The temptation may arise to keep questionable liaisons secret or to pretend like no one else knows what is going on. Relationships free of such compromises can flourish and grow. The same is not true when you have to sneak around. The end of the month brings emotional exhilaration and the rewards of cooperation. The weeks leading up to the holiday season can be stressful.
People are eager to get work projects to a logical stopping place.
Unexpected developments back us into the wall. We want to be free for more festive preoccupations. It's also quite common to greet the holiday season with foreboding or even dread. Where family problems have been brewing, holiday arrangements could put relatives on the spot and bring issues to a head. Fears of such possibilities are usually much worse than the reality.