Pencils down people – stop trying. The most obvious survey of the year has offficially arrived courtesy of extra-marital dating website Gleeden.com. This (no shit, Sherlock) study which talked to over 2,000 women says that 71% of ladies in France, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium and Italy admitted to having more sex during the summer. Putting aside the somewhat dubious morals of an extramarital dating website, we’re kind of like, ‘Yeah, duh?’
Here are some ridiculous – and realistic – reasons that might be the case.
We’re ‘body ready’
God, is there a worse term in the whole wide world than ‘body ready’? Gah. Nevertheless, if we’re chatting to a nice chap and hovering on the brink of ‘Is this a good idea, is this not?’ then whether or not we’ve de-fuzzed our legs is probably going to play a small part in what happens next. Obviously, since you wear skirts (and no tights!) in summer, your pins are slicker than a hardwood floor which is always nice, even if it's more for you than for him.
We’re drunk
Breaking down the harsh realities of this survey isn’t painting us in the most flattering of lights but let’s look at the facts; when are more people likely to hook up? After a couple of drinks on a night out. Add to that a couple of ciders in the park during the day and our pulling power basically doubles. (Stay safe, people.)
We’re outside
Come December we’ll go weeks without seeing anyone other than our housemates, workmates and cat as we huddle for warmth in front of X Factor while our pubes slowly grow down to our knees.From June though our hermit ways are out the window as we transform from smelly pile of jumpers and grey skin into Social Butterfly Number 1. New people! Come at me!
We feel like Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona
One bit of sun and we’re tapping into our inner Latin passion. Which is weird since our bloodline (and pasty skin colour) definitely screams more awkward Anglo-Saxon than Spanish-speaking goddess.
Everyone’s wearing less clothes
I mean again, stating the bleeding obvious. Clearly not all chaps with their tops off are going to do it for us (hairless muscle boys doing pull-ups on the park's climbing frame wearing Primark vests need not apply), but there's something about a nice arm, back or even calf muscle on show that'll awaken even the most deadened of senses. Long live summer.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.