Mark Darcy: Mother, I do not need a blind date. Particularly not with some verbally incontinent spinster who drinks like a fish, smokes like a chimney, and dresses like her mother.
-- "Bridget Jones's Diary," the movie
It might be your great-aunt Bertha or your overly concerned mother or even a well-intentioned married friend. If you're single during the holidays, someone is bound to point it out.
Even science loses its dispassionate cool when it come to marriage and relationships.
The Mayo Clinic's website offers tips on recognizing holiday depression and stress triggers. No. 1 on the list is relationships.
"Relationships can cause turmoil, conflict or stress at any time, but tensions are often heightened during the holidays. Family misunderstandings and conflicts can intensify -- especially if you're thrust together for several days. On the other hand, facing the holidays without a loved one can be tough and leave you feeling lonely and sad."
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