Is it just me?

[wretchedotis]

Or have you noticed how busy the boards get shortly after christmas time.

there's a government grant for statistical analysis in that concept somewhere.

[OhMy]

I noticed. Intresting...

I also noticed that the online dating site# of members increased expedentially after Christmas as well...

Hmm....

[arabian]

My lawyer once told me that January is his busiest month of the year. He thought that there is a direct correlation to marriage break-downs and bills coming in from overspending at Christmas. Next busiest time for him is when kids go back to school in September.

[FightingForFamily]

Yes everyone I know who separated did so in Aug-Sept.

[Tayken]

Or have you noticed how busy the boards get shortly after christmas time.

there's a government grant for statistical analysis in that concept somewhere.

Actually, WO, excellent observation and you are correct. I will try and put the analysis together regarding this.

Also, there have been clinical studies of the incident of divorce proceedings starting in January as a result of the Christmas Holiday. The other busy time when people separate is right before the start of school.

I will try and dig up some publicly accessible studies on this as well.

The increase you are seeing is just a reflection of the stress that Christmas brings to families. Same with school.

The other incident of note when separation and eventually divorce happens is after a diagnosis of Major Depression by either parent Postpartum of a child's birth.

(BTW: There is no clinical diagnosis of postpartum depression in any clinical mental health ontology. It is properly diagnosed as a Axis I Major Depression with an Axis II postpartum onset. Properly stated as Postpartum Major Depression.)

Good Luck!
Tayken