Dating: What is cuffing season?!
Thank goodness for the internet! I am now fully aware of the official urban dictionary definition of cuffing season:
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.
Didn’t know there was a new term for this. Honestly, when I heard cuffing season my mind went straight to the gutter (I’m awful, I know). But I digress; this cuffing season is one of those double-edged swords. It can be good or it can be really bad. What happens in the spring? Will your cuffing boo suddenly start to look less appealing with the change in seasons?
This just proves how fickle dating can be. You could be excited about someone for a couple of months and things get hot and heavy. Then out of nowhere, you look up and find the person has become bored, gone to the next victim. They may even pull that oh so lovely disappearing act – my personal favorite maneuver (NOT).
Do you ever think that people you are pursuing or dating are only interested in you to keep them warm in the fall or winter? How do you know if they are planning on sticking around?
By Wise Diva, Misadventures in Atlanta Dating Blog
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Into the Light
October 11th, 2012
10:12 am
@disco: I got mine last year and I love it!! There is the downside, though, that it makes it even harder to get up in the morning…..
SlimUno
October 11th, 2012
10:13 am
The beau is hot natured and i’m almost always cold. But whenever we try the spooning thing, it just generates too much heat at a rapid speed. So he pretty much moves away from me during the course of the night but I find myself moving closer to him. It’s quite funny…lol
czBrat ♀ ♫•*¨*•Liviiing Singllle•*¨*•♫♪
October 11th, 2012
10:14 am
well, damn. apparently some unsavory stuff has gone on on the blog during my absence. sorry to “read” it.
funny, i’ve always preferred to be unattached during the colder months because i don’t like having to accommodate someone else’s holiday plans along with whatever I want to do. but that’s just the brat in me.
HiYas!
Into the Light
October 11th, 2012
10:14 am
Yo mama’s so fat, I had to take a train and two busses just to get on her good side.
Comon Cents
October 11th, 2012
10:15 am
Yo momma so fat, even Dora couldn’t explore her
Comon Cents
October 11th, 2012
10:16 am
LOL @ ITL. Good one!
Into the Light
October 11th, 2012
10:16 am
Yo mama so fat, she eats Wheat Thicks!
Comon Cents
October 11th, 2012
10:17 am
Yo momma so stupid, she got fired from the M & M factory for throwing out the “W’s”
SlimUno
October 11th, 2012
10:18 am
Yo Mama’s so nasty, when I went to yo house said whats for dinner, yo mama put her foot up on the table and said “Corn!”
Into the Light
October 11th, 2012
10:19 am
@CC: You saying Dora reminds me of when my godson was about 3. He’d spent the night, and was watching Dora the next morning while he ate his breakast. I, of course, was singing along with the “backpack, backpack” song.
Me: Backpack, backpack…..
HIm: (finger over his lips) Shhhhhhh!!!
Me: Don’t be so rude!
Him: Well you don’t be so talky!
I couldn’t even be mad.
Into the Light
October 11th, 2012
10:21 am
Yo mama so fat, she uses hula hoops to hold up her socks!
Comon Cents
October 11th, 2012
10:25 am
ITL~ Lol! Cute!
Comon Cents
October 11th, 2012
10:25 am
Yo momma so fat, when she sat on her iPhone she created the iPad.
Leggs
October 11th, 2012
10:27 am
“…it’s one thing to flip the pillow over to the cool side but the cold sheets had me feeling some kind of way.”
Naw boo, just looking over at the empty side has me feeling some kind of way. Still no need to “cuff.” And to be quite blunt and honest about it, if “cuffing” was taken place in my bedroom please believe, someone will be cuffed to the bed post!
Sassy Me...PYT ;-)
October 11th, 2012
10:28 am
Leggs
October 11th, 2012
10:34 am
disco ~ I just bought a heated mattress pad from Wal-Mart for lil leggs’ dorm room. The price tag said $18.36, but when I got to the register it rang up for $69.99. I had to wait 10 mins before they were able to do a price check and lo and behold the entire role of heated pads were mislabeled. The manager said they couldn’t swallow such a big difference. I told him it didn’t really matter to me what they swallow, the price says $18.36 and that’s what they have to sell it to me for. Another manager came over and asked if I would settle on a compromise. I said the fact that you want me to settle on a compromise shows you are in the wrong. No, just ring it up for $18.36 then have a meeting with your floor staff. Yep, walked out there paying $18.36. Somebody got in trouble that day, but it wasn’t me!
