{"id":43134,"date":"2017-12-25T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-25T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefix.boohoo.com?p=43134"},"modified":"2017-12-19T15:13:33","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T15:13:33","slug":"single-christmas-expectations-vs-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefix.boohoo.com\/us\/story\/single-christmas-expectations-vs-reality","title":{"rendered":"Single At Christmas: Expectations vs Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3o7TKz3kxcGn9geYbS\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In the words of DC, all the women who are independent throw your hands up at me! Whilst the single girl club is pretty rad 99% of the time, even the sassiest of sisters can struggle over the festive period. With cosied up couples and mistletoe galore, sometimes the romance can get a little bit overwhelming. But single gals everywhere unite, here\u2019s what we can expect over the holidays&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.giphy.com\/media\/V94SN3IMttula\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1. The Journey Home<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Expectation:<\/strong> A long lost lover will make a mad dash to the train station, armed with flowers and an apology because, you know, Christmas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality:<\/strong> You\u2019re elbowing other commuters out of the way with your meal deal for a window seat. At least you only have to fight for one space.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.giphy.com\/media\/tCElyyEvfmndu\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2. The Family Reunion<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Expectation:<\/strong> Your relatives will be fascinated with your fancy life in the big city, asking endless questions about your glittering career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality:<\/strong> You\u2019re asked endless questions about your love life. Are you seeing anyone special? When will you get married? Why don\u2019t I have any grand children? *rolls eyes*<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3o7TKRcqHxEATbwqQM\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>3. Christmas Films<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Expectation:<\/strong> You\u2019ll spend a blissful afternoon curled up with all the rom com festive classics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality:<\/strong> You feeling like vomming 10 minutes into The Holiday so switch over to Die Hard, the Christmas film for singletons everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.giphy.com\/media\/sgVb9gX9DpYEo\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>4. Buying Gifts<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Expectation:<\/strong> With no partner to buy for, you\u2019ve got some extra $ to spend on your fam and BFF\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality:<\/strong> You spend it all on yourself, because you are a QUEEN and you deserve it!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.giphy.com\/media\/bl9uLQpYscy1q\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>5. Christmas Eve<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Expectation:<\/strong> It\u2019s the most magical day of the year, so you\u2019ll spend the day completing festive tasks that\u2019d make Mary Berry proud.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality:<\/strong> You head to the pub and get very merry, throwing shade at all the cosied up couples hogging the booths.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3o7TKRLqbUNKKLRaGA\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>6. Christmas Day<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Expectation:<\/strong> You wake up early surrounded by loved ones and enjoy a picture perfect day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality:<\/strong> You\u2019re hungover and consequently a bit emosh, but hey, look at all the food!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.giphy.com\/media\/R06WhFXLF1Fmw\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>7. Boxing Day<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Expectation:<\/strong> You spend the day embracing the great outdoors, feeling as fresh as a daisy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality:<\/strong> You\u2019re hungover (again) so spend the day hibernating with leftovers and online sales.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3o7TKTsRka26TL1qgM\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>8. New Year\u2019s Eve<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Expectation:<\/strong> You\u2019re heading to a killer party, where you just might find that special someone for a midnight kiss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality:<\/strong> You party hard in 2018, because midnight kisses or not, you\u2019re independent AF and don\u2019t need a man to make you happy. #GIRLPOWER<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>GIF source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.giphy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giphy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[123],"tags":[902,3108,4668,3448,4715,798],"class_list":["post-43134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life-us-2","tag-expectation-vs-reality","tag-life-us","tag-lifestyle-us","tag-single-us","tag-stages-of-us","tag-xmas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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