Page 33 of 500 First Editions (The Romantics #3)

HOLIDATE

Week Six marks the halfway point of The Ford Method, and that calls for a celebration! What are you going to celebrate? Whatever you want. Life is a beautiful thing. Enjoy every moment and romanticize the hell out of it.

Relationships can be tricky around the holidays, especially when both partners have long-standing traditions with their loved ones.

It’s important to understand that moving forward with your relationship during the holidays isn’t about trying to hold on to every tradition from both families and force them down each others’ throats.

It’s about picking and choosing what you want to keep or discard, while still leaving room for the two of you to create new traditions that are uniquely yours.

It can be hard to let go of traditions you’ve enjoyed since you were a child. But more unpleasant than change is feeling overwhelmed while trying to live three lives at once—yours, theirs, and y’all’s.

You’ll be cranky, exhausted, irritable, and cross with each other.

You probably sense the word I’m getting at here: compromise.

Yes. You have to let some things go. But in time, you’ll find that the new things you get to enjoy with your partner bring renewed holiday magic, rather than repetitive holiday happenings that are special simply because they’re comfortable.

This week, find something to celebrate with your significant other. If you’re working through The Ford Method during a time of year where there are no major holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, or Ramadan, find something else to celebrate!

Is it March? Congratulations! St. Patrick’s Day is now your favorite holiday. Get all decked out in green and find ways to celebrate.

Is it Easter? Plan an egg hunt, make a basket, and have fun.

Are you in the weird part of the late summer where there are no real holidays? Celebrate national whatever-the-hell-made-up-day is on the calendar. It doesn’t matter if it’s national gummy bear day. That’s your holiday. Go all-in.

Make it a surprise for your partner. Have fun with it. Enjoy life together.