Singles and Holidays don't always mix. That's why



learning how to survive and thrive during the

holiday season is an important thing for singles

to learn. Since holidays are marketed for

families, singles that are alone are often made

to feel like outsiders crashing a party. Talk

about the holiday blues!

As Christian single women and men dreading yet

another holiday season alone, you're probably

struggling or thinking about:

- Where you're going to spend the holidays to

avoid loneliness

- How unfair it is that another Christmas is

coming, and you're still single

- What you're going to tell or do to those

relatives who ask you again why you're not yet

married.

We all know that Christmas can be tricky when it

comes to dating. On the surface; it seems the

ideal time to find that special someone, what

with office parties, social get-togethers and

strategically hung mistletoe (keep it clean lads).

Yet Christmas is also a season tarnished by

novelty knitted jumpers, Santa socks, loud ties,

sparkly bauble earrings and flashing badges (and

by flashing we mean lights!) On with the snow,

the winter weather is renowned for drying out the

skin, so make sure you don't snow on your dream

date this Christmas!

Festive cheer... Smile! Remember to keep up your

spirits as winter approaches.

New Year's Eve ranks up there as being one of the

top three loneliest nights of the year if you are

alone, and not by choice. But don't worry --

while it may be a well kept secret -- the truth

is, most singles are either home alone or staying

in with family. That said, if you are home alone,

don't despair, these tips are for you:

- Get your favorite pizza ordered in and commit

to a night of DVD movies.

- Phone date. Call your friends from different

parts of the country.

- Invite other singles over for a take-in dinner.

The truth is you'll probably have more fun with

these friends than you would at a big shebang

with people you don't know well at all.

But if none of this will make you feel better you

have another opportunity:

- Get online! With the growing popularity of

online dating, meeting a member of the opposite

sex has never been easier. The days when men and

women grappled with the problem of finding a date

for Saturday night are long gone. Now all you

have to do is to spend a few hours online, maybe

even less, and you can find a date instantly.

The biggest advantage of online dating is wide

choice. How do you normally find a suitable

person to date - through friends or family?

Somebody known to someone you know. Otherwise,

you have to look to date unknown people offline,

for example in a club. But that is risky, because

you know nothing about each other and the very

first encounter is direct.

With online dating, you get a very wide choice.

Leaving aside few cheats, you can identify some

suitable persons who can be dated by you provided

they are ready. You get to know about their

profession, likes and dislikes and preferences

for a dating partner. That gives you a lot of

information about them. With further

correspondence, you can find out more. And if you

are careful and alert, you should be able to

identify liars amongst them. But even after that,

you get a much bigger choice. Now you are not

dependent only on friends and family, but you can

target a lot many totally unknown people who can

be dated by you.

According to a yahoo, Personals Survey, 40

percent of single women are asking Santa to bring

them someone to marry in the next year, while 38

percent of single men are just hoping to get a

hot date for New Year's Eve. More than 1,000

single people from across the country offered

insights into their wish lists for holiday party

dates, meeting the parents, celebrity mistletoe

encounters and more.

Willing to go solo?

While 86 percent of singles are willing to go to

a holiday party alone, nearly half (43 percent)

admitted that it's sad to be single during the

holidays.

Singles in the Midwest are the most likely to

stay home if they don't have a date to a holiday

party.

Are you feeling down about being single this

holiday season and wishing you could just go into

suspended animation till January 1st... or make

that February 15th? You are not alone, because

there are a lot of men online that are waiting to

know you better. You will have an absolutely

great time and you may find the special one.

Following this advice will help you to enjoy the

end of year and move ahead with a positive

outlook... and quite possibly ready for an

amazing new romance in 2007.