Reasons for spring excitement: Why do we fall in love faster in spring?

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When the first warm rays of the sun appear after the winter months, you can see many couples walking around the area holding hands. When the first flowers sprout in nature, feelings of spring begin to bloom. Ines Schweizer (49) is a sexual and psychotherapist doctor with her own practice in Lucerne. The artist, who specializes in couples and sexuality, explains that people generally fall in love at any time of the year, but spring makes it easier due to the change in temperature and light.

“Sunlight and heat cause the body to release various messenger substances, which make you feel happier overall,” Schweizer says in an interview with Blick. Especially those who experience winter depression may notice this effect. While the production of the happiness hormones serotonin and dopamine increases due to the lengthening and brightening of the days, for example, the sleep hormone melatonin is secreted less in the spring months. According to the expert, this makes people more active and adventurous.

More opportunities to flirt

Another important reason why more couples are getting together starting around March is the increased time spent outdoors. «Unlike winter, in spring you don’t feel as cold outside and you stay in the same place for longer. The eye wanders around more, making it easier to flirt, which often begins with eye contact,” explains Schweizer.

People’s good mood also plays a part in this, because, according to the psychotherapist, a smile is noticeable even from a distance and creates a pleasant effect on the other person.

“Due to the nice weather, clothes also change: you feel more comfortable and more of your skin is visible again, which can make you feel more physically attracted to each other,” says the expert.

A more active and generally healthier lifestyle during the spring months, when many people pay more attention to their diet than in the winter months, can also have a positive impact on how they feel about their bodies. “If you’re confident and content, you radiate that and you look more attractive,” says Schweizer.

Psyche plays a very important role

Testosterone levels in men increase in the spring and especially in the summer. A cross-sectional study from the Medical University of Graz in Austria showed seasonal fluctuations in the release of the sex hormone linked to the production of vitamin D, which the body needs from the sun. As the psychotherapist said, the hormone makes men more active, more aggressive and more courageous. Testosterone can also stimulate libido. In general, the transition from cold, gray weather to more light, liveliness and colors has a positive effect on people’s souls. According to Schweizer, this can help you meet new people or fall in love.

«In psychology we know the effect of the self-fulfilling prophecy, which usually refers to negative thoughts, but can also be applied positively here. If you believe that people find mates more easily in the spring, this may actually help you fall in love. Subconsciously, this thought makes you more receptive to it, which influences your own behavior accordingly,” says Schweizer.

This is what it’s like to fall in love

Finally, the expert reveals a few tips that can help you fall in love with someone no matter what time of year:

• be careful
• Don’t just look outside
• Make eye contact
• Be positive
• smile
• you have confidence
• Dress in a way that makes you feel comfortable.
• Have the courage and courage to approach others
• to spy
• Try new things and visit different places

Source : Blick