The holidays are a time when coffee is officially replaced with hot chocolate and ready-to-bake reindeer cookies become a part of the daily diet. The various versions of “Last Christmas” will probably blast through your headphones on the reg and, by the time December 25th rolls around, the script of Elf will be memorized. Along with racing against the clock to buy the best Christmas presents, one thing that everyone seems to do more of during the holidays is snuggle and ice skate and make gingerbread houses with their significant other. Which is great. That is…if you are one of the chosen ones in a relationship.
Although listening to Christmas music alone in your basement while eating cookie dough is definitely not a bad time, things can become a little bit lonely when you are a single gal during the holidays. And let’s not even think about the inevitable mistletoe kisses or the NYE midnight smooch. If you find yourself flying solo this December, here are a few suggestions that can help you get through the cold months and reassure you that being single during the holidays may not be such a bad thing after all…
1.) Use your dog/friend/sister/mom as a cuddle buddy. Who says the only people who can snuggle are boyfriends? Don’t underestimate the power of your giant chocolate lab!
2.) Dress to impress! The cold months are great months to accessorize by wearing the cutest sweaters, scarves, hats, and gloves. Not to mention the adorable holiday cocktail dress! Go to those Christmas parties with your best single girl swag and you’ll have all the boys wrapped (no pun intended) around your finger.
3.) Spend time with your friends and family. After being away at college, there is no better time to reconnect with old friends and family members than during the long break! It is very easy to spend all of your free time with a boyfriend during the holiday season so take advantage of being independent and see who you want to see when you want to see them!
4.) Just because you don’t know who you are going to share that NYE kiss with doesn’t mean it ain’t happenin’. New Years Eve is a special time to be single. Embrace it! Be open to having fun and meeting new guys because…who knows…maybe that midnight kiss will continue even after the ball drops.
5.) Let go of the negatives and relax. Maybe you had a rough final. Maybe that accounting class totally kicked your butt. Maybe you just broke things off with a guy. Whatever stresses you may have encountered over the semester, let them go. Being single allows you the opportunity to figure out what you need in order to regroup. It also doesn’t hurt that you don’t have to worry spending 200 dollars on polos and cologne…
6.) Do things for you. Eat the entire roll of raw cookie dough with your little brother. Sit by the fireplace and read a book. Stroll around town with your parents. Grab Starbucks with your BFF. Buy yourself a Christmas gift just because you deserve it. Being single does not mean you’re actually alone. Christmas is not another Valentine’s Day! There will be a holiday season when you’re not single anymore so why worry about it now? Wear that green and red with pride because, although Santa can’t get you a boyfriend, he can give you some (or all) of his cookies…which, if we’re being honest, is pretty close.