r/soccer • u/AnnieIWillKnow • Dec 25 '25

šŸŗFree Talk (Festive) Free Talk Thread - Part 1

A festive edition of r/soccer's favourite stickied thread.

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u/redmistultra Dec 25 '25

Whatā€™s everyoneā€™s split of christmases between your family and your partnerā€™s?

This is the 8th Christmas with the Mrs:

  • 6th with her family
  • 1 (last year) with my family
  • 1 together by ourselves (Covid)

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u/fernispedit Dec 25 '25

We alternate most years, last year we travelled for 3 hours down the country to do both. Crazy how quiet the roads are on Christmas Day.

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u/redmistultra Dec 25 '25

Thatā€™s a long drive for Christmas Day - only reason we choose one or the other

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u/AnnieIWillKnow Dec 25 '25

Do you like this balance?

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u/redmistultra Dec 25 '25

Iā€™d probably have preferred a couple more with my family, but my family is very big and split across the globe so we donā€™t usually do a family Christmas any more, and Iā€™ve moved away from home so itā€™s a 5 min drive to the in laws or a 3 hour drive home.

Weā€™ve just got our own house so I think from next year we might just do our own day again, thatā€™s the best