Halloween is the loneliest day of the year for singles

On this day, the gloominess decreased and the sadness increased.

A new survey reveals that for singles, the loneliest day of the week is marked by feelings of isolation, neglect and insignificance that go way beyond what you might expect. Some people will think it’s Valentine’s Day or New Year’s Eve – but it’s actually Halloween.

Who would have thought that a day filled with candy and weird decorations could make a person feel sad?

Dating.com surveyed 1,000 singles and found that Halloween is a lonely day for many people.

59% of single participants revealed that the spooky day is one of the most emotionally difficult holidays of the year, with 57% believing it is actually worse than Valentine’s Day.

79% of singles felt lonely on the last day of October More than half of participants admitted they cried when they opened the door to family trick-or-treating — a wholesome activity that many people may not even realize can impact singles.

Cute couple outfits or festive family photos shared on social media don’t help either. 73% of singles believe social media makes Halloween loneliness worse.

The results of this survey were obviously shocking and unexpected.

77% of participants admitted they pretended to have plans for Halloween, while 62% rarely admitted how they felt about the people in their lives and were just acting nice despite feeling lonely and isolated during the fall holidays.

While Halloween might not seem like one of those holidays that triggers feelings of sadness, the upcoming holiday season overall is a difficult time for many people, according to an editorial published in eClinical Medicine.

And it doesn’t help that the United States has been experiencing an epidemic of loneliness for some time, especially in New York City.

According to the New York City Health Department, more than half of New Yorkers feel lonely “sometimes.”

Physician and former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommends that everyone should “take small steps every day to strengthen our relationships.”

“The impact of social disconnection on mortality is similar to that of smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day, and even greater than … obesity and physical inactivity,” Murthy said.