Tis the Season to be snuggly...

Though it's been chilly in the city the past few weeks, yesterday marked the Winter Solstice, officially crossing us over into winter. It's been nippy, but now it's about to be COLD. It's time for hot cocoa, homemade chilli, movie nights over club nights, and everything else that screams comfort. Established couples are cuddling out the frame right now (oh, the weather outside is frightful...), enjoying a little more downtime together. My question to the single people:

How will YOU be keeping warm?

If you're on Twitter (or friends with anyone that is) I'm sure you've heard the term Winter Boo once or twice. Whenever it gets cold, most people joke that it's time to find one because really, who wants to snuggle alone (uh yea, that's not possible)? If you had to choose, would you want an extra blanket, or an extra body in your bed? Most would choose the latter (or do a combination of the two, lol). Seriously, once the color of the leaves start changing, and the sun starts to set sooner, something shifts in the single person's brain that says "it's hunting season".



So, we start going out a little more, or reminisce about past dates and wonder if we skipped over a true contender. Typically, I'm dating someone around this time but since I've been in a dating dessert this year, I even started wondering who was gonna help keep me warm*!

More than ever, people have started saying they need to find a boo.

Now to be fair, some people just so happen to meet right when the seasons begin to change, but there are some people who only actively pursue "relationships" once it gets cold (I've experience that btw. As soon as the temp drops, I get calls from people I use to date who've had an epiphany of some sort and want to try again. Um, no). Any other time of year they are happily single but for some reason, once it dips below 50, it's time to snuggle up!

But how does it work? I mean really, what are the terms of being a WB? Do we only hang at night? Do friends meet? Are holiday's and birthdays included (I like perfume if they are)? Do we truly get to know each other and bond or keep it at a surface level? What happens in the Spring?

Has anyone ever dated someone solely because it was cold and went back to their single ways once the temp heated back up? Or do people use the term as an excuse to link up to "test the waters" and if the situation is good, it develops into something more?

*I'm still on the fence about this right now; met someone, way too early to talk about so idk if I'm a winter boo or not... :-)