There's plenty of room for embarrassment after the office party. What is love...
It's that time of year when some people are having to do the walk of shame after behaving badly at the Christmas party. I've written about how to overcome your blushes in today's Sun newspaper - take a look at my 10 top tips [some are tongue in cheek. I'll put up a live link when it goes live on their site.
I'm also chatting about the sorts of things people do at parties that they regret with Angela and Spence on the Heart Northwest and Wales breakfast show just after 8 AM today.
They are so much fun to work with on my weekly Love Doctor slot on their show. I'm sure they've had to do the walk of shame many times!
In today's Express newspaper I've commented in a talking heads piece about what is love...erm, a very tall order to answer that in 100 words! Every person who's in love has a different definition but the one thing that people tell me repeatedly is that it's like having a protective fortress around the couple against the stresses of the world. They learn to rub along together and smooth off each other's rough edges as they go. It's about knowing they can get through the worst times and get back to the better times... and so many other things!
TODAY’S TIP: Back to office parties - sometimes a simple apology helps the most. If you said something offensive to a colleague, maybe cracked a rude joke, maybe complained about work, keep it simple... Say you had too much to drink and the comments you made were downright wrong. Then say a heartfelt I'm sorry!
Sometimes it only takes one experience like this to learn to space your drinks sensibly at a Christmas party. And prevention is better than cure - have a non-alcoholic drink in between each alcoholic one. Eat before you go out and have snacks that are offered during the party. You don't have to end up red faced with embarrassment!
Take care of yourself, Pamx