Finally, a Scientific Explanation for Cuffing Season
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Finally, a Scientific Explanation for Cuffing Season
"It's my favorite time of the year, and not just because the sugary excess of Halloween gets to be one-upped by the carbo-loading of Thanksgiving and the mass gift-giving of Christmas. It's also cuffing season. Despite already being in a relationship myself, I'm still the kind of die-hard romantic that loves to watch other people fall in love, even if it's just because sweater weather is in full force."
"This year, I realized that the best time of the year was upon us again when one of my favorite Instagram accounts (who just so happened to be my former publicist at Atria) declared cuffing season to be conjuring season via a carousel that suggested life to be too short to not try witchcraft on your man. The very next day, SNL brought back the fan-favorite character duo played to perfection by Marcello Hernandez and"
Fall and winter see heightened interest in short-term and holiday-spanning relationships commonly labeled "cuffing season." Cultural signals, including social media trends and comedy portrayals, amplify the phenomenon. Empirical indicators like condom sales, porn searches, and birth rates reveal that sexual activity and mating behavior vary across the year. Biological factors such as men's testosterone levels that peak at different times can affect desire and pairing. Evolutionary psychology suggests that reproductive timing and offspring survival considerations also contribute to seasonal mating patterns, combining cultural, hormonal, and evolutionary influences.
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