“The Turkey Drop: Was Your Thanksgiving…Well, A Turkey?”
Now we are in the “Holiday Season.” An eventful time, filling calendars with numerous occasions. Thanksgiving was last weekend in the United States — the only sanctioned 2 day holiday in the country. Occurring on Thursday and Friday, it prompts many people to travel for holiday re-unions for what is, in effect, a “four day weekend.” In fact, the days in and around Thanksgiving find more people traveling than at any other time.
College students frequently return home. And for those who now find themselves returning to their parents’ home after their first extended time away, it can be a time of unpleasant surprises.
And, since I help people with their relationships, you can probably guess what that unpleasant surprise is: a breakup. In fact, if the requests for my help are any barometer, it may be the biggest breakup time ever. While the romance celebration day — Valentine’s Day — is a little over 60 days away now, this much unheralded event has a place on any relationship consultant’s calendar: “Turkey Drop.”
You can even find the term commemorated in the Urban Dictionary.
The basic “turkey drop” occurs among high school sweethearts who have gone off to College in different locations — not seeing their sweetheart from the time they left for school until the Thanksgiving holiday.
With all the new events and experiences around College, that intimate association with another — someone to share all these exciting happenings with — has gone. New friends, new experiences, new ideas — there’s so much to share, and simply not enough time to share those life-changing events between the classes and the studies.
And the fabric of the relationship is slowly eaten away. No one to share a celebratory hug when you get an “A”; no one to put their arms around you in consolation; no one to just “be a quiet presence” while putting in hours of study.
After all, it’s shared memories that help to create a relationship.
While coming out of college freshman experiences, “turkey drop” occurs among others, as well. If the relationship seems shaky, when do you decide to break up? Breaking up just before Christmas seems like a cowardly thing to do, then there is New Year’s and, like I said, Valentine’s Day. So, for some, it seems to be the perfect time to break up — and still have time to find someone to celebrate the following holidays with.
Did you breakup over Thanksgiving?
Is your heart breaking?
That’s why I created the “Ex Back System” — to help people like you. While I sincerely hope you don’t need it, it’s there if you need it.
Click here to get some advice on reversing your breakup, especially if you just experienced a turkey drop!
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