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While opinions on cuffing season timelines vary, I think most would agree we are officially in the thick of it—the time of year when, as internet legend has it, everybody scrambles to get into a relationship and “cuff” themselves to a partner lest they be forced to face the winter months (and the holidays) alone.

Often, cuffing season is presented as a somewhat wholesome alternative to the sultry summer flings that come before it—a time to settle down, get serious, and

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