A Small Lie in Law School

I'm a first-year law student and I don't have a serious relationship right now. Most days it's fine by me, but occasionally I feel this gnawing loneliness that I try not to dwell on too much. Recently, I made a small lie, I told my family that I was meeting with someone important at the university for a lunch interview. The truth? I just wanted an excuse to avoid attending a holiday dinner where everyone assumes you'll be settled down by now if you're in your twenties. It's not like they can check up on me, but lying about something so trivial still makes me uneasy. Maybe next year I'll have someone to bring along and won't need such excuses anymore.