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Cold weather can wreak havoc on a dating life, for many reasons. Although winter is filled with the holidays, not to mention the looming presence of Valentine’s Day, so much of it seems designed not to be conducive to creating coupledom.

First of all, there’s winter clothing. The number of layers you require simply to keep your pinky finger from cracking off like an icicle whenever bumped make it impossible to dress to impress. A hat leaves you with inevitable flat-head, a puffy coat disguises all curves held underneath, and any sensible shoes for navigating treacherously icy sidewalks tend to be under the two inch height I prefer.

I’m not much for venturing out in cold weather, either. Suddenly, a trip to the gym to maintain my soon-to-be-hidden shape seems less necessary, and burrowing under the covers with a good round of TV on DVD jumps out as the ideal way to spend an evening. Even the notorious fallback of meeting someone in a grocery store is voided when the conscience on the wrong shoulder wins out and convinces you to order in.

Is it any wonder that “summer love” is a more frequently used phrase than “winter love”? It requires twice as much initiative to overcome the obstacles to find a date to cuddle up and keep warm with. Luckily, being fresh off the New Year, many ambitious resolutions are still being chased after like a rabbit at a dog racing track.

In my search for a silver lining on every obnoxious gray cloud, I’ve tried to come up with a few of the perks to dating in a cold front. Walking down the street allows you to huddle together for warmth, even if you may be a little nervous to approach physical contact yet. If you’ve entered into a relationship, nights spent at each other’s homes can turn into extended stays, thanks to the excuse of, “it’s too cold to go out yet”.

And for couples lucky enough to have entered the season together, I implore you, take advantage. Crank up the heater and hibernate under layers of comforters with your own personal source of body heat. Somebody has to balance out the scales for the rest of us.

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