Key points

Beware of fear driving your decision-making, fear of being alone when it's cold and dark.

Fear can lead to bad choices, a waste of time, and even getting you stuck in unhealthy relationships.

And you might miss the right person or keep you from becoming more independent.

It's now cuffing season , when many singles scramble to find short-term partners to help them get through the upcoming holiday season and what may seemingly be the dreariest and loneliest months of the year. Cuffing is short for handcuffing from October through March; people temporarily handcuff themselves to partners before the release in the following Spring. But before you partake in this annual singles dating ritual off the cuff—meaning without thinking it through—it's important to be mindful of th

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