Holidays are most enjoyable when you have a partner or spouse to celebrate with, along with a handful of children. However, they can be difficult when you\u2019re single and alone. But sitting back feeling depressed or dwelling on how miserable you are won\u2019t get you anywhere. There\u2019s always somebody out there that, yes, has it better than you, but there is also somebody out there that has it worse. Making the best of the holidays is sometimes easier said than done, but here are some tips that will help you make the most of the holidays when you\u2019re looking to meet over 40 singles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Shopping at the Mall<\/strong> 2. Holiday Travel<\/strong> 3. The Office Holiday Party<\/strong> 4. Family and Friend Holiday Gatherings<\/strong> 5. Holiday Hot Toddies<\/strong> Three of the men whom I\u2019ve had serious relationships with, I met between Thanksgiving and New Year\u2019s Eve. I think even though some people are down in the dumps during the holidays, they\u2019re also looking for a fresh start heading into the New Year. Many people love the holidays and look at them as an opportunity to spread cheer and create new relationships with an optimistic attitude. They want to start the New Year off right with a new love. Why don\u2019t you become one of them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n To read more of Tonia\u2019s work and learn about her upcoming memoir, visit toniadecosimo.com<\/a> or follower her on Twitter at @ToniaDeCosimo<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Want to make your season extra jolly? Check out these tips. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":15776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[975],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dating-in-your-40s"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nIf you\u2019re out buying gifts, this might be the perfect opportunity to do a little flirting. If you happen to see someone alone, without a ring on, who happens to attract your eye, why not ask their advice on that sweater for Dad or that perfume for Mom? What better way to break the ice and start a conversation. Even when you\u2019re waiting in those endless lines to pay, spark up a conversation with the person in front or behind you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nWhen you arrive at the airport and your flight is inevitably delayed, scope out the restaurant and airport bar and grab a drink or a bite next to someone whom you think might be single. Also, chat up people while you\u2019re waiting to board your flight or someone sitting next to you in the plane. They may not be single, but if you start a conversation and they know you are, you never know who they know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nMany people choose not to go to their work holiday party because they don\u2019t have a date or just find them boring. If you work for a large organization, I\u2019m sure you don\u2019t know everyone who works there, so going to the holiday party might be a great opportunity to get to know more people. Even if people are bringing a date, you might meet a couple who happens to have a perfect person in mind for you. Just remember the two drink rule. You don\u2019t want to go home with the wrong person or end up in the closet making out with your boss!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nYour family and friend gatherings may seem like an odd place to meet someone new. You may think you know everyone there, and that there\u2019s no chance of meeting anyone new. But, once again, you never know whether a relative will show up who you haven\u2019t seen for ages and who has a friend whose son or daughter got divorced last year and is looking for someone new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nGetting out during the holidays for a hot toddy or holiday drink is always a good way to de-stress after hours of shopping and wrapping gifts. It\u2019s enticing to want to stay indoors, drinking hot cocoa and watching holiday movies by yourself, but get your butt up and go out and mingle! Get in the spirit and say \u201cHappy Holidays\u201d to everyone you meet and perhaps a conversation will start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n