what is the "six-month itch"?

@mazdakid (347)
Philippines
January 10, 2009 9:37am CST
hi all! i'm currently in a new relationship (four months old), and i'm being warned by my friends about the so-called "six-month itch". i don't know if this is just one of the unique "terms" in the Philippines, or if there is such a situation. if there is such a situation, what does it exactly mean? thanks in advance!
2 responses
modstar
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
12 Jan 09
No wonder out of six relationships, four of them ended after more or less 6 months. I should've anticipated hehe.. Maybe the 6th month is critical because that's where changes are going to happen so the future becomes unstable in a way the priorities are changing too.
mazdakid
@mazdakid (347)
• Philippines
12 Jan 09
hi there modstar! thanks for posting a response to this post. =) that's a very good insight. i'll take note of that and prepare myself when the sixth month of the relationship arrives. right now, my girlfriend and i are still very happy and much in love. or better yet, maybe we would talk about this six-month itch so that we can prepare better against it. hehehe. thanks and happy mylotting!
modstar
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
12 Jan 09
Just enjoy the relationship you're in and who knows, the six month itch may be false. It depends on the maturity of the relationship i guess. Just don't worry about it too much. Just don't get tired of loving eachother.
mazdakid
@mazdakid (347)
• Philippines
13 Jan 09
hi there modstar! thanks for the encouraging words =) i'll keep that in mind so that i can continue focusing on enjoying the relationship. maybe worrying too much about the "six-month itch" may start more trouble than expected. hehehe. thanks again and happy mylotting!
maximax8
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
10 Jan 09
In the first six months a couple will be having a great time going out to lovely places and getting to know one another. They might fall in love but the 'six month itch' comes along and threatens the couple. It is at that time the relationship might go sour and the couple split up. Some couples will carry on and then there might be a testing time of a month or so when things are not ideal. In marriage there is the 'seven year itch' and I know one couple that split up during that.
mazdakid
@mazdakid (347)
• Philippines
12 Jan 09
hi there maximax8! thank you for responding. this 'six-month itch' (and even the 'seven-year itch') sound kinda scary. well, at first, i thought that the "itch" referred to temptations (such as another girl or something like that). it's a bit relieving to hear that it's some sort of "spark fizzing out", but still worrying... hehe. maybe i'll heed the advice of my friends and make sure that the relationship will not go sour when the sixth month comes. thanks and more power to you!