How To Date Intentionally This Cuffing Season
Seeing Other People
Ilana Dunn
4.5 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Cuffing season is here, but why does everyone suddenly want to couple up when the weather turns cold? In this episode, we dive into the psychology, cultural pressures, and real dating app data behind the phenomenon, plus practical tips to prepare—whether you’re looking for a winter fling or a long-term partner.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation. |
| 0:08.0 | Hello, welcome back to another episode of seeing other people. |
| 0:12.4 | We have a great solo episode on the agenda for today. |
| 0:17.1 | This is one that I call like a solo with a mission. |
| 0:20.6 | We're not just answering Q&A. We're not |
| 0:22.6 | doing a catch-up. We have a mission and we're going to get into it. Together, we're going to go |
| 0:27.5 | on this journey. We're going to talk all about cuffing season because it is here. Whether we want it |
| 0:33.0 | to be or not, cuffing season has arrived and I want to prepare you guys to really approach it the way |
| 0:40.5 | that is best for you. And I want you to get the most out of cuffing season. |
| 0:51.1 | So we're going to get into it before we do. Just want to say hello, welcome back to listeners |
| 0:56.6 | who are coming back. Thank you for coming back. I appreciate you being here so much and to anyone |
| 1:01.4 | who is listening for the first time. Hi, I'm Alana. And I am truly madly, deeply so happy that |
| 1:08.1 | you're here. The reason that I wanted to talk about cuffing season is because |
| 1:12.3 | I remember when I was single and I felt like cuffing season came with a lot of pros and a lot of |
| 1:21.3 | cons. And now that I do dating coaching and that I've done this podcast through, this is our |
| 1:27.4 | fourth cuffing season, I've done this podcast through. This is our fourth cuffing season. |
| 1:29.7 | I have seen so much happen year after year and I just really want to make sure everyone feels |
| 1:35.0 | good going into it and that it doesn't feel like a scary thing because it shouldn't. Really, |
| 1:41.8 | nothing's changing. But at the same time, I think we put extra pressure on ourselves |
| 1:47.3 | because, oh, it's cuffing season. Oh, the holidays are coming. Oh, other people are coupling up. |
| 1:52.1 | Oh, everybody just got engaged over the summer. Like, I got to hurry up and meet somebody now. |
| 1:56.7 | Like, there are so many reasons why we feel pressure. And what cuffing season really is is just a term for something that makes us even more anxious about finding love. |
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