Holiday couple blues

At home you may be star-crossed lovers, a perfect pair or simply the best of friends.

But go on holiday together and it can all go horribly wrong, a new report warns.

A trip abroad has an uncanny knack of highlighting personality clashes, with more than one in ten Britons regretting their choice of travel companion.

Complaints ranged from them being lazy, inconsiderate moaners to being promiscuous, stingy or just plain boring.

Out of those who rued their choice, 51 per cent wished they had not gone away with a spouse or partner.

More than a third experienced a serious lack of romance - nearly half those said they found their partner boring and almost a quarter had nothing to talk about. However, those who holidayed with friends or workmates fared no better, more than half having had a selfish travel mate.

Teletext Holidays, which questioned 1,000 people for its survey, has devised a test to offer a scientific solution.

It reveals your 'holiday compatibility quotient' to determine if you are likely to get on, even before a suitcase is packed.

Devised by psychologist Glenn Wilson, it looks at attitudes to spending, coping in a crisis, drinking and sleeping habits. You can try a shortened version of the test above.