And you thought that ginger hair was a burden to be endured? According to Jacky Colliss Harvey, the flame-haired author of a new history of redheads, it is a biological blessing and a passport to happiness. The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, is, as any redhead will tell you, the beginning of the glorious few weeks when the whole northern hemisphere coordinates with us. You can keep your English summers; our time to shine, or rather to glow in a manner both pale and interesting, is now. It's no coincidence that all the big redhead festivals happen at this time of year.
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Believe it or not, the MC1R genes that cause red hair are also responsible for other physical characteristics that make redheaded sex the best ever. The genes responsible for red hair also cause redheads to respond differently to physical stimuli than men or women with other hair colors. Redheads feel hot and cold temperatures more rapidly and respond to pain differently than blonds or brunettes. This heightened sensitivity can easily translate into exciting sexual play with hot and cold lubes, ice cubes and even sex toys that trigger heightened physical responses.
By: Samantha Priestley. So what? In our almost year and a half relationship we have never come across another red haired couple. And maybe this explains why we often get strange looks and pointed at in public.
Whoever said that blondes have more fun must never have been lucky enough to date a redhead. If you blame our fiery personality on our hair color, we will eat you alive. If it was a coincidence, why bother telling us?