Spring Fever
- Friday, February 19 2010 @ 08:01 am
- Contributed by: Jet
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I know it's only the end of February, but change is coming. I can feel it. The days are getting longer, the sun seems a little brighter. I'm finding myself restless more often, staring out the window. Spring is on the way.
Depending on what magazines you read, spring fever might be on the way as well. The claim is that people become more amorous, that every act down to a handshake is sexually charged. Right now, some magazines claim, is your best chance for a hookup.
So does spring fever actually exist? Is it truly a biological phenomenon? Well, maybe not. Some studies have shown that couples who keep sex diaries actually have less sex in the spring – fall's the big season, apparently. But just because we aren't driven like the birds and the bunnies doesn't mean we don't feel the psychological effects of spring.
Maybe it's purely suggestion or psychological, but I know I've got plenty of anecdotal evidence that suggests that we view spring as a time of fresh starts, cleaning out the cobwebs of our houses and our pasts. We've been hunkered down and bundled up for months, and spring is the time when we can shed our clothes and feel the sunshine on our skin; much of spring is sensual, if not sexual. Flowers bloom, and the world is, literally, a brighter place.
So maybe we don't have a biological impulse to throw ourselves on the next available mate. That doesn't matter; spring is a time of new beginnings, new adventures, vivid colors. It may only be psychological, but if our hearts and our minds are open, that's really all that matters. So as spring arrives in your town, be assertive. Get out in the sun, throw a Frisbee, send an email, and best of luck in your own new beginning.
Depending on what magazines you read, spring fever might be on the way as well. The claim is that people become more amorous, that every act down to a handshake is sexually charged. Right now, some magazines claim, is your best chance for a hookup.
So does spring fever actually exist? Is it truly a biological phenomenon? Well, maybe not. Some studies have shown that couples who keep sex diaries actually have less sex in the spring – fall's the big season, apparently. But just because we aren't driven like the birds and the bunnies doesn't mean we don't feel the psychological effects of spring.
Maybe it's purely suggestion or psychological, but I know I've got plenty of anecdotal evidence that suggests that we view spring as a time of fresh starts, cleaning out the cobwebs of our houses and our pasts. We've been hunkered down and bundled up for months, and spring is the time when we can shed our clothes and feel the sunshine on our skin; much of spring is sensual, if not sexual. Flowers bloom, and the world is, literally, a brighter place.
So maybe we don't have a biological impulse to throw ourselves on the next available mate. That doesn't matter; spring is a time of new beginnings, new adventures, vivid colors. It may only be psychological, but if our hearts and our minds are open, that's really all that matters. So as spring arrives in your town, be assertive. Get out in the sun, throw a Frisbee, send an email, and best of luck in your own new beginning.
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