Don’t worry you’ve still got time. I’d say around 4 weeks. That’s when “cuffing season” begins. What’s cuffing season? It’s when you “hole up” for the winter; when you’re more likely to end up locked / knocked up than hooking up. Halloween’s your last (and best) chance to have the hook up of the year. So, get your True Blood inspired costumes on and covered in (probably) fake blood for my top 5 reasons why Halloween is the easiest holiday to hook up.

1. Sexy Costumes

Only day of the year where seriously slutty costumes are totally allowed. October the 31st gives girls a green pass to rock French Maid costumes, vampire bride corsets and anything from Anne Summers in the street. Forget toilet paper mummies it’s about stockings, suspenders and stripper heels. Prepare for the girl next door, your friend’s sister and even the receptionist at your local gym to suddenly look smoking.

2. Role-Playing

All that dressing up, booze and partying also means that the girls you lust after every day are way more likely to ‘role play’. Yep, you may have hit fierce resistance to enacting your naughty school girl fantasies with your girlfriend all year; but on halloween it’s on. People are liberated, girls enjoy dressing up, and acting up. Dress as Hefner, find a bunny and reap the benefits.

3. Sexy Alter-Ego

It’s not just the girls that should get into the mindset of fun and frivolity. Halloween is your chance to go from geek to God for a night. Leave your maths book at the door and take on the identity of your favourite role model for the night. Be James Bond cool with girls at the bar, outrageous as Charlie Sheen on the dance floor and if in doubt don a mask (or shower costume a la Daniel LaRusso) and go for a secret make out session.

4. Sexy Parties

Forget playing pool at your local dive bar; halloween is a night which will guarantee fun parties, club nights and fancy dress. So make the most of it. If you haven’t got an invite to a party which promises scantily clad Suki clones, blood red vodka jelly and Teen Wolf inspired party games throw your own get together.

5. Sexy Games

Truth or bare (you can guess what the variation on the traditional truth or dare involves…), pass the orange (with love bites as penalties) and how about plant the kiss on the lips instead of pin the tail on the donkey? These are also the kind of games that are suitable to put on a PG rated internet blog… I’m sure you can think up your own naughtier variations.