Before my father died, I always went to see him on Thanksgiving and Christmas . Once he died, I didn't have anything else to do, so I went to the local soup kitchen on Thanksgiving and Christmas . Now I go with my friend to his sister's house . I never learned what single people do to have a decent Thanksgiving and Christmas . It looks like it might not work anymore going to his sister's house for Thanksgiving and Christmas . My question is -- what do single people do to have a decent Thanksgiving and Christmas ? My mother died before my father did, and I REFUSE to go back to to the local soup kitchen for the holidays, so you might as well not offer "Help out at the soup kitchen" .
2007-06-28 07:22:10 · 6 answers · asked by I_hate_being_single 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
A large part of enjoying the holidays for most people are the traditions we experience, year after year. The actual tradition is not as important, so long as we enjoy it & repeat it most years. My tradition was to get together with my parents & all my brothers & sisters for big holiday meals until I moved across the country & could not afford to travel back during the holidays. I missed my family a lot, especially during the holidays. I decided to create my own tradition by making a holiday meal myself (it wasn't fancy at first) and inviting a few friends & neighbors over to share it with. I only invited people that were alone for the holidays, or couples that had no local family & couldn't travel for whatever reason. Over the years I came to love this new tradition as much as my old one. A couple of my guests became regulars, but most would come only for the one or two odd years they were alone.
That was a bunch of years ago, and today I am married & several of my family members have moved to the same state I live in. We get together for the holidays, but I never gave up my new tradition. We still invite our friends that would otherwise be alone on the holidays, and the rest of my family does the same thing now, too.
The point is, pick something and make it YOUR tradition. Maybe it's doing what I did, maybe it's going to a special restaurant with a close friend, maybe it's something else.
Good luck!
2007-06-28 08:46:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have any single friends that you could celebrate with, perhaps at a nice restaurant?
Could you possibly stroll down your local skid row and give a five spot to each homeless person you meet?
Could you possibly make an arrangement to have your own party--at a local home for the often-forgotten elderly whose families never visit ?
These may spark an idea for you. I hope they help. Be sure to do something "wow!" for yourself, too.
2007-06-28 07:41:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure it is tough being single with holidays like this. You can throw a party and invite friends to celebrate with you. You can just hang with your friends. You can enjoy it alone--sometimes that is probably nice.
2007-06-28 08:11:29 · answer #3 · answered by C A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to throw a party for all my single friends to come to they would invite their single friends as well, the only requirement was they had to bring a dish native to their origin, we ate ourselves around the world. Met my husband at one of these parties
2007-07-02 00:45:08 · answer #4 · answered by cheri h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do what ever you want to do; that is the beauty of being single.
2007-06-28 07:29:22 · answer #5 · answered by ndmac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Friends if you have them. My husband and I have holidays alone, his family and my family are too volatile.
2007-06-28 07:32:30 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