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Being single at the holidays can be tough. And the holiday tradition of sending out Christmas cards is usually preserved for growing families, new babies and adorable pets. However, Paige Davis (@paigedav), a single woman in Los Angeles, decided two years ago to break the stigma and send out a solo holiday card celebrating where she's at in life.

"Here’s the origin story of my annual holiday card. 2024 is coming to your mailboxes this week!" she captioned the video. It begins with Davis wearing matching pajamas and dancing underneath a lit tree displaying her first holiday card. "In 2022, I asked myself, 'Why do families send out holiday cards?'", she wrote in the video. "Why can't single people send out cards? So I decided to break the stigma that only families can send out."


While content and happy on her own, she also put a humorous twist on her card to benefit her dating life. She noted that she also used her holiday card "as an opportunity to solicit a boyfriend." Wearing a silky red dress on the front of the card, she rocked a cozy off-white sweater on the back, where Davis put a funny (and pointed) message on the card to her recipients to properly display them. "Please feel free to display this holiday card in a prominent, visible place where any tall, successful men that may enter your home can see it."

christmas cards, single people, paige davisA single person's Christmas card. via Paige Davis (Used with Permission)

In the video, she notes that the first year of sending out her holiday cards brought zero successful dating results. So the following year she tried again and sent out another solo card, this time with a fun photo of herself wearing a beige sequin dress and popping champagne. "2023's card was similar since everyone came up with ZILCH for me the previous year," she wrote. On her 2023 card, she signed it as 'Yes, yet again. Still just Paige.' On the flip side, she added an extra cheeky message to the beginning of her holiday greeting (with a photo of herself in a pretty lace top). "You guys really blew it last year. Maybe you didn't see the instructions? Let's do better this year, okay?" She followed it with her previous message, "Please feel free to display this holiday card in a prominent, visible place where any tall, successful men that may enter your home can see it."

Davis teased her 2024 card in another Instagram post. "Sneak peek of this year’s holiday card ✨🎄Who wants one?? I’m BUZZING about this year’s concept, I think you guys are gonna die 💀," she captioned the photo of herself in an off-the-shoulder fur coat with a diamond tennis necklace.

And Davis' followers are loving her idea. "I am obsessed with this. I just had the same thought this year. I was like man I can’t wait to have a family of my own and send out Christmas cards. Why not I a young single women send out Christmas cards regardless….?" one commented. Another shared, "GIRLLLL I will give you creative credit! This is AMAZING! YOU ARE AN ICON TO US ALL! 🔥🔥🔥". And another follower gave her props. "I respect the heck outta this! 🙌🏼"

And other single ladies shared that they also send out their own cards. "This will be my 14th year sending out single cards - my friends and family are always pumped to see them!!" one of her follower's wrote. Another commented, "i’ve been doing this for the past 7 years! But I don’t tell them to put where men can see… new idea 😅🤔."

Whether you have a family or you're still single, the message is clear–send a card!

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