“I used to; just because I was with someone for 15 years and then all of a sudden I was single up until now. That, and I lost my mom four years ago. Those kinds of things don't help during the holidays.”

— Misty Lambert, greenhouse manager, Silver Lake

“Less now than in the past because I just got married.”

— Evan Morrison, campaign worker, Toledo, Ohio

“Absolutely. It's stressful to be around family. It's the time of year when you all have to be together, and sometimes it doesn't go very well. That, and my birthday is just after Christmas, so I have to wait the whole year to get anything else.”

— Ryan Weaver, Kansas University graduate teaching assistant, Lawrence

“Not really, but I don't really like the holidays in general. I don't like listening to the endless Christmas music on 102.1 or the monthlong build-up. I enjoy it on the actual day, but that's about it.”

— Lauren Kenney, KU senior, Irvine, Calif.