All the single ladies: What not to say to a singleton during the festive season

Spare a thought for single belles this Christmas as they navigate intrusive questions about their love life. Suzanne Harrington offers some helpful suggestions for family and friends

IT’S Christmas! Yay! High-pressure shopping, relentless mince pies, and the seasonal horror of eggnog latte. Enforced jollity at terrible parties, then being trapped indoors with your relatives for days on end. No wonder those who can — the unattached, the unburdened, the unmarried — jump on planes to zoom anywhere hot and far away.