Leggs
October 11th, 2012
10:37 am
Yo momma so fat, when she sat on her iPhone she created the iPad.
That’s the joke I was trying to remember…heard it a few weeks ago. Good one, Comon!
MsAtl
October 11th, 2012
10:37 am
Good job Leggs! That’s my kind of bargain!
Into the Light
October 11th, 2012
10:38 am
Good for you, Leggs!! Has Lil Leggs used it yet?? Does she like it?
And no you didn’t say cuffed to the bed post. Have mercy!
I can tell you’re feeling better!! 
disco
October 11th, 2012
10:38 am
leggs – not that you said cuffed to the bedpost. hate to admit it but that’s what I’m talking about. re the walmart snafu. that’s what they get. good for you. yesterday I returned some items I bought at NYCO online. you know they are infamous for steep discounts. anyway, for whatever reason the lady had to ring my returns up manually. she ended up refunding me more money for two items than I paid for my entire order.
SlimUno
October 11th, 2012
10:39 am
Leggs – Way to hold your ground! I bet when you told them what the sign read, they probably looked at you like you were crazy. lol
Into the Light
October 11th, 2012
10:39 am
Yo mama so fat, she got baptized at Sea World.
SlimUno
October 11th, 2012
10:40 am
Yo mama so old her birth certificate had EXPIRED written on it.
Leggs
October 11th, 2012
10:44 am
Looking at the number $18.36 just realized it’s boxed numbers of my street address. So, Cash 4 here I come (lol). BTW, my other number that I’ve been playing for months 9431 fell during my convalescence! I was beyond pissed.
czBrat ♀ ♫•*¨*•Liviiing Singllle•*¨*•♫♪
October 11th, 2012
10:44 am
lmao.
that’s much better, ladies.
much better.
Leggs
October 11th, 2012
10:47 am
That was a fabulous bargain, MsAtl.
It’s on her bed, but she hasn’t plugged it up yet. It’s still too hot in Statesboro.
disco
October 11th, 2012
10:47 am
leggs – you and your numbers. I don’t play but I always dream numbers and tell folks about them. told a friend whose hubs plays regularly about a 4 digit number. she wrote it down but forgot to tell him. how come he found the note to tell him and asked her about it and when he looked it up it had dropped twice in that week.
Exiled!
October 11th, 2012
10:47 am
I peeked…
I’ma peek in and observe the blog chatter… like the old window chilling lady of 227!
SlimUno
October 11th, 2012
10:51 am
Speaking of dreams, I am already aware that you dream of fish that it signifies someone is pregnant. But what does it mean if the fish in your dream are fried, covered in hot sauce sitting on a bed of rice?
?/:
disco
October 11th, 2012
10:52 am
Ex – not ms. pearl. was her name pearl? and what about that other nosey old biddy on women of Brewster place with those cat glasses? ms. Sophia I think. lol.
Leggs
October 11th, 2012
10:53 am
Slim ~ at the register the woman was saying, no way you saw this for $18.36. I think that’s why it took 10 mins because lil leggs was saying she didn’t want it any more, and her father was saying if I really wanted to buy it he would go half. Now, picture me looking at them with crazy eyes co*cked to side conveying “I’m getting this pad for $18.36 so hush.” Him being a man, walked out saying he’ll wait for me in the car. Got to the car with package and showed him the receipt and he started laughing saying “only you.” I’m pretty sure everyone else would have stood their ground.
Exiled!
October 11th, 2012
10:54 am
I think it’s money Slim..fish is money,wealth etc
Disco…I think her yes,nosey Old lady!
Comon Cents
October 11th, 2012
10:56 am
Pearl & Sophia just sound like nosey azz names. IJS…
Leggs~ Hooking & crooking Walmart. You go girl!
Slim~ You should go out for seafood this weekend.
Leggs
October 11th, 2012
10:58 am
You guys went way back with Ms. Pearl and Ms. Sophia! I thought Ms. Pearl’s dentures were going to fall out her mouth every time she spoke.
Comon Cents
October 11th, 2012
11:00 am
Leggs~ I had a teacher at MBC waayyy back in the day (she was Ms. Morris Brown in 1923) and when she taught, her dentures would dance as she spoke. I always wanted to tape her and and try to set that ish to music. (but that was waayy before cell phone camcorders too!)
