When People Break-Up

David McCandless recently had a TED Talk about info-graphics, and in it he referenced a data set about Facebook and break-ups. He looked over 10,000 status-updates to learn why people ended their romantic relationships. It's ain't official until it's Facebook official.

Ashley Baccam BuzzFeed Staff posted about a year ago

When people break up…
Some things to take away…
*A big peak right before Spring Break
*Most breakups are announced on Mondays
*People like to start the summer being single
*A big peak right before Christmas
*The lowest day throughout the whole year is Christmas Day

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Anybody else break up on Halloween? “How about you dress up as a single person?”
(No, my ex didn't actually say that… :'D )

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we're all a bunch of A-Holds for starting off the week with a breakup. happy monday!

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Only a real cheapo A-Hold would break up with someone just to avoid buying a present.

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You break up two weeks before XMAS so you don't have to buy presents.

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When People Break-Up

When people break up…

Some things to take away…

*A big peak right before Spring Break

*Most breakups are announced on Mondays

*People like to start the summer being single

*A big peak right before Christmas

*The lowest day throughout the whole year is Christmas Day

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