa. Therefore, you only buy a present for a specific person.
• You can enjoy a variety of meals, as all attendees usually bring something to share with the family.
• The dynamics or customs at Christmas or New Year are more entertaining if there are more participants.

Among us

• If it is the first Christmas living together, you can take advantage to know the customs of each one on these holidays.
• You can make Christmas Eve a romantic date to get to know each other more closely and reveal details that you did not know about each other. You can express your love with words and special details.
• Take some time to cook as a couple and enjoy a delicious dish prepared by both. Cooking with joy and even playing around will help you to spend a more enjoyable and fun Christmas time.
• If as a couple you have the opportunity to go on a trip, go and spend a relaxed Christmas, away from the stress of this time of year.
• If you decide to celebrate between yourselves, the anxiety of preparations and gift purchases will be avoided. You will enjoy Christmas for what it is, a time of love, prosperity, sharing, and happiness.

Lic. Antonella Galli
Psychologist at Clínica Ricardo Palma