Christmas Eve Reflections: How I Survived Being Single The Majority Of My Years During The Holidays

I was single for several years before the time of 2016. I didn’t judge myself or think too much into my relationship status compared with others around me. I enjoyed festivities like decorating and wrapping gifts. I hung out with my dog and switched his collar to the Christmas one that I bought him. I focused on the aspect of joy at a personal level.

I did desire to meet the right person for me, but I couldn’t control the time at which I would meet the right person. I felt sad at having a lack of control in this way and sometimes I would feel more depression.

After 2011, my mom had passed away and I had felt even more depressed, I was struggling emotionally. I hadn’t found many people in the dating world that had lost their moms like I had. I was 22 years old and most men still had their moms so it was a struggle that was unrelatable to most of them.

Being single during most of the holidays for several years allowed me the time to reflect as well as to explore the depth of my feelings to a large degree. I enjoyed the time I had with myself. I utilized all of the time that I had either into work or endeavors that I was passionate about. Finding a significant other was not number one in my book. It was a desire, but I wanted to…