When you're single for the holidays, it seems like there's a never ending string of reminders that your relationship status is stuck at "it's complicated," despite everything you've tried. December brings Christmas and New Year's Eve, and with it, parties that require a "plus one." You also get bombarded with a flood of engagement announcements on your social media timeline … [Read more...]
Alone Doesn’t Have to Mean Lonely: Your Single for the Holidays Survival Guide
Just because you're alone for the holidays, doesn't mean you have to be lonely. Loneliness is a choice. I discovered this truth when I was nursing my wounds from a sudden breakup with my boyfriend right before Christmas. Although I've been happily married now for 11 years, I still remember the pain of discovering the guy I was dating had gone out with another girl, even though … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Spread a Little Love for Your Single Friends This Holiday
It was Christmas of 2006, and my boyfriend had dumped me a few months prior. So that holiday, there would be no small boxes with bows, no ringing in the New Year with expectancy for what might happen and no "plus one" for the office Christmas party. All around me, people were celebrating. Friends were getting engaged, buying gifts for their boos and celebrating peace, love … [Read more...]
Who Says You Have to Have a Boo for the Holidays? 5 Ways Singles Can Beat the Holiday Blues
It's the most wonderful time of the year. Well, at least for some of us. The holidays can be a dreadful time for singles, and for good reason. Why? Tis' the "cuff season" of engagements and baby announcements. For some singles, the holiday can be a depressing reminder of the fact that you're alone, causing you to have "What Do the Lonely Do At Christmas?" by The Emotions on … [Read more...]
How to Enjoy the Holidays When You’re Single
Many of us think of the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year Holidays as "Family" holidays. Children who left for college return home to celebrate. Families reunite at Mom and Dad's house as the cousins and siblings exchange gifts, stories, and create warm memories to cherish. So what happens to the person who does not have a spouse (or a child) to celebrate the holidays … [Read more...]