It’s Cuffing Season + Here’s What Singles Are In It For

The Science Of Cuffing Season

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It might not be taught in high school biology, but there are actually many evolutionary and biological reasons people link up during the winter.

• Cold air makes us lonely. Two social scientists had a theory that temperatures impact our social behaviors, so they conducted a study on it. Shared by the American Psychological Association, the study showed that colder temperatures do increase our desire for socialization.
• Men think women are hotter when it’s cold. There’s a myth that men prefer summer because short dresses and bikinis come out. But in reality, according to an article called Perception published in Sage Journals, men are most attracted to women in the winter. It’s tied to the idea that scarcity drives up interest. When men easily see women’s bodies on the beach and at pool parties during summer, they actually find them less interesting. But in the winter, when women are bundled up, their bodies become more intriguing to men.
• People are hornier in the winter. The shorter days and lower temperatures make human sex drive go up. According to a study from the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism published in the National Library of Medicine, men’s testosterone levels spike in the winter. Furthermore, a study published in The Lancet explains that our serotonin levels drop when the days are shorter. And then we seek to replenish those feel-good hormones through sex.