Couples should think about their just before March and August each . Sociologists found the number of divorces increased in these months. Researchers looked at for divorces filed in the USA between 2001 and 2015. They found that divorce peaked after the summer holidays and after the Christmas and New Year . Researchers said this be because of problems caused by the holidays.
Researcher Julie Brines suggested that couples felt when the holidays were over. She said: "People tend to face the holidays with expectations." She added: "[Holidays] represent in the year there's the… for a new , a new start, something ." Couples spend more time during holidays. This may make tensions between them worse rather than bring them together.
