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He’s offered relationship advice to countless stars on shows such as Celebs Go Dating, MAFS UK and Cheat.
Now Paul C Brunson has offered up handy tips and tricks for Daily Mail readers ahead of the stressful Christmas period.
He explained: ‘There’s no foolproof way to stop falling out with your partner over Christmas – there’s more stress and in-laws and family throw a wrench into the game.
‘But one of the most important things you can do is to set boundaries around what you will and won’t talk about with friends and family during the holidays.
‘A big issue that a lot of families have is around politics, and there’s a lot of conflict around who’s voted for who or who believes what.
‘So just walk into that family dinner and say, you know what, tonight we’re not going to talk about politics!’
MAFS UK expert Paul C Brunson has revealed how to prevent fallouts with loved ones over the Christmas period – explaining setting boundaries is key
Paul continued: ‘Or it could be, a lot of people get pressured about whether they’re going to get married or are they going to have a child.
‘So just walk in and say, just so everyone knows this weekend we’re not talking about this.
‘Just set it up in advance. Setting your boundaries is very important, not only with friends and family but also between each other.’
Paul suggested that couples should communicate prior to get togethers about what the rules for the evening – whether that be agreeing to check in with each other in timed intervals or setting out whether they should intervene if conflict with an outsider arises.
It’s this sort of invaluable advice that viewers have witnessed on Paul’s shows.
Yet despite his advice being witnessed by millions of viewers, Paul revealed that he doesn’t feel under pressure.
He explained: ‘I’m trying to speak from lived experience, and I am doing more mentorship, big brother, uncle type stuff, versus, anything else.
‘So from that standpoint I never feel like I’m getting it wrong per se.
‘The other thing is what a lot of people don’t realise that I do on Celebs Go Dating, or I do on Married At First Sight as well, is I wait until I see a pattern before I call something out.’
Paul explained: ‘One of the most important things you can do is to set boundaries around what you will and won’t talk about with friends and family during the holidays’
Explaining his go-to rule before offering advice, he revealed: ‘I need to see something happen two/three times at least before I’ll call it out.’
Paul continued: ‘The audience members may not have seen it, because it could have been lost in the cut, lost in the edit, or maybe it happened off camera.
‘I’ll see someone say, be disrespectful, and they might do it to someone on the production team the first time.
‘Then second, maybe they do it to someone they’re dating but off camera.And then the third time they’re on camera.
‘But that’s a pattern, so I’m going to call it out at that point.’
