The Holiday Dating Trap

I was reading a some poll results for people that are dating or who feel a need to be dating during the holidays. The one question that kind of stood out to me and really spoke to the dating conflict that happens during the holidays was this.  How important is it to you to be dating someone during the holidays? Interestingly enough and not really surprising at all was that only 20% of the 7500 people polled said that it was not really all that important.

So depending who you are and your personal perspective on your social life at this time of year 80% of you place a certain level of importance on dating someone for the holidays. What do you think about that, do you think 80% sounds about right when it comes to dating someone for the holidays? I do notice a slow build in terms of stress level in my single friends which starts sometime around October and as more holidays start rolling in the stress level seem to rise.

I think that by the time we get to Thanksgiving and the holiday parties start to kick in that’s when peoples expectation or standards seem to drop. There is this pressure that is put on people either by themselves or their circle of friends and family around you. The pressure to “be with someone special” during the holidays.

A lot of you people that fall into that 80% need to take a closer look at those people that are in the 20% category. I think you will find that those people may be enjoying their holidays a little bit more than you. They also are less likely to make some horrible dating mistake for the holidays that will turn into that story that all your friends and family remember and remind you of for all the holidays to come. I say take a step back 80 percenter and try to relax a little bit on the dating scene for the holidays and take solace in knowing that there are at least 20% of single people that are not stressing a date for the holidays.

So where do you fall for the holidays as an 80% or a 20%? If you are in the 80% where do you think all the pressure comes from? Is it what society expects of single people or is it just pressure you put on yourself?

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