Have you ever dated someone "just for the holidays" so you wouldn't have to show up alone to events?

[Anonymous]

[DaveJord]

No, I have not... but I feel like women have done this to me before. I have been online dating for three years. I have noticed a lot of the same women in my area, routinely become more active on the dates during the winter months. The hardest times to connect with someone is during the summer months. People are outside and more active during the summer, that's a fact.

I have dated two women for more than 3 months from online. I connect with each of them in November, and the relationships ended by April. Hell, I went all summer struggling to find a good woman, and three of them all connected with me in November almost in the same week.

Something about the holidays, make women feel lonely and horny.

[smne35]

No that's using someone to save face, and you would not wear to be treated that way, if you are not involved with anyone so what is no body's business your attending their gathering alone, and if it's a must you be with someone not come alone then that's an affair I will hear about when we next see each other, I can only speak for myself in saying I'm not here to exist to conform to anyone's expectation but my own and if anyone can't accept that or me for my choices or how and who I am oh well you don't change who you are or your perception to please anyone and you don't use anyone to satisfy others in their view of what is acceptable to them just saying

[Sugar100]

Yes I wanted to do that this Christmas as I’ll be 26 and never in life have spent Christmas with a boyfriend. However I barley am talking with my crush as he returned to the job just 2 wks ago. So even tho he won’t be my boyfriend In time for Christmas , things are looking good and maybe he’ll be my boyfriend very soon. 🙂

[MissStrawberry912]

No, I only bring guys who I’m in relationships with and ready to introduce. It be weird to bring a random person just because you feel lonely lol. I also am a social butterfly, so it’s not a big deal to me.

[Screenwriter]

I've heard of this. But no. I was never on a holiday parties list where I had to show up with someone. Everyone was glad to have ME show up. No brag. Just fact!

[OlderAndWiser]

No. I have had a first date on Valentine's Day, but continued dating for several months afterwards. I started dating Helen on December 15, 2020, but we are now living together and engaged.

[exitseven]

I have heard of guys that dump their girlfriends on Thanksgiving so they don't have to buy them Christmas presents. I never heard of this.

[Avicenna]

No way. You can just ask a friend to do that.

[Likes2drive]

Never had anyone I could just take spur of the moment like that and I wouldn’t do that if I had the intention of breaking up afterwards

[rosemilk]

no, but my friend has always done this

[AviatorTom]

Sounds like the plot of a Hallmark movie...

[Nikki1989]

No, that is just too weird.

[Inbox]

And desperate and insecure if you have to go that far just to look good

[hahahmm]

Pro tip.. the fact you bring a new man around family every holiday doesn't make people think the guy is taking you seriously. It makes people think you can't keep a man and you have a new man every 6-12 months. Anyhow, I don't think guys are desperate to have their family think that a woman is taking them seriously. Some may want people to know they have a woman but that is an any time of year thing in that case.

[Anonymous]

Once dated a guy I wasn't in to just have someone for a Halloween party then it processed for Thanksgiving then Christmas the valentines and finally broke up with him after my birthday and a big family wedding I needed a date for. I had a ton of sex with him all the way through that I didn't really want just to keep him happy, he made good money but was only 5ft10 and wasn't in shape.

[Anonymous]

Hell no. I think the ones who are more concerned w things like that are women. Men usually don’t give a shit about going to things alone. I go to concerts, dinners, sporting events, etc, alone. Yes I am w someone, have been for 15 years but she doesn’t always want to go.

[rachel776]

that's not the kind of person i'd want to be bringing home, especially at the holidays

[lily_of_the_valley]

Sadly yes. I dated this one guy so I wouldn't feel lonely on Valentine's Day. What's ironic is that he broke up with me the night before Valentine's Day, and then he got back with me like a day or so after it.

[blackburn21]

I have never done that, but would definitely do it if I really had to get out of uncomfortable conversations. However, I have always been in relationships, so fix plans

[Benjiman19]

I wish I had. Was always to shy to ask out someone. Yet, I didn't go to too many holiday events that wasn't just my family. So, I guess it wasn't that bad

[trellbrown84]

I've never dated. I've been told I'm not worthy I'm too ugly I'm too black I'm too short I'm not Thug enough I'm not black enough I'm not white enough everything is not enough for me to be desired.

So I gave up and now I just sit at home alone in my home and go to work.

[Phoenix98]

No and to be honest kind of seems like a waste of my time and her time. And lets say you do that then you meet someone you like and they like you, kind hard to make a move when your date is right there.

[rigmarole]

More like dump people for the holidays so you don't have to introduce them to family when they aren't serious long term material, but they think they are...

[rigmarole]

Drop them before Thanksgiving... Pick up a new one after Valentine's Day...

[Danny_dan92]

Nope. I spent most of my life single, I don’t need to be in a relationship or be seeing a girl to be happy. I prioritize myself. The sooner people realize this the better off they are, a relationship should be an addition to life. Not a necessity

[mentallybroken0420]

No I would not do that because I feel like that's playing someone feelings if I do if I'm alone in the holidays then so be it I'm fine by that