What's really interesting about college is how much you continue to learn each year; not just in your in classes, but in life as well. I've been in college for almost five years now, and I just recently heard, and saw the phrase "cuffing season" on social media and through some classmates discussing it during finals week.

Apparently I was either out of the loop or not educated in the phrase prior to finding out what the phrase meant, but apparently in the college world "cuffing season" is a term everyone knows, who knew?! Since I felt like an idiot for not knowing what the phrase meant, here's some info about what the term actually means.

After some research and being able to trace the term 'cuffing season" back to the year 2014, I took to the place everyone looks for word definitions, (Urban Dictionary of course!) to find out what the phrase actually means, or at least is explained as. The explanation was:

"During the Fall and Winter months people who would normally rather be single or promiscuous find themselves along with the rest of the world desiring to be "Cuffed" or tied down by a serious relationship. The cold weather and prolonged indoor activity causes singles to become lonely and desperate to be cuffed."

Which of course, this idea makes perfect sense when you think about it. We all know that Christmas and New Years is a prime time of year for engagements and such, which explains how everyone, according to the term "cuffing season" want to be in relationships. Well, at least according to the internet.

Now, let's explore the meaning of why it's called "cuffing season". The internet was no good for that explanation, but from what I assume is that it can be related to something like handcuffs where you are "bound" to another person, obviously a boyfriend or girlfriend.

I couldn't help but think that "cuffing season" could be applied to other things other then just humans. What about dogs? Don't people want a puppy in the warmer months so they have someone to snuggle on the couch? or a binge-worthy tv show? a good book? The phrase could be applied in other ways.

I hope this article could enlighten someone out there like me who had no idea what the term "cuffing season" actually means!