Christmas is but a matter of days away - don’t worry if you’re single and sitting there as the 1+ in those Christmas parties. Rejoice at your singledom! And we have 13 reasons to make you feel why it’s best to be single at Christmas.

Forget Darcey - he was boring anyway

1.    You don’t get crap gifts you can’t use. When you are in a relationship it seems that there is a competition for the crappiest gift. I mean what girl in their right mind wants an iron or a fridge for Christmas. Doesn’t matter if she NEEDS it!!!!!! She still does not want it.

2.    You get to choose which Christmas parties to go to. You don’t have to have a national conference with your significant other over which parties to attend and which ones not too. You can go to them all or none at all. Totally up to you. You can even decide last minute to attend or not.

3.    You get to decide where you want to spend Christmas. It’s totally your decision where you spend Christmas. You can do the family thing or you can decide to spend it on a beach somewhere with your single friends or just chill at home in bed.

You can spend all of Christmas Day in bed

4.    You don’t have to stress over a gift and then still get it wrong. Buying a gift for your partner can be a nightmare. So not having to do that can be a huge relief.

5.    It’s cheaper. You actually can save a lot being single. You only need to buy drinks for yourself – or you can find a willing guy to buy for you (even better). You only need to buy family gifts!

6.    Don’t have to behave. There is no one to tell you to stop drinking or stop dancing on the tables. You don’t have to impress potential in-laws. So you get to do just what you want.

You can dance on the table without any worries

7.    You can watch all the cheesy Christmas movies you want too. If you want to spend the weekend in bed watching all the cheesy Christmas movies you want to that is totally cool. You can snuggle under the covers with popcorn and chocolate and cry at all the happy endings and laugh at all the silly parts. There will be no one trying to watch the cricket or want dinner made. Just you and your movies.

8.    You can kiss whoever is standing under the mistletoe. Maybe even carry some in your bag and if there is potential at the party hang it up at the door. And hand over your number with the kiss. Christmas is, after all, all about giving.

9.    You can eat what you want and not be self conscious about it. Christmas is about decadence and not a time when you need to be worrying about eating too much in front of your boyfriend. It’s about enjoying as much as you can. So pile your plate and go back for seconds!

You can eat all of this - for breakfast - and it doesn’t matter!

10.    You can leave a party when you want to. If it’s a crap party you can go home. If it’s a rocking party you can stay till the sun comes up.

11.    You get to go home with any of the available men at the parties. Since you wont be getting a gift from a boyfriend you can give yourself a gift and pick a hot man to take home at one of the parties or all of the parties if you feeling extra festive.

12.    You don’t have to watch cricket. If you are a fan then cool watch it but you don’t have to. So if you can find a channel that isn’t showing the rather boring 5 day test series then are allowed to change it.

You don’t have to watch cricket for five days of your holiday

13.    You can eat all the Quality Street chocolates. Quality Streets are our Christmas chocolates and it’s always a fight. Being single means you can buy a bag (or 2) and eat them all by yourself and leave the wrappers lying around if you feel so inclined!