8 Reasons Why are Girls Always So Cold
October 15, 2009 by Rachel W.
Filed under Featured, Girls, Explained
I’m sure you’re pretty familiar with this scenario. It’s bedtime and you and your sweetie hop beneath the sheets to snuggle. Everything’s fine and good until you are attacked by her ice-cold feet. “Ooooh,” she says, rubbing those frozen piggies all over you. “You’re so WARMMM! Why are you so warm? I’m cold!” Meanwhile you’re torn between wanting to get laid and wanting to kick her frozen ass right out of bed.
Ever wanted to know why women are so darn cold when you’re burning up in the exact same room, wearing similar clothing? Well, there’s no definite answer, but there are several theories floating around that may interest you:
Women lose heat faster due to a higher ratio of skin surface area to body volume.
The bigger you are, the more heat you produce, but it disappears through your skin. Since women are on the whole smaller than men, they lose heat faster.
Men have more muscle mass.
Muscles have blood vessels, blood vessels flow with delicious warm blood, thus, the more muscle, the more blood. The more blood, the more warmth.
Women are built to keep buns warm in the oven.
There’s a neat process called vasoconstriction, by which our bodies cut off blood flow to the skin to keep internal organs and core temperature stable. Women’s bodies do this at higher temperatures than men, probably as an evolutionary protection mechanism for unborn babies.
Menstruation causes a loss of body heat.
This one hasn’t really been proven, but there are people out there that claim that bleeding for a week (with the ensuing anemia) plus hormonal changes, makes us shivering bitches once a month.
Men have a higher metabolism.
You’ve heard the analogy – your metabolism is the fire burning in your body, fueling your cells. Well, if you have a bigger engine, it’s going to put out more heat, right?
Women wear less clothing.
Ah, here’s Captain Obvious to the rescue. Let’s take John and Sue, typical office monkeys. It’s August and it’s pretty hot. John’s business casual outfit involves khaki pants, and undershirt, and a short-sleeved polo shirt. He wears socks and shoes. Sue’s business casual outfit involves khaki pants, a sleeveless blouse, and an adorable pair of open-toed heels. John’s got three extra layers of protection against the A/C blasting at AcmeCo: an undershirt, socks, and closed-toed shoes. Not to mention that his cotton blend polo is probably much warmer than her polyester blend blouse.
Eating habits can bring on the chill.
Think about how many times you have heard a woman in your office say, “I haven’t had a bite to eat all day.” An under-fueled body is a cold body!
Caffeine and alcohol, the silent freezers.
You might think, “But I feel so warm when I drink coffee!” or “There’s nothing like a shot of Captain to warm you up!” But in fact, while alcohol and caffeine rush blood to the skin and make you feel warm initially, they actually suck the heat right out of you. If your Ice Princess is a coffee hound (or a tequila guzzling floozy), this might be the cause of her frozen toesies.
Whatever the reason, it’s a problem that all men (and lesbians) have to deal with – cold feet, cold hands, cold noses, and cold asses. But hey, you’re sharing a bed with a woman!! Why are you complaining?
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