Failing at the dating game is something that we all dread. But sometimes it does happen. But what’s worse than that is being all on your own when…yup you guessed it…the holidays come.

The holidays are the worst times of the year to be single. They are the ultimate reminders that we shouldn’t be alone. As if we don’t get that already from meals specially packed for one in the grocery store! Okay so we know we’re single, we got the memo!

Actually if you think about it, so is 82% of the population. Some are just not willing to admit it. But of course we never look at it that way. We look as Christmas and the New Year as being commodified for families and couples, not for single people. So we go back to being tormented with the dilemma of spending the holidays alone while others don’t.

What many single men, while busy despairing over their singleness, out there fail to realize is that holidays is a perfect time to meet those other 82%. According to a recent survey, about 86% of single women are willing to go to all of the Christmas parties, get-togethers and soirees that are held during the holidays. So be sure to scour those office parties for single depress women who are as bummed about the holidays as you are. With all the parties held during these times, you’ll have more chances looking for a girlfriend.

But if you’re resolved to the fact that your single come holiday time, well there are still a few things you could do that would make Christmas and New Year’s Day a little, even if it’s only a little, bearable.

Did you know that they still deliver pizza during the holidays? Yes they do my man! So I say pig out and order in your favorite pizza and dig your collection for your all-time favorite movies. Spend the whole night on the couch enjoying a 24 hr movie marathon while hogging every slice of that Hawaiian flavored pizza!

If you don’t want to do it alone, then invite all of your single buddies over! The members of your gang who aren’t going to get laid during the holidays either! Have them over and share that pizza. Throw in a few kegs and you can start having an all-night drinking session with your best buds! Drink yourself silly until you forget that it’s the holiday season!

Seriously man do you want to be doing these things? If you do then I’ll leave you at that. If however you still want to find a date come Christmas time but you feel down during the holiday season, then by all means try online dating.

Online dating is actually less taxing than trying to hunt women afoot. And with its growing popularity, you’d be hard pressed not to meet someone to date. Just browse the net for some quality online dating services and sign-up! As easy as that, you’ll be able to look for and meet the woman that you desire.

One of the strengths of using online dating sites is the varied choice that it offers. You could meet singles from the city you live in, from the city next to it or even from another state! Try to look them up and start dating online!

See? The holidays need not be as lonely as you imagined it will be. You never know, by next year, you won’t be dreading the holidays any longer.