Stressed about Your Love Life this Holiday? You're Not Alone!
Whether they are married or single, a new survey by eHarmony reveals that an overwhelming 54% of American men are feeling the pressure in regards to their love lives this holiday season. This is compared to 46% of women who are also experiencing some seasonal love stress as well.
Among the reasons for the holiday heartache:
Loneliness:
The season can be especially tough on singles, 47% of whom rated being lonely as the toughest aspect of the holiday season.
Being a Man:
Men, both married and unmarried, feel similar amounts of love-related stress (53% versus 54%, respectively). Married women, however, feel less stress than single gals, with 43% feeling the stress versus 49% of unmarried women.
Social Situations Anxiety:
One in four unmarried women surveyed admitted they were uneasy about attending holiday parties alone, while the same amount of unmarried men reveal they are stressed by seeing friends in relationships during this time.
Christmas:
Unmarried men rated Christmas as being the most difficult holiday to be single, followed by Valentine’s Day.
Youth Angst:
Younger Americans are feeling the most pressure this time of year, with 65% of 18-24 year olds and 68% of 25-34 year olds saying their love lives are creating serious holiday stress.
The study also shows that love-life stress during the holidays does seem to drop with age. “This survey shows that it’s not just the shopping and busy schedules around the holidays that ratchet up our anxiety,” explained Dr. Gian Gonzaga, Senior Research Scientist at eHarmony. “There is also a heightened awareness of the importance of relationships this time of year, which is why many people resolve to find someone special during this season.”
The national survey, sponsored by eHarmony, was conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation.
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lindseyk
April 10,2009 at 11:05 pmI spend all my holidays alone. God bless free long distance so I can talk to my family! lol Though I must say, it would be nice to have that special someone around foreven one holiday.I wonder what that would be like. Maybe someday . . . lol
outlaw1
April 10,2009 at 10:55 pmFinally some truth. The older men get, the more likely their support network has disappearedin comparisionto women. And that doesn'teven include losing our children in divorces, the single most important people in a family man's (former) life. There's a man/men inevery office, facility across the USA whohas no family and spends holidays alone.
AdviceGuy212
April 10,2009 at 08:50 pmI guess I'm ok with being alone, but it does get real bad, especially around the holidays. And the need for people constantly displaying their PDA crap. Ugh....
beloved0000
April 10,2009 at 07:02 pmWhy would I be stressed? It's just another day to me. I've got plenty of other stuff to keep me busy. Proccupation with not having a relationship is not my thing anymore. If single is how it's going to be, it's going to be single and OK.
Since when does a relationship/ dating/marriage or otherwise define my happiness? I've been married and miserable and single and miserable. If I'm going to be single and can't change that, I'm going to be single and happy.
choclitekisses
April 10,2009 at 03:33 pmBEING ALONE FOR ANY OF THE HOLIDAYS I JUST DON;T LIKE BEING ALONE I WOULD LIKE HAVE SOMEONE IN MY LIFE SO I CAN BE HAPPY AGAIN
bigfincat
December 23,2008 at 10:17 pmYou made me laugh!! Thanks!!
Vaire1967
December 23,2008 at 09:45 pm;) BREATHE, dude! BREATHE !!
Songryder
December 23,2008 at 05:49 pmBoth men and women, single and married, are feeling a little love life stress this holiday season. But who is feeling it the most? Read on for the surprising results from a new survey by eHarmony.
The holidays can be a time of depression for a lot of people. . . more then we can imagine and it has zero to do with getting gifts or how much money you have or don't have. The hype of the holidays can trigger loneliness as well. Feeling loved and appreciated is at a premium during the holidays and it's the underlying need of everyone stressed about the superficial part of the holidays.. . the need for love being more affirmed and strengthened. It gets lost in translation, unfortunately, and we spend more money, become more obsessed with appearances rather then sharing the simple expressions of love that mean more then anything you can buy.
I'm single this year for the Holidays. What I've noticed is that there is a loneliness to have a special person in my life, but I also have discovered how muchmy friendslove me as well and I appreciate that more then anything. I've gotten more invitations to spend the holidays with true friends and gift exchanges have been lovely, simple tokens that I cherish more because of the thought that was put into them rather then the price tag. So this has been a less stressful holiday season because love is apparent.
bigfincat
December 23,2008 at 03:59 pmI don't care about being single during the holidays.
WHAT I AM HAVING A HARD TIME WITH IS LOSING MOMENTUM WITH POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIPS DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS.
The amount of patience that it takes to slow things down & wait is pretty ridiculous. Most of the time it is not a big deal, but every now & again it gets to me.
argytunes
December 23,2008 at 02:47 pmI'm just hoping that someone pleasant will entire my life before the New Year arrives? I've spent several Christmasses as the only person not attached and I'm starting to get tired of being the odd man out!
Don't get me wrong! Being single isn't necessarily a bad place to be, but it's definitely miserable during Christmas &New Years Eve!
argytunes
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