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I just ignore the hype, I've spent christmas at work on night shift alone many times, I just don't let it bother me lifes to short to stress over things you can't change.
Glad to see others dont feel so stressed about it too. I know a lot of people where its just another day or they worked too. No big deal.
Are you single? Have you come to hate Christmas? Do you especially hate pictures of children and their parents baking cookies? You're not alone!
Every store I've been wandering into lately has featured some sort of person or advertisement that makes you feel like a loser for being alone: "Who's buying you gifts this year? Make sure he gets the right thing!" Right, Diamond Store, sod you too.
Today a greeter actually told me, "Welcome to (storename)! Have you found the perfect gifts for your significant other?" I just glowered at her even though I felt guilty for doing so.
Yeah, it sucks. I do have a SO but I got divorced this year so....I guess in a way I'm single. I had to go to Thanksgiving at my brother and SIL's house and they were rubbing their perfect golden life in my face the whole time. I hate them sometimes.
Yeah, it sucks. I do have a SO but I got divorced this year so....I guess in a way I'm single. I had to go to Thanksgiving at my brother and SIL's house and they were rubbing their perfect golden life in my face the whole time. I hate them sometimes.
You know, I really hate it when people do that. Be patient. Nobody's life is perfect. I remember my cousin never spoke to me while she was married for years because she didn't have time for me in her life anymore. We were best friends as kids and I introduced her to her husband. But when she got married I stopped existing. Her life was perfect. Well, one day he left her and the ugliness all came out. And then we were friends again until she met her a-hole boyfriend and then I was nobody again. Well, that fell to pieces too.
Nobody's life is perfect.
Greenie
Last edited by GreenMachine; 11-24-2007 at 10:10 AM..
Christmas is always a sad time of year since my husband passed away. We were married on Christmas Eve so that makes it an anniversary we won't have together. He loved Christmas and would spend hours decorating and moving ornaments to make it just right.
I put up a tree for the last 3 years, more for the grandkids than for me.
I always loved Christmas time, but now that I am alone it just isn't the same. My daughter wants me to put up a tree this year but I am not sure I want to since it is no fun to decorate the tree alone.
The last Christmas we had together he gave me an engagement ring, he spent hours looking for just the right one, because he had never given me a real engagement ring.
You know, I really hate it when people do that. Be patient. Nobody's life is perfect. I remember my cousin never spoke to me while she was married for years because she didn't have time for me in her life anymore. We were best friends as kids and I introduced her to her husband. But when she got married I stopped existing. Her life was perfect. Well, one day he left her and the ugliness all came out. And then we were friends again until she met her a-hole boyfriend and then I was nobody again. Well, that fell to pieces too.
Nobodies life is perfect.
Greenie
I'm sort of hoping their marriage doesn't last, but I feel guilty about that because they have a baby. My brother is great with the baby and very affectionate with him, but my SIL doesn't seem very motherly at all; when she does anything with the baby it seems more like a chore that has to be done rather than a loving mother doing things for her baby. She just doesn't seem very affectionate towards him at all, and she constantly orders my brother around. He's a laid-back type who just takes it, but my worry is that he'll get sick of it and tell her to eff off. I don't like my SIL or her family, but I turned on the charm at Thanksgiving because I don't want them or my brother to know that I don't like them at all.
I know from experience that marriage is hard enough without family members griping or battling with your spouse/in-laws. It's not like I have to see them all that much, but I really don't enjoy it when I do!
there is no reason to be sad about being single at christmas. The sun rises and falls on christmas just like any other day, you are only buying into the hype if you stress yourself out over it.
there is no reason to be sad about being single at christmas. The sun rises and falls on christmas just like any other day, you are only buying into the hype if you stress yourself out over it.
Talktobrent,
Thank you so much. I'm going to put on my Uggs and stand in the mirror right now and repeat the phrase over and over again to myself: "There is no reason to be sad about being single at Christmas. You are only buying into the hype. The sun will rise and fall like any other day."
I'll let you know how it works.
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