(CNN) — On Christmas morning 2011, Linda Wenger boarded a Metro-North put together from New York’s Grand Central Station to go upstate to Katonah. She was in her mid-50s and had been divorced for 10 a long time. Her daughters normally spent the vacation seasons along with her ex-spouse — Wenger is Jewish, so she didn’t have considerably affiliation with Xmas, whereas her ex’s new husband or spouse celebrated the holiday. Wenger’s sister’s household additionally celebrates Xmas, so she normally traveled to their property in Connecticut on December 25. And he or she usually traveled by yourself. “I usually noticed Christmas Day a minor lonely, primarily as a result of…