Cuffing Season, as it's traditionally framed, has a bad rep for reasons that are pretty obvious. We're here to change that, or at least shift the perspective. Some of you've been waiting for November to analyze you're starting line up slowly plucking off the poor performers making your way towards claiming one star player for - just as the name suggests - a season, just in time for the first snow. Sigh, while that's one way of doing things, may we chime in with other suggestions?
What if it were about way more than playing a game? What if we appreciated the barely there degrees for the way that they distract our minds from running from work to happy hour to countless events. What if we acknowledged the desire not to cuddle with someone from November to May but for a lifetime? Then maybe we would be open to dinner date night in, with a good bottle of wine and an even better mix on repeat. And maybe, just maybe we'd be down to catch some of those feelings that come flying at us.
And then cuffing season becomes more than a ritualistic game played out of carnal entertainment but instead a time to slow down and appreciate the company of another.
So whether you're lovers on a mission to the next chapter or just met on the dance floor yet you know there's something about the vibes, take the time this Cuffing Season to pour the drinks, tune out the noise, enjoy the conversation - verbal and physical - and see where this one takes you.
Track List
Say Yes - Floetry
Heaven Sent - J. Louis ft. Zacari
All The Way Down - Kelela (Cashem Remix)
After Party - Nikx
Real Love - Christian Rich ft. Angela McCluskey
Closer - Corrine Bailey Rae
Wait For It - H.E.R.
Young Gun (Oh My) - Louis Mattrs
W.E.T. - Paloma Ford
The Panties - Mos Def
Come Through and Chill - Miguel
Heart Beats - Samira Gibson
Borderline (An Ode to Self Care) - Solange ft. Q-Tip
Lost In Ya Love - Chris Brown