People and Relationships to Avoid Over the Holidays
For some reason the holidays bring the romantic out of all of us. We all start to think about those old relationships and people that we have no business being in a relationship with and next thing we know, we are living a holiday hookup blunder for the ages. There are just some people that you should keep your romantic self away from over the holidays, for your own good! Romantic hookups over the holiday are almost always emotional in nature and most of the time you are not making good decisions, so just avoid them altogether!
Some definitely hookups to avoid over the holidays are:
First and foremost, people you work with. While you may go to your work Christmas party and decide after 10 too many drinks that your coworker looks good and would look even better in your bed, promise yourself you won’t go this route. This will only cause more agony than it is worth later on. You could even lose your job, depending on where you work and who you hook up with. Dating coworkers, no matter how hot they are and how many drinks you have had, is always a no-no.
People that have never made a relationship work. Perhaps this is you, or perhaps you just attract these types. Just because you are feeling romantic and needy over the holidays doesn’t mean that you have any business attracting the same sort. If someone is needy and could be considered a member of the lonely hearts club, you had better pass on them because it could turn into a drama fest rather than fun and light hearted hook up.
A friend. The worst thing you can do to a good friendship is hook up over the holidays just because you want someone to spend the days and nights of the winter with. If you have been friends for a long time or just a short while and you enjoy the monogamy that comes with it, keep it there. If you really have feelings for one another, explore them when you are less likely to be feeling that way because it is Christmas.
Your ex should always be off limits during the holidays. You may get together and reminisce about your first Christmas together or your favorite gift they ever gave you and you are opening a can of worms that simply cannot be closed again. You should just make a mental note to stay away from your ex’s during the holidays so you don’t make a mistake during a moment of weakness. You may even want to extend your banning of ex’s to their friends and their family members because you could get in deeper than you mean to because of an old connection.