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With Halloween fast approaching, singles everywhere are starting to think about their costumes! A recent survey by Match.com showed that nearly one-third of Canadians prefer funny halloween costumes over any other type. Whether you’re attending a Halloween party, going to a club or a lounge, or taking the children you love trick-or-treating, there’s a lot of time and effort that goes into choosing what your look-of-the-year should be.

Sexy nurse? Superman? Police Officer? Halloween costumes help us to psychologically step out of the traditional roles we play everyday. While ‘playing a role,’ the costume can actually help us to display our inner confidence and even bring out our alter-ego personalities! Ever notice the shy friend who did a complete 180 when she donned a stripper costume?

Here are a few of the most common costumes you’re bound to see this year.

Superhero costumes can include Superman, Superwoman, the Flash, Batman, X-men, Spiderman, etc. etc. etc! Men who wear superhero costumes usually have a fun and playful side, and since these characters are from their childhood, they get in touch with their inner-boy on Halloween. You might see them play-fighting, running around, and even acting the superhero part! For women, a superhero costume can be empowering. This might be a woman who wants to kick some ass!

Approximately half of the women you see this Halloween will be wearing a sexy costume. Halloween is the one day of the year women allow themselves to flaunt their gorgeous bods in a confident and sexy way! Some people might think that women who dress up in overtly sexy costumes at Halloween are promiscuous. Don’t worry ladies, this is absolutely not the case! The way a woman acts in her sexy costume is a better indicator of her personality than the costume itself. For singles, sexy costumes can help attract a potential mate, if that’s what you’re looking for. 

You’ve seen these costumes: The Sham-wow guy, Sarah Palin, Snooki, Kate Middleton. These costumes are designed to attract a laugh! If you see someone wearing a costume like this, you can bet they have a great sense of humour. Take the time to talk to someone in this costume, and ask how they got the idea!

You’ve seen these: a person that dresses up as a box, a lamp, or a leftover. These costumes show an inevitably quirky and creative personality. Not only is it challenging to think of the idea, the costume takes an enormous amount of skill to create! Usually they require sewing, assembling, and putting together everyday objects to create something unique. These costumes are definitely a conversation starter!

Your two friends and you decide to go as CTRL, ALT and DELETE! Group costumes can be a lot of fun, and also say a lot about the group wearing them. Group costumes work well if you tend to be on the shy side. These costumes can help you blend into a crowd and not attract too much attention. But the group effort that goes into making costumes like this show others that you’re a well-liked person with fun-loving friends that can work as part of a team. There may be a warning sign however: These costume-wearers may lack individuality and hide behind the group to gain self-confidence.

Madmen, Homer/Marge Simpson, Yoda, Indiana Jones. These costumes are designed to replicate famous and beloved characters from the tube. Of all the costumes, these are the easiest to decipher: the person wearing the costume simply enjoys the show, movie, or cartoon that their costume belongs to! They have usually chosen their favourite character as well! For example, if they’re dressed like Homer, they like to watch the Simpsons. If they’re dressed up like Yoda, they like Star Wars. Pay attention to this – if you enjoy the same cartoon or movie, you might be a good match!