New\nYear’s Eve is the last hurrah of the year. It’s the final event in a holiday\nbinge of eating, drinking, and celebrating. It’s a time to don glitzy outfits,\nreflect on the past, and ponder future resolutions. And then there’s the kiss\nat the stroke of midnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether\nyou ring in the new year by watching the Times Square ball drop from your\nliving room TV or toasting champagne at an upscale nightclub, tradition makes a\ncase for celebrating the new year with people you enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If\nyou have ever wondered why people kiss at midnight on New Year’s Eve, according\nto English and German folklore, the first person you encounter in a new year \u2014\nand the nature of this encounter \u2014 sets the tone for the rest of the year. A\nkiss is about strengthening ties you wish to maintain in the future. If a\ncouple that celebrates together doesn’t take the time to lock lips, it doesn’t\nbode well for the relationship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For\nsingle people, there’s a superstition that not kissing anyone portends a year\nof loneliness \u2026 and probably a lot of bad online dating. (OK, I made that last\npart up.) Then again, kissing some sleazy random who may or may not have a\ngirlfriend is worse than kissing no one at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Passionate\nNew Year’s Eve kisses are featured prominently in popular culture. InBridget\nJones’s Diary, a New Year’s Eve kiss brings Bridget Jones and Mark Darcy back\ntogether. The Godfather: Part II also features an emotional New Year’s Eve\nkiss, but this one’s not about sexual tension. Instead, Michael Corleonegives\nhis brother Fredo a furious kiss of death after being betrayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nNew Year’s Eve kiss at the end of When Harry Met Sally is the beginning of a\nhappily-ever-after for the two estranged friends. It’s just as memorable as the\nfake orgasm scene at the deli. Harry finally admits he’s in love with Sally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It’s\nnot because I’m lonely, and it’s not because it’s New Year’s Eve. I came here\ntonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with\nsomebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible,” he\nsays. Sally’s shocked response: “That is just like you, Harry. You say\nthings like that, and you make it impossible for me to hate you.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Reality Of The New Year’s Eve Kiss<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Too\nbad we can’t all have what she’s having. Like any other holiday, New Year’s Eve\ncan put a great deal of stress on those of us without plus-ones. Last year,\nMary, 40, of Brooklyn, NY, ditched New Year’s plans she’d made with friends\nbecause she didn’t want to be the one single person in the group. Mary stayed\nat home\u2014where a New Year’s kiss wasn’t a possibility or a threat\u2014and she ended\nup to regret the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jason,\n34, of New York City keeps the reveling low-key if he finds himself single come\nDecember. “I’m not going to go out stag with some vague hope of meeting\nsomeone to end the night with a kiss or more,” he says. “It never\nhappens. It just leads to drunken disappointment and a hangover, which is a\nterrible way to start a new year.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n But\neven having a significant other doesn’t guarantee a romantic smooch at midnight\n\u2014 though many couples aren’t even bothered by it. Take Jennifer, 44, of\nOklahoma City. She and her husband replace a romantic night out on the town\nwith a family-friendly community event with their three children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Who\nhas time for New Year’s Eve kisses or money for a babysitter?” she says.\n“My husband says the New Year’s Eve kiss is pass\u00e9 because we’re too tired\nto stay up that late.” Jennifer intends to share a New Year’s kiss with\nall four loves of her life, even if it doesn’t happen when the clock strikes 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This\nrelaxed, flexible approach seems to be the key to enjoying New Year’s Eve,\nwhatever your relationship status. Celebrate with loved ones in an environment\nthat makes you feel safe and comfortable. The midnight kiss isn’t so different\nfrom a New Year’s resolution \u2014 despite your best intentions, you probably won’t\npull it off perfectly, if at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Christine\nClifford is the President and CEO of Divorcing Divas, a Minneapolis-based\norganization dedicated to supporting women as they transition through divorce.\nShe spent her first post-divorce New Year’s Eve with one of her best\ngirlfriends. The two women rented a limo, ate dinner at a fancy restaurant, and\nkissed each other on the cheek at midnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Besides\nkissing friends, Christine’s got other suggestions for those of us who are\nsingle and not quite ready to mingle. “Close your eyes at midnight and\nremember your favorite kiss,” Christine says. “Or get a big bowl of\nHershey’s Kisses, and eat a dozen of them at midnight.” If you want to be\nreally cheesy and aren’t worried about embarrassing yourself in public, make a\nphotocopy of your dream New Year’s Eve date and give him or her a big smack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or take it from another very romanticized piece of popular culture and think, “A kiss is just a kiss.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: https:\/\/www.yourtango.com<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" New Year’s Eve is the last hurrah of the year. It’s the final event in a holiday binge of eating, drinking, and celebrating. It’s a time to don glitzy outfits, reflect on the past, and ponder future resolutions. And then there’s the kiss at the stroke of midnight. Whether you ring in the new year […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27983,"featured_media":7319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-love-relationships"],"yoast_head":"\n