Loads of people have been breaking up this weekend, because Cuffing Season is over

Cuffing what? Yes, well quite. So, the latest gift from the US is an official name for winter-based relationships.

Here’s the lowdown: apparently, when it’s cold outside, some guys can’t really be arsed to shag around quite as much as they’d like to.Shame. So, they ‘cuff’ themselves to a lucky lady. They enjoy lots of warm, easy, comfortable sex, and the girl, unwittingly, believes that she’s in a real, actual, relationship.

Then, the weather starts to warm up, and suddenly Mr Loverman decides enough’s enough. After spending the long, (ahem) hard, winter with one woman, he’s finally ready to start sleeping around again. Nice.

And it seems this weekend – the weekend the clocks sprung forward in the US and Spring officially began – marks the end of the so-called ‘Cuffing Season’. Judging by the tweets celebrating/commiserating it, at least:

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So, ladies: if you're currently in a relationship, brace yourself. It seems you may have just been the human equivelent of an electric blanket. Charming.

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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.