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Life coach and relationship expert Frances Kelleher believes the cold winter nights and the festivities at Christmas are why we become so keen to couple up in autumn. Picture: iStock.

December 21 is the longest night of the year and the loneliest for some people. The autumnal aesthetic is packed with images of couples enjoying Christmas markets, cosy, cuddly movie nights on the couch, and strolling hand in hand through golden, fallen leaves.

Life coach and relationship expert Frances Kelleher — she was mentored by John Gray, author of the holy grail of dating, Men Are from Mars, Women are from Venus — believes the cold winter nights and the festivities at Christmas are why we become so keen to couple up in autumn.