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Can you smell it? Well… not where I live, but can you sense it? Maybe! Spring is in the air. What is it about Spring? Do we identify it with a new beginning for ourselves? Is it hope? What exactly does it mean?

In my opinion, Spring romances may occur more frequently simply because over the course of the winter months, some of us have a tendency to stay inside more than we would normally. Cold weather, cold cars and nasty weather is often a deterrent to people who would prefer to be more active. Realistically, what is one’s chances of a Spring Romance?

Dr. Charmaine Saunders is a counsellor who has, over the years, developed a warm, relaxed, practical style of counselling that has helped thousands of people to resolve their personal issues in a positive way. Her main areas of therapy are stress management, relationships, self-esteem, personal growth, sexuality, wellbeing and positive thinking.

In her article Falling in Love — Love strategies we use in Relationships she says that the love bug is more apt to bite in these circumstances.

*Early adult life when experience of life and love is limited
*After a break-up where one person did not want the relationship to end
*In a marriage or other long-term relationship where one partner is far more in love than the other or in fact, love is unrequited from one side.
*When a person falls in love for the first time later in life and has no warning of the force of these feelings.
*When an individual came from a childhood background of emotional neglect.

If you’re lucky enough to experience a new love this spring she also offers this bit of advice: “Never make a commitment in that first 6-month period because you are literally not thinking straight.“.

That seems like sage advice to me. If you haven’t read the article, take 5 minutes to do so. Let me know if you agree with this assessment.