We're at that time of year known as "cuffing season," where singles will partner up for the winter so they have someone to cozy up next to during these cold winter months, only to immediately dump them when "hot girl summer" rolls back around.
Well the experts are claiming that cuffing season has become another unfortunate victim of the pandemic, as people learned to enjoy the single life, and won't need to rely on a partner to settle down with for the winter.
This new approach to dating is being referred to as "nuffing season" according to the Daily Mail, and it's all thanks to the pandemic, which taught single people to get used to "spending time on their own during lockdown, and enjoying meeting new people after long periods of solitude."
Experts believe, however, that cuffing season will likely return in future years as people embrace the "comfort and ease" of seasonal relationships.
Rochelle Knowles, founder of Mindful Eyes, said "The fact that singles are less interested in settling down with a partner for winter is largely in reaction to the pandemic and the overhanging effects of three lockdowns in 18 months. Cuffing season will likely return as singles embrace the comfort and ease of these shorter-term relationship."
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