I feel that emptiness too :/ and I got the hubby, kid and do holiday stuff because it's expected. Are people really enjoying themselves as much as it appears? idk. Maybe I need to drink more lol

If you like the idea of making your own holiday tradition, a non-traditional holiday like cinco de mayo or spring equinox avoids conflict with others established traditions. Plus it's easier to invite a wide variety of people to something fun and different like that; casual acquaintances, co-workers, friends and/or family.

I don't know if that's something I'd do, I really like the idea, but my social circle is small. The older I get, the harder it is to meet new people. It takes deliberate effort. I read something once that suggested actively seeking others who may be lonely or in a difficult situation. My first reaction to that was feeling like that might be manipulative or exploitive or something. Anyway, years later this person I knew very casually via mutual friends was getting a divorce. We were already FB friends and I knew she was nice and funny. So I sent her a PM that simply said I couldn't imagine what she was going thru, but if she wanted to go out for drinks and rage about what a *&#$ her about to be ex was, it was my treat. We're not best buds now or anything, but now I consider her a friend, not an acquaintance, and we get together a couple times a year for drinks or a movie. I never would have done that, if I hadn't read that thing years ago.

I hope you've got an entertaining movie ondemand or a good series to marathon through lined up, along with some yummy, treat yourself takeout