Serious Dating Halts At Halloween?

One of my gfs told me that there is a moratorium placed on dating between Halloween and Valentine's Day.

Well, maybe not on dating but getting toooooo serious comes to a screeeeching halt.

This is because if you meet someone during that span it will be awkward trying to figure out if you should buy a gift for Christmas, where to spend New Year’s Eve and if you really should go all out for Valentine's Day.

Initially, when she first said it I laughed and laughed and laughed. I had never even considered such a thing. I’ve spent the past few years during this time married so maybe that’s why.

Well, last year I didn’t spend the holidays with anyone special but my holidays were fantastic with my friends and family. I love Christmas Eve because it is my parents anniversary and this past year my parents celebrated 50 years of marriage. Additionally, I had the cutest little pink Christmas tree.

Any who.

Could it be true that if you don’t meet someone before Halloween that you should just hold off until 2010?

Think about it for a minute.

If you are dating and meet someone in early November, wouldn't it be too soon to take the chickypoo or fella around your family for Thanksgiving Day and heck even Christmas?

And if children are involved, I definitely think that there should be a few months involved before being introduced, but that is another blog. :)

But if you meet someone after Halloween, should you even want to spend the holidays with them?

I believe there is a natural instinct to want someone to share the holidays with and not just being booooed up on Christmas morning and New Year's Day morning.

It becomes apparent when you go to holiday parties or events that you are single when you are single. It is during this time that I think most people realize if they are lonely or alone during the holidays.

Yes, there is a difference. Lonely is when you truly want someone in your life – almost desperate. Alone is when you are specfabulous with no one at your side. :)

And then some people think that the holiday season is primetime for breaking up. This is because it eliminates the need to purchase a Christmas gift or be bothered at all during the holidays. Could this really be true?

And should people really hold off until the 2010 if they don’t meet someone soon?

Tell me.