I wish I’d come bearing good news, but I don’t. I come bearing warnings. Warnings of a downright frightful new dating term we’re going to call Ghost Cuffing Season.
But first a lesson on Cuffing Season for those who aren’t familiar. Cuffing Season is when you’re actively looking for someone to keep you warm and entertained during those lonely winter months. Ghosting is when they show interest and then never respond to your texts ever again. Why do people do that? Because they don’t have the courage to say “thanks, but no thanks…anymore.”
We’re experiencing high volumes of windy ghost-cuffing season in the Northern Hemisphere of women who are tired of this fuck-boy (re: some fuck-girls do it, too) behaviour that we thought we left behind in 2016.
In case you’re doubting people actually act like this, here’s a study on cuffing season from 2017 that surveyed 1,500 singles revealing that cuffing season exist.
“In fact, 70% of those surveyed said they think people are most inclined to look for a serious relationship in the colder months. Getting more specific, 38% said that they’re personally more motivated to look for love in the fall – making it a more popular season to seek romance than spring (32%), summer (17%), and winter (13%),” reports Elite Singles.
Based on what we know about ghost cuffing season, we know it’s a temporary relationship. To survive this new dating trend of horror, have a plan in action in case they ghost cuff you. Learn what you can about your opponent and call their bluff by taking them up on their flirting. Staying ahead of the game will save you time and a heartache later. Or, don’t entertain ghost cuffing season at all and stay single during the fall/winter season.
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