# How Do Dateless Dopers Get Midnight Kisses? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 30, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775 "2005-12-30T21:28:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/1 "2005-12-30T21:28:20Z")
In my :mumblemumble: years I have never had New Year’s plans that didn’t fall through. The other years I did nothing at all. Despite marriage and divorce, I have never, ever had a midnight New Year’s kiss, and this year I want to remedy that. I suppose I could go to some bar and get shit-faced and hope someone else has done the same, but that’s too sleazy for me to do alone. I could sneak up on some unexpecting soul and plant one on him, but I’m too shy. How do other Dateless Dopers get their New Year’s kisses? ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/2 "2005-12-30T21:30:38Z")
What part of California are you in? Camping out on the Rose Parade route wouldn’t be a bad way to start. I’m certain you’d find yourself some willing parties there. ---
**Author:** ![jakeline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@jakeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakeline)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/3 "2005-12-30T21:49:45Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > What part of California are you in? Camping out on the Rose Parade route wouldn’t be a bad way to start. I’m certain you’d find yourself some willing parties there. That is, of course, unless the Rose Parade falls on the 2nd of January instead of the first. And I seem to remember that you, **Asimovian** , had a hard time getting a kiss, and got your glasses knocked off instead. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/4 "2005-12-30T22:38:07Z")
> [@jakeline](#): > > That is, of course, unless the Rose Parade falls on the 2nd of January instead of the first. And I seem to remember that you, **Asimovian** , had a hard time getting a kiss, and got your glasses knocked off instead. You would know. 🙂 But IIRC, I still got that kiss. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/5 "2005-12-30T22:42:44Z")
Have any pets? (I’ve never had one either. I’d probably be getting one this year, if my boyfriend wasn’t back in the city without me. Usually I’m there and he isn’t.) ---
**Author:** ![Cranky\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Cranky\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cranky_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/6 "2005-12-30T22:45:16Z")
Very good question, not that I have the answer. My experience (other than the being-married part) is very similar to yours. I’ve never had commercial-perfect NYE either (not even close!). I’m once again doing nothing in particular. Bought a bottle of good champagne and will probably have a glass or two. Used to be I would visit friends & we’d drink the champagne at their house, then I’d walk (about a half-block) home. Don’t live there anymore, though. So, I’m no help. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/7 "2005-12-30T23:43:02Z")
“How Do Dateless Dopers Get Midnight Kisses?” Short of adopting a cat and naming it Midnight? I dunno. I suppose the non-sleaziest way would be to see if your city has a First Night celebration, look for a cute member of the appropriate sex who looks appropriately wistful and hope for the best as the clock strikes. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/8 "2005-12-31T00:01:01Z")
You’re pretty much going to have to leave the house. I suggest cruising lower State Street when the midnight hour strikes. You won’t have to get shitfaced but it might be tough to find a non-shitfaced guy down there. I guess it depends how picky you are. It still not too late to post an ad on Craigslist. ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/9 "2005-12-31T02:00:41Z")
First Night sounds great, wish there were one nearby. Last time I posted on Craigslist I ended up going to a movie with a homeless leprechaun. :smack: Cruising State St. at midnight? :eek: Guess I’ll have to kiss my cat. Again. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/10 "2005-12-31T02:22:35Z")
> [@brightpenny](#): > > First Night sounds great, wish there were one nearby. Last time I posted on Craigslist I ended up going to a movie with a homeless leprechaun. :smack: Cruising State St. at midnight? :eek: Guess I’ll have to kiss my cat. Again. At least you have a cat. My landlord doesn’t permit pets. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/11 "2005-12-31T02:24:27Z")
How Do Dateless Dopers Get Midnight Kisses? Alas, I have no idea. But then I never even _noticed_ the mistletoe at my friends’ house this past Christmas. So perhaps… be more observant? ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/12 "2005-12-31T05:52:36Z")
Well, if you want to repeat my experience from New Year’s 2000 (how on earth did that get to be 6 years ago already?!), go to a club where it’s likely some, shall we say, illegal substances are going to be consumed. Whatever else I could say about some massive guy who’s high as a kite grabbing me and planting a big sloppy kiss right in the middle of my forehead, it’s certainly memorable. ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/13 "2005-12-31T06:04:54Z")
> [@Stranger On A Train](#): > > At least you have a cat. My landlord doesn’t permit pets.Stranger Yes, but at least you’re right near **Asimovian** ’s Rose Parade idea. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/14 "2005-12-31T06:37:55Z")
> [@brightpenny](#): > > How do other Dateless Dopers get their New Year’s kisses? I don’t. Thanks for rubbing salt in the wound. I guess I’ll just go and cry myself to sleep now, like I do every night. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/15 "2005-12-31T06:40:33Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > I don’t. Thanks for rubbing salt in the wound. > > I guess I’ll just go and cry myself to sleep now, like I do every night. I was going to yell and throw things, but your way sounds good too. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/16 "2005-12-31T07:10:31Z")
> [@brightpenny](#): > > First Night sounds great, wish there were one nearby. I’ve been to First Night in Boston several times, and it is pretty good; alas, midnight kisses from complete strangers were not readily forthcoming. ---
**Author:** ![SleepyDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SleepyDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SleepyDuck)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/17 "2005-12-31T10:04:45Z")
> [@brightpenny](#): > > In my :mumblemumble: years I have never had New Year’s plans that didn’t fall through. The other years I did nothing at all. Despite marriage and divorce, I have never, ever had a midnight New Year’s kiss, and this year I want to remedy that… > > …How do other Dateless Dopers get their New Year’s kisses? Two words:Vegas Baby! Me, The mobster-lawyer mayor, and 11,000 of our closest friends are going to listen to Cheap Trick, The Gin Blossoms, and The Spin Doctors; then break the Guiness record for the worlds largest toast (one plastic cup of wine gratis). If we hook up under the Fremont Street Extravaganza, one new-years-smooch guaranteed. Eh? Could be a lot worse… ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/18 "2005-12-31T15:02:47Z")
My first response was to grab a dog or cat, because that’s what I do. I have never had a real New Year’s kiss either . ☹ My dad always kissed me on the cheek at midnight , but this will be my first year without him, even. Damn, I hope 2006 is better. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/19 "2005-12-31T15:35:50Z")
I will not have a kiss this year. In fact, I will probably be asleep at that time. ---
**Author:** ![Priam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@Priam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Priam)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dateless-dopers-get-midnight-kisses/337775/20 "2005-12-31T16:08:52Z")
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