Cuffing season?

[Dan Murphy]

No, not for me.

I was listening to WGN talk radio a bit ago and they were talking about dating during the COVID times. They started talking about the 'cuffing season'. Sounded like a seasonal relationship time. I thought they were talking about the 'cupping season'. When I don't know what a word means, I try to make it a habit to look up the pronunciation and definition. Thankfully, Google is 'smart' and understood I was looking for 'cuffing', not 'cupping'.

Have others here heard of 'cuffing season'? Dating seasonally?

 

[Kittyblue]

I've never heard of it, but I asked my 19 year old and she said she's known about it for a few years.

I suppose it's not much different than a summer fling?

 

[low-key]

No, not for me.

I was listening to WGN talk radio a bit ago and they were talking about dating during the COVID times. They started talking about the 'cuffing season'. Sounded like a seasonal relationship time. I thought they were talking about the 'cupping season'. When I don't know what a word means, I try to make it a habit to look up the pronunciation and definition. Thankfully, Google is 'smart' and understood I was looking for 'cuffing', not 'cupping'.

Have others here heard of 'cuffing season'? Dating seasonally?

its all to cool for me

 

[prairie_girl]

I've heard of it but never really knew what it meant. Thanks for providing the fact I learned today.

 

[Micca]

Married 46 years. If anyone is "cuffed" it would be DW

 

[disneychrista]

Never heard of it. But it would not be something I would be interested in. Not interested in doing any type of casual relationships. You are either all in or not in at all.

 

[AustinTink]

No, not for me.

I was listening to WGN talk radio a bit ago and they were talking about dating during the COVID times. They started talking about the 'cuffing season'. Sounded like a seasonal relationship time. I thought they were talking about the 'cupping season'. When I don't know what a word means, I try to make it a habit to look up the pronunciation and definition. Thankfully, Google is 'smart' and understood I was looking for 'cuffing', not 'cupping'.

Have others here heard of 'cuffing season'? Dating seasonally?

I have a 21-year old son. The girls start circling him like sharks during cuffing season. He has 3 trying to cuff him right now.

 

[BrinkofSunshine]

I don’t think it’s purposefully a seasonal relationship, I think it’s just that people tend to want someone to cozy up to during the winter months, I guess.

 

[_19disnA]

Never heard of it either, but there are a number of 'urban dictionaries' online where you can look up definitions for new/trendy terms.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

It's cuffing season.

 

[Deb & Bill]

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cuffing Season

 

[Dan Murphy]

there are a number of 'urban dictionaries' online where you can look up definitions for new/trendy terms.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cuffing Season

That's where I wound up to realize they were talking about cuffing season and not cupping season. The person on the radio was not pronouncing distinctly, as least for my ears.

 

[dclpluto]

Never heard of it. Google saids it goes from October to right after Valentine’s Day.

 

[xjillianpaige]

I don’t think it’s purposefully a seasonal relationship, I think it’s just that people tend to want someone to cozy up to during the winter months, I guess.

Yeah. It's not necessarily seasonal. It's just that fall is when people want to be cozy with someone instead of cozy alone.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

I’m 37 and was single for a time about 11 years ago. Yes I’m very aware of the term.

 

[NotUrsula]

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-dynamics-love/201810/what-is-cuffing-season
I knew about the concept, but hadn't heard the term until now.

The problem way back when (and I'm guessing now, too) with over-winter short term dating is that there are so many gift occasions and symbolic occasions in that period. Big Ticket Football Games, Thanksgiving, Xmas, NYE, Valentine's Day, and in certain areas, Carnival. Being coupled & expected to show up for all those occasions could get pretty expensive if you were not dating seriously.

 

[Mysterian]

I was more familiar with the gist than the term.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-dynamics-love/201810/what-is-cuffing-season
I knew about the concept, but hadn't heard the term until now.

The problem way back when (and I'm guessing now, too) with over-winter short term dating is that there are so many gift occasions and symbolic occasions in that period. Big Ticket Football Games, Thanksgiving, Xmas, NYE, Valentine's Day, and in certain areas, Carnival. Being coupled & expected to show up for all those occasions could get pretty expensive if you were not dating seriously.

That article does add some perspective, considering a lot of holiday movies and advertising focuses on couples, and some people feel the need to fill that relationship gap. Though if two people were not seriously dating, I would not think Valentines would be a big to-do in the first place - unless they just didn't want to feel left out. If cuffing seasons ends just after Valentine's anyway, could be a moot point.

I'd also say that cuffing for the sake of having an escort to events and family get togethers seems kinda short-sighted since your family and friends are going to eventually know they were just a fling- if they don't already sense it. (But any arrangement that's mutually agreed upon between two adults, that's their choice). I guess for some it's not just about a lust-based fling, but about status amongst family/peers or attempts to resolve personal issues. Same with anyone who can't stand being solo for a length of time and keeps repeating the same relationship mistakes over and over.

 

[BrianL]

Never heard of it. But it would not be something I would be interested in. Not interested in doing any type of casual relationships. You are either all in or not in at all.

Agreed. I find the whole idea quite offputting and putting a casually funny name to it is a bit tacky too.

 

[Lizgistix]

Psh, I'm fine cuddling alone. More blanket for me.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I have literally never heard of this. But my imagination ran wild.