It’s that time of year again when a good portion of the population start to feel something a little extra pulling them down and you might equate that to the change in weather or the decrease in exposure to the sunlight or the endless barrage advertisements, TV and movies telling us how happy we should be at this time of year. Well guess what folks it does not really work in the way it’s supposed to and a great many of us suffer the opposite effect at this time of year and get what is commonly referred to as the holiday blues.

I know that getting the holiday blues is not specific to any one demographic of the population but I remember having a significantly harder time with my life in general when I was single and not dating anyone at this time year. So with that in mind I figured now would be an appropriate time to share some tips for fighting the holiday dating blues and some of them are actually a good way to meet some potentially new people to date.

Do not pass up the holiday parties that your friends may invite you to just because you are not dating anyone, get off the couch and put yourself out there. At the very least you will enjoy the company of your friends and the odds are pretty good that if it is a decent size holiday party that there will be other interesting people to meet there as well. 

Do some volunteering and this is a great tip for anytime of year but during the holidays volunteers are greatly needed all over the place so it’s a great way to meet like minded people. Plus doing this kind of work at this time of year always has a way of lifting your spirits no matter if you are a couple or single.

Last but not least and probably the most important of the three tips to fighting the holiday blues is to get physically active! A little bit of exercise can elevate your happy a very long way, especially during the winter months it is vitally important to feed the happy mood chemicals in your brain and there is no better way to do that than with a little bit of exercise. Plus it will help you keep all that holiday over eating in check at least for a bit

So what do you think about the holiday blues folks? If you are single and you find yourself fighting the holiday dating bluesat this time of year what do you do to try and work your way through it? Do you look to date people just to date and keep yourself occupied or do you manage through it pretty well being single? Please leave your interesting responses in the comments section below and as always happy birthday to you and bless your face