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Alcohol & Events ome over and help out with Aunt Edna?” is not an invitation.Many people associate alcohol with relaxation and fun, so it is an important ingredient for a successful event. However, it can be a problem and too much alcohol can cause a great deal of trouble.Obviously alcohol and outdoor activities do not mix, particularly motorised and shooting events. All insurers insist on a policy of no alcohol at all before or du Myth: Single people are available to do certain physical tasks during the holiday celebration. Reality: Nor is this an invitation: “It’s John’s in-laws and I want to impress them. Can you come over and help with the hors d’oeuvres?” As best-friend, yes; as the on Accepting Credit Cards - Is It Necessary For Your Small Business? More than 48% of US households are headed by unmarried individuals. The American Association for Single People projects that by 2010, 47.2% of adults will be unmarried. Being single does not mean being alone, not does being in a couple for the holidays insure happiness. Let’s dispel some myths!This almost seems as if it is a rhetorical question nowadays. Customers all seem to use their credit card. But for the business owner, accepting credit cards is often expensive - this is especially true if you use a merchant account that is ill suited to your business. So why don't we get the "skinny" on setting up a merchant account to automate and simplify your Myth: Single people are lonely at Christmas. Reality: No moreso than anyone else. This is a projection of people who fear “being alone for the holidays,” a fear of the unknown. Myth: Single people need you to invite them over to your celebration. Reality: Contrary to perceptions, single people are v. popular at Christmas, and we generally receive lots of invitations. If you want us over, invite us, but because you like us, not because you think we need it. Myth: Single people don’t know what to do for the holidays. Reality: On the contrary, we are used to planning our social lives actively, good at generating options, and used to making unilateral decisions. We’re pros! Myth: Single people are available to perform certain social tasks during the holiday celebration. Reality: We like to be cherished guests. We don’t like to be the steer among the bulls – invited to get people who don’t get along off of one another’s throats. If you don’t like your family and friends, why would we? “Can you come over and help out with Aunt Edna?” is not an invitation. Myth: Single people are available to do certain physical tasks during the holiday celebration. Reality: Nor is this an invitation: “It’s John’s in-laws and I want to impress them. Can you come over and help with the hors d’oeuvres?” As best-friend, yes; as the onl Mythbusters: Professionals Always Know What They’re Doing at Christmas.
Reality: No moreso than anyone else. This is a projection of people who fear “being alone for the holidays,” a fear of the unknown.Logic would say so. After all, most physicians, dentists, attorneys, and accountants have spent years in formal training, becoming certified, and passing strict examinations. All on their way to becoming the pillars of society they are today. We trust these fine educated specialists with our bodies, teeth, injustices, and financial affairs with total trust and re Myth: Single people need you to invite them over to your celebration. Reality: Contrary to perceptions, single people are v. popular at Christmas, and we generally receive lots of invitations. If you want us over, invite us, but because you like us, not because you think we need it. Myth: Single people don’t know what to do for the holidays. Reality: On the contrary, we are used to planning our social lives actively, good at generating options, and used to making unilateral decisions. We’re pros! Myth: Single people are available to perform certain social tasks during the holiday celebration. Reality: We like to be cherished guests. We don’t like to be the steer among the bulls – invited to get people who don’t get along off of one another’s throats. If you don’t like your family and friends, why would we? “Can you come over and help out with Aunt Edna?” is not an invitation. Myth: Single people are available to do certain physical tasks during the holiday celebration. Reality: Nor is this an invitation: “It’s John’s in-laws and I want to impress them. Can you come over and help with the hors d’oeuvres?” As best-friend, yes; as the on Payday loan: No Financial Crises Now! f invitations. If you want us over, invite us, but because you like us, not because you think we need it.Payday loans offer a helping hand when you need it most. A mid-month crisis or tight financial spot can be relieved with a payday loan. A personal loan can be arranged from the overwhelming number of lenders available these days.Even a bad credit history or poor credit score can be overcome. E loans are arranged within a short interval of time - its quick, Myth: Single people don’t know what to do for the holidays. Reality: On the contrary, we are used to planning our social lives actively, good at generating options, and used to making unilateral decisions. We’re pros! Myth: Single people are available to perform certain social tasks during the holiday celebration. Reality: We like to be cherished guests. We don’t like to be the steer among the bulls – invited to get people who don’t get along off of one another’s throats. If you don’t like your family and friends, why would we? “Can you come over and help out with Aunt Edna?” is not an invitation. Myth: Single people are available to do certain physical tasks during the holiday celebration. Reality: Nor is this an invitation: “It’s John’s in-laws and I want to impress them. Can you come over and help with the hors d’oeuvres?” As best-friend, yes; as the on The Salvation of the Soul p>-- American Standard 3 John 1:2 Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.-- Darby's Bible 3 John 1:2 Beloved, I desire that in all things thou shouldest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospers.I have been meditating on and contemplating this Scripture lately. I believe we do Myth: Single people are available to perform certain social tasks during the holiday celebration. Reality: We like to be cherished guests. We don’t like to be the steer among the bulls – invited to get people who don’t get along off of one another’s throats. If you don’t like your family and friends, why would we? “Can you come over and help out with Aunt Edna?” is not an invitation. Myth: Single people are available to do certain physical tasks during the holiday celebration. Reality: Nor is this an invitation: “It’s John’s in-laws and I want to impress them. Can you come over and help with the hors d’oeuvres?” As best-friend, yes; as the on Can Society Understand the Bible Today? ome over and help out with Aunt Edna?” is not an invitation.Many people desire to know more about the Bible. When they try to read it they find it difficult to understand, and at times, a little dry in some portions, as they put it. But the Bible is really not difficult to understand, it just takes some time, and a couple of other factors. But more important, is that the joy that the truths of God's precious Word can give Myth: Single people are available to do certain physical tasks during the holiday celebration. Reality: Nor is this an invitation: “It’s John’s in-laws and I want to impress them. Can you come over and help with the hors d’oeuvres?” As best-friend, yes; as the only working-guest, absolutely not. Myth: Single people are misfits, outsiders. Reality: On the contrary, most of us have highly developed Emotional Intelligence skills; that’s the reason we get the ‘rescue us’ invitations! Outsiders? It’s about half the adult world now. Take another look! Myth: If a single person isn’t part of a couple, or doesn’t spend Christmas with a couple or family, they will be miserable. Reality: Come on now. Is it so horrible to celebrate Christmas on a cruise to the Caribbean, coming back rested, tanned and relaxed? Myth: The only “happy” way to spend the holidays is if you are a couple or part of a family. Reality: If that were so, half the articles on the Internet this time of year wouldn’t be about how to cope with the annual holiday dinner with the relatives, and the divorce rate in the US wouldn’t be 50%. Myth: Single people have “nowhere to go” for the holidays. Reality: Nowhere to go? We have everywhere to go! I loved my years as Mrs. Santa. Now I’m on-the-go. I’m thinking about Germany this year. There are so many places to go I can’t decide!! In fact I have so many neat ideas for spending Christmas on-your-own, if you’re stuck email me!
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