To feel glad Summer is almost over?

[RhubardGin]

My friends and colleagues are all speaking about how sad they are that Summer is almost over and that it will soon be cold and dark again (I live in Scotland)

But I LOVE Autumn/Winter and I've never liked Summer. When I tell people this they look at me like I've just told them I like to kick puppies in my spare time!

Is anyone else looking forward to the cosy dark nights and getting their fluffy boots, coats, scarves and gloves out of the wardrobe? Or am I a complete weirdo?

I love everything about Autumn/Winter! Cosy nights, cosy clothes, getting the candles on, Halloween, Bonfire night, Christmas, the crisp wintery chill in the air 😍

Anyone else?

I agree OP, I love autumn and winter.

I like the clothes better, I like going for walks knowing I won't get too hot or sunburnt.

I love the leaves changing colour, and autumn mists and winter frosts and ice.

I love Christmas.

The only thing I don't like is getting up in the dark!

Me too, fed up of summer.

Can finally fit in my jeans and I want to wear them.

Jeans, boots, scarf, lovely.

I like autumn but hate all this "cosy clothes/snuggle under a blanket/chill in the air/hot chocolate" descriptions. It's almost on par with #feelingblessed #lovemyfamily garb!

Autumn can be beautiful yes, but for a lot of people it can be a massive worry when it gets cold with heating bills. Last year I froze in my house from October to march because the heating is too expensive to put on and I don't have a very effective heating system. It can also be depressing for those who go to work and come home in the dark. Freezing mornings to get up to and do the school run/to work. Then there is all the scarf/hat/gloves on and off on and off because shops are bloody boiling in winter.

I do like autumn but I am finding all the fantasies about cosy this and that irritating! It can be crisp and beautiful but it can also be cold, damp and very dark!

OP I could have written this thread myself!! I love everything about autumn/winter. My favourite time of year. This year is more special because I'm due a baby on the first week of December too.
I'll happily say GOODBYE SUMMER!!!

Well we've had no real summer to speak of in Scotland - May was nice but otherwise it's been pretty dull and wet with only the odd nice day here and there, so it's hard to be pleased about the end of something that never really started. Having said that I do like September and October but sadly not holding out much hope for lovely cold, crisp days, more likely expecting more dampness. I have found myself looking at boots, jackets & scarves the last couple of weeks and I do like getting wrapped up

Another autumn lover here - dresses, chunky cardies, black tights and boots are my favourite outfits! I have really fair skin that doesn't tan at all and spend all summer looking pasty and fed up in my summery clothes.

Agree with PPs that it's nicer when it's a crisp autumn rather than a wet sludgy one though!

I dislike autumnal/winter weather, taking dog out with baby in the pram and preschooler not wanting to walk in the rain (who can blame him) no beach or park trips to get out of the house for an hour, feeling cooped up inside with people with sickness bugs and colds yuk I hate it.

I have a love hate relationship of summer. I'm happy to be rid of it.

“Is anyone else looking forward to the cosy dark nights and getting their fluffy boots, coats, scarves and gloves out of the wardrobe?”

Nope. I hate being bundled up. I prefer to wear light clothes as they give me more freedom of movement. Being bundled up is restricting. And I hate being cold. In any case it hasn’t been very hot this summer. We had a heatwave for a few days in June, plus a warm day here and there, so I can’t mourn the loss of a summer we didn’t have.

“Or am I a complete weirdo?”

Yes. I hate candles, I hate claustrophobic “cosy” and much prefer light and airy and space and warmth.

“Oh God MN is full of summer haters who coo about 'crisp autumn days' and 'snuggling down to watch a film under a blanket'. I like those things too but I pity the summer lovers who aren't even guaranteed their season each year.”

Precisely Squoosh winter lovers get their favourite weather most of the year. Us summer lovers are lucky if we get a day or two of summer. And crisp, clear autumn days are as rare as hen’s teeth where I live. Autumn and winter is generally dank and gloomy and wet. I hate driving to and from work in the dark and don’t see that well in low light levels (I’m not an owl). I hate the extra traffic that Christmas brings.

“Another 'isn't Autumn lovely with its crisp sunny days and endless snuggling under blankets' thread. Don't forget the fun of Halloween and bonfire night!

No, it's drizzly, cold and depressing. I don't want to snuggle under a blanket. I want to be outside with the sun on my limbs!

I'd understand more if we'd had a decent summer....”

Exactly Delatron

Where is this magical part of the UK with a microclimate that has hot summers, sunny autumns and crisp, clear winter days? Because it certainly ain’t like that where I live.

Yes, Autumn is my favourite time of year.

I love hot summers but this one has been a total wash out, raining most days. ( also in Scotland) so for that reason I will be glad to see it over.

I like Autumn but by January I'm already sick of winter.

No. Dark mornings and evenings, the fucking cold, and house spiders everywhere.
You can stick autumn up your arse.

Never understand the appeal of cold grey rainy days. What possible enjoyment can you get out of that? Every year on MN after two days of sun we get all the "ugh I HATE summer I want it to be autumn" types. Shut up moaning. You get your preferred weather the vast majority of the year. Why can't you just suck it up for those two weeks??

I think all the summer haters have this romanticised view of autumn and winter when the reality is cold grey rainy days and higher gas and electricity bills.

Well I'm glad I found some of my people and it isn't just me!

Yes the 4/5 cold crisp autumn days we actually are gorgeous.

The rest of the time it's dank, damp and universally grey.

Bit like summer, really.

But I do prefer winter type clothes, I have to admit.

Yes! I'm so happy summer is nearly over. I'm in the south east and today is the first day it's felt cooler and I'm loving it! I've lit a candle and everything

I feel the same op.

I get really irritable though every late August into mid September, as I am always completely desperate to buy a few new on trend clothing items and accessories for Autumn/Winter, but the shops don't yet carry their full ranges!

I can't wait until the shops are bursting with all the red and checked items the magazines keep informing us of for this season.

And please, bring on the glorious Autumnal leaves in their myriad of shades - totally gorgeous!

I love autumn but at the same time I didn't really get to enjoy this summer because of a very stressful relocation and a major crisis in the family. But still, I am looking forward to wearing all sorts of boots, cosy jumpers, coats and hats. Also to the beautiful sunrises and sunsets to be had and the first frosty mornings.

I don't like Summer either. I always find it unbearably sticky and uncomfortable and sleeping in the heat is horrible. I LOVE Autumn, changing colours, crispness in the air, nights drawing in and getting all cosy, winter fashion and comfort food. I adore it.

I hate summer! I hate the heat. I hate the bugs. I hate sweating. I hate not being able to sleep comfortably. I hate feeling lethargic. I hate barbecues. I hate the idea we have to sit outside, eating half charcoaled food and warm salad while wasps buzz around and the neighbours kids run all over screeching and screaming. The bloody neighbours who sit out till two in the morning, yacking loudly at least five nights a week...

Whatever's the summer version of "Bah Humbug" that's me!

Absolutely hate it. I miss the light nights, the back door open in the evenings, going out and feeling like the day hasn't ended at 3pm. I'm in london and the weather has been ok ish for the last few months. I hate wearing coats, I hate putting the heating on. I hate mud in my house. My worst day of the year is the day that the clocks go back.

Sienna what part of the country are you in? We don't get those kind of summers in South Yorkshire.

I'm off to start an I hate autumn and winter thread

It's almost pumpkin spice latte time and that's all I care about 🎃

It's almost pumpkin spice latte time and that's all I care about

I hear you! 😍