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Break up season

Put on your seatbelt now through Christmas Eve if you’re in a rocky relationship, as you may become one of the holiday statistics. It’s officially here. Break up season has arrived.

The Facebook break up chart from David McClandess, which was released in 2011, spread like wildfire on the Internet. Based on a study of profile updates with the words ‘breaking up’ and ‘break up’ it was proven that the two weeks leading up to Christmas show a peak for those bidding farewell to their current love interest.

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