Either The holidays or are you more than one die hard fan (don’t even try to tell me it’s not a Christmas movie), everywhere you look this time of year there are people falling in love, immaculately decorated homes, picture-perfect tablescapes, and everyone looking amazing. Even movies that try to portray a more normalized approach (bad mothersI’m looking at you) eventually succumb to the tried and tested happily ever after winning formula at the end.
It’s not rocket science to realize that this can make some of us feel worse. If I looked half as good as Cameron Diaz With a hangover, life would be quite different, and I know I’m not alone. According to the mental health charity MindChristmas is “a time of year that often puts extra pressure on us and can affect our mental health in many different ways,” while a YouGov Survey reveals that a quarter of people say that Christmas worsens their mental health.
So with this in mind, let’s discuss romantic expectations in turn.
