If you haven’t before, you’re definitely missing out, especially if you’re single this holiday season. That’s because, second to New Year’s Eve, Thanksgiving Eve is the biggest night of the year to go out.
Most people don’t have work the next day. And if you’re lucky, you’ve snagged an invitation somewhere for the big day and aren’t stressing because you have to wake up at 6 a.m. the next morning to put your bird in the oven.
Be Proud of Your Single Status
Speaking of birds, that’s what I think about unsolicited advice from well-meaning relatives and friends around Thanksgiving time — yep, it’s for the birds. You know, those who tell you how “you should be grateful you’re single this Thanksgiving.” (Despite that, in actuality, singledom does have its perks around this time of year.) Or those who say (sym)pathetically, “You’ll meet someone soon.” As in, “Your life will only be complete when you do.”
You’ll never hear that from me. What I will say is this: Ignore all the judgy advice. And, instead, celebrate. Not just Thanksgiving per se, which is all fine and good, but, in particular, celebrate you. Who you are — today. Now. Single. Dating someone new. Or in a relationship but thinking about making a change.
Being Single Is as Good a Reason to Celebrate Thanksgiving Eve as Ever
You see, whether you want to meet someone right away or are content flying solo for the foreseeable future, you should feel good. Because the truth is, when we feel good, we put ourselves out there. We’re social. We’re honest. We’re vulnerable. And, as a result, we radiate and attract others. In other words, what we put out in the world comes right back to us. But that can’t happen if you’re home alone, sitting on your couch.
So put it on your calendar — Thanksgiving Eve. And on that night, head out to your favorite locale with family or friends, married or single. It doesn’t matter. Or go by yourself and see who you can strike up a conversation with, which, I can pretty much guarantee on a social night like this, will be someone. Perhaps someone who will become special to you one day, and you to them.
Where Should You Go?
Visit that hotel bar with the city view or that new trendy restaurant you’ve been wanting to try. Then, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, celebrate you and what your presence gives to others. And as Ralf Waldo Emerson once suggested, “Cultivate an attitude of gratitude, of giving and forgiving.” Because “[n]othing can bring you peace but yourself.”
Wishing you and the ones you love a Happy Thanksgiving filled with pumpkin kisses and harvest wishes.