Leggs
October 11th, 2012
11:01 am
Comon ~
They made it so easy!
disco
October 11th, 2012
11:01 am
leggs – pearl was nosey but had no shame in her game. miss Sophia on the other had would take you there. that heffa would make you forget you were raised to respect your elders. lol.
CC – re nosey names. made me think of my aunt talking about such and such names just sound like big girl names or skinny girl names.
Exiled!
October 11th, 2012
11:03 am
U waay back in age Common but u look soooo phoinne still!
I did the math on ur statement by the way to get ur age!
Comon Cents
October 11th, 2012
11:05 am
disco~ I heard something that made me think of you the other day. Another attorney told one of her clients who was crying “If you need a shoulder to cry on, pull over to the side of the road on your way home because if you keep crying the judge is going to send you to jail and you will need to do a lot more than cry in there”
Comon Cents
October 11th, 2012
11:05 am
Ex~ Not that far back. I’ll be 40 next year.
Single and Happier "Life Happens!"
October 11th, 2012
11:07 am
Comon, sounds like they’ve been looking at to many court tv shows
Into the Light
October 11th, 2012
11:09 am
Speaking of nosey, gossipy ladies…. How come Kim Wayans was on Criminal Minds last night? All I could think was “Nobody better not say nothin’ bout Ms. Jenkins…..ooooh, I love me some Ms Jenkins!”
Into the Light
October 11th, 2012
11:11 am
But what does it mean if the fish in your dream are fried, covered in hot sauce sitting on a bed of rice?
It means when you tell the blog, all I’ll be able to think of is fish for lunch.
disco
October 11th, 2012
11:12 am
CC – I guess a lot of folks think of me when it comes to crying. at one point it just seemed like every time I turned on the tv no matter what I was watching someone was crying. I was like dang. is it a syndrome? sitcoms, commercials, movies, the news, even sports. everywhere you looked some chick was crying. I’ve joked that I’ll use it to get out of jury duty. any witness or victim starts crying and all credibility is shot. lol.
Single and Happier "Life Happens!"
October 11th, 2012
11:13 am
ITL, slim, it means you’re hungry
Into the Light
October 11th, 2012
11:14 am
@Stamps: I am now. I kinda wish I wasn’t going to lunch with a super picky eater, because I’d be headed to This Is It.
SlimUno
October 11th, 2012
11:15 am
Ex – I surely hope it is money
Exiled!
October 11th, 2012
11:15 am
U getting that Fed job Slim!
I’ma cross my sticky fangas for u!
disco
October 11th, 2012
11:16 am
didn’t see anything on fried other than frying pan.
FISH
To see fish swimming in your dream signifies insights from your subconscious mind. Thus to catch a fish represents insights which have been brought to the surface. Alternatively, a fish swimming in your dream may symbolize conception. Some women dream of swimming fish when they get pregnant. The fish is also an ancient symbol of Christianity and Christian beliefs. Consider the common phrases “like a cold fish”, “fish out of water” or something that is “fishy” about a situation. It may also imply a slippery or elusive situation. Perhaps your dream could be telling you that “there are plenty of other fish in the sea”, with regards to some relationship issue.
To dream that you are eating fish symbolizes your beliefs, spirituality, luck, energy and nourishment. It is food for the soul.
To dream of cooking fish indicates that you are incorporating your new realizations with your spiritual feelings and knowledge.
To dream that you are cleaning fish suggests that you are altering your emotional expression in a way that will be presentable to others. You are censoring yourself and not expressing how you completely feel.
To see fish bones in your dream refers to old insights, thoughts or views that have already been brought to light. You have processed these ideas and gained knowledge from it.
RICE
To see grains of rice in your dream symbolize success, prosperity, luck, fertility and warm friendships.
To dream that you are eating rice denotes happiness and tranquility in the home.
To dream that you are cooking rice signifies the new responsibilities that will bring you much joy.
HOT SAUCE
To see or taste hot sauce in your dream implies that you need to add some pizzazz to your life. Perhaps you are in need of a jumpstart in some area. Hot sauce also refers to fire, drive, and passion.
Bluzgirl
October 11th, 2012
11:16 am
Mmmmmm…fried fish. Can’t tell you the last time I had that!