For some, Christmas is the most stressful time of the year. If you’re a single man, the holiday season may not be the most wonderful time for several reasons.

Let’s begin with the elephant in the room - the year is ending, and you don’t have anyone of interest to spend it with. Yes, you still have your family and friends. But seeing your happily married siblings with your beautiful nieces and nephews further reminds you of what you’re missing out on.

Further compounding your dilemma is the hectic holiday schedule. There are parties left and right to attend, and a lengthy list of people you need to buy gifts for. All you would rather do instead is stay home on your couch with a beer in hand watching the NFL Christmas game on TV.

For those who don’t have much to be cheerful about, the Christmas season serves as a cruel reminder that you aren’t as happy as you ought to be. A couple of weeks later, and New Year’s will be there to rub it in your face that last year’s resolutions weren’t worth the ink you used to write them.