October marks the beginning of cuffing season the time of year when people actively look to find a romantic partner as the weather cools down. (Its short for handcuffing , because youre attaching yourself to that person for the winter.)

With fall rolling in and a chill in the air, you may be thinking about what you can do to increase your odds of meeting someone special. While you could conceivably cross paths with Your Person anywhere (On a plane! In a laundromat! On your doorstep delivering pizza! ), youll be more likely to find love in some places than others especially depending on the phase of life youre in.

To that end, we asked experts to share their recommendations for folks at any age who are looking for love this cuffing season or any season, for that matter. Heres what they suggest and why:

In Your 20s

Myisha Battle , sexologist, dating coach and author of This is Supposed to Be Fun : The best place to meet a romantic partner in your 20s is through school or friend connections. This is a naturally very social time for most people when parties and hangouts with diverse social circles can happen pretty organically and free time is more abundant.

Blaine Anderson , a dating coach for men : In your 20s, youre often less confident approaching total strangers, so Id lean in to activities and environments related to your existing social circles, where you can meet people who are only a degree or two removed from you like an alumni football tailgate at the college you graduated from.

Or activities that singles naturally gravitate towards. Run clubs have gotten a ton of buzz recently for being hot spots for young singles Id check those out in particular!