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The Loneliest Night of the Year Friday, December 31, 2004 By Megan Dowd 'What are you doing on New Year's?' Co-workers, family members and even the clerk at your local store might have been asking you this question this week, as the world prepares to ring in 2005. But for those who have nowhere to go or nobody to kiss when the ball drops, the pressure to do something special can be overwhelming, and the widely celebrated night can be the loneliest of the year. 'New Year's is just so hyped up, sometimes it can make it unenjoyable for people,' said New Jersey-based family therapist Stacy Saitta. 'I think a lot of singles feel a sense of loneliness, because holidays are all about love and family. If someone is alone they have a tendency to feel left out.' Others say the reason people can feel especially lonely on New Year's (search) revolves around the nature of the date. 'New Year's is a milestone — it is the end of one year and the beginning of next,' said Marc H. Rudov (search), author of 'The Man's No-Nonsense Guide to Women: How to Succeed in Romance on Planet Earth.' 'When you are alone it doesn't feel very good. If it is Halloween — who cares? New Year's Eve is a traditional, natural time of reflection.' And according to Rudov, 50, the New Year's blues do not discriminate between the sexes. 'There is no difference between men and women. Everybody wants to be loved, human beings are meant to be with other beings,' he said. Susan Shapiro (search), author of the memoir 'Five Men Who Broke My Heart,' says she learned the hard way how lonely New Year's can be during her single years. 'I know what it is like to be single when the ball drops. I remember dreading midnight. I would cringe and hide in the bathroom when everybody kissed,' she said. Knowing how tough New Year's can be for the unattached, especially for those going through divorces and break-ups, Shapiro just invited 20 singles to a very low-key friends party, to ens
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