Is January Divorce Month?

Is January Divorce Month?

For years, January has unofficially been dubbed Divorce Month. Although a study from the University of Washington found that the most divorces actually happen in August and March, the courts still see a spike in divorce filings right after the new year.

Many legal experts believe that the reason for this trend boils down to one idea: People don’t want to get divorced during the holidays. If couples, especially those with children, have started to consider divorce before the holidays, they make a point of staying married through the end of the year so their family can have one last holiday season together before they split. Watch out for these signs that your marriage is headed for divorce.  You speak but don’t communicate. You disagree about whether to have kids.

Top 6 Signs that Your Marriage is Headed for Divorce

1.  You are spending less and less time together.
2.  You are not putting in the work to improve your marriage.
3.  You lack respect for one another.
4.  You partner continues to cheat on you.
5.  You don’t have sex.
6.  You argue about the same things over and over again

Since January is a time for making resolutions and planning for the year ahead, couples may also want to take that time to reevaluate their marriage. Others may get so swept up in the alternate reality of pretty lights, joyous music, and surplus merriment that they believe they can really try to make their relationship work. But once the clock strikes midnight on January 1, real-life problems start piling up again like snow on the county courthouse

While we’d like to believe what the movies and songs suggest, the magic of the season can’t solve every problem. If you decide that separating is your best option, then keep reading.