We already knew it: when the sun is shining we are more flirtatious, happier and more open for new acquaintances. Somehow, sunny spring and summer days trigger our yearning for love. But is that really true?

Looks like it: "The weather (...) shapes our moods in a subtle, intimate, sometimes very subtle way that seems so natural to us, that we usually do not reflect on them further," said biopsychologist Peter Walschburger in Berlin Book? Weather makes love? cited. In it, the geologist and journalist Axel Bojanowski takes the latest research results under the microscope? also in terms of weather sensitivity.

5 exciting theses in terms of love and weather:

1. Flirts are more promising when the sun is shining, Scientific evidence: French researchers have commissioned a sexy 20-year-old to ask women for their phone number. The sun played into the hands of the young man: if it seemed, it was given the number by 22 percent of the women; in a cloudy sky it was only 14 percent.
2. sunlight affects ours hormonal balance and thus also on our mood. "This may affect our willingness to flirt and love affairs and affect our need for activities of an erotic-sexual nature, it is said.
3. Not just light, too Heat creates proximityStudies have shown that heat promotes cooperation between people. And a glass of tea can increase compassion.
4. Heat works against love: The veins dilate, the blood flows more slowly, the heart has to pump more? and man becomes tired and limp. Surveys have shown that satisfaction decreases during a heat wave? and bad mood is known to love not beneficial. Oh yes: laboratory tests have also shown that rats rarely ovulate during heat ...
5. Why are most children conceived in winter? ? Where are all in flirting mood in spring and summer? A study from Wrocław, Poland, has shown that men are most euphoric about photos of underwear women in winter. The thesis of the scientists: Because the skin is usually hidden under thick clothing in the cold season, it provides, once bared, in the winter for a lot of excitement. According to the author, cold is an impulse for sexual zeal.

But perhaps the proven fertility in December simply has something to do with human planning: after all, many couples dream of having their child in spring or summer.

The effect of the weather often remains in the dark

Despite all the studies, the influence of weather on humans is difficult to prove, according to the author, but countless other factors influence our hormonal balance and our mood. But despite all the uncertainties, Bojanowski confirms our experience and our gut feeling: the weather undoubtedly has an effect on us? Unfortunately, this effect often remains mysterious.

Safe and undisputed are only those mundane effects that unfortunately have little to do with love:

1. Pollen cause allergic reactions.
2. Excessive UV radiation damages skin cells.
3. Ozone can cause respiratory problems.
4. The temperature can provide heat or cold stress - in extreme cases, heart attacks, rheumatism attacks or hypothermia may result.

The book: "Weather makes love: How wind and clouds change our feelings and other mysterious phenomena of the earth ", Axel Bojanowski (Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 14, 99 Euro).

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