Love & Sex

This is how you seamlessly transition that sexy hot summer into autumn

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In winter, the electric blanket goes on at 10:00 PM and the light goes out in the bedroom; in summer, there is a lot more action in the taxi. The fiddling frequency goes up significantly, and even though it's sweltering hot, it’s even hotter in the bedroom. Hallelujah, but how do you ensure it stays cozy in the fall?

It simply has everything to do with the sun. The more sun, the more testosterone, and the more desire for sex. It's not that complex; you might almost think it's in our nature. Everyone produces more testosterone at high temperatures and more sunlight, but for men, it’s immediately noticeable. Hence, there’s a lot more flirting in the summer.

To enjoy sex, it's also important that you experience happiness. And that comes from the production of endorphins. The sun also boosts this production, contributing to the desire for intimacy. Furthermore, you also produce more serotonin, and guess what this leads to? We want to cuddle. Love expert Marie-José Bosch-Kuiper tells Marie Claire that the sun causes the Pavlov effect. In this case, it means that multiple factors stack up independently and create a very hot summer.

But how do you ensure it stays a bit hot in the fall? We have some practical solutions for that.

1) Ensure plenty of sunlight. This is somewhat complicated in our dreary autumn, so in the absence of an Indian summer, you should go on vacation late. Is that not an option? Then at least believe in a warm (and hot) weekend in Barcelona. Anything to give those hormones a nice boost. According to experts, vacations also have an extra positive effect on our sex drive due to the extra adrenaline we produce. Hot + hot = hotter.

2) Produce endorphins yourself. The happiness hormone is not only activated by the sun but also by exercising. A session of sweating it out at the gym or while running can easily turn into something much more enjoyable. Now you might think twice about canceling that boxing class.

3) Emigrate!

Source: Marie Claire