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writes:Would you agree that January is the month for break-ups?Speaking to friends and having myself gone through a break up in January, I felt that maybe it is not a coincidence but more like something thousands or millions of people go through each January. Why do you think that is? I realise it may seem late in the day but I have become fascinated by this and feel that now I would like to investigate further.
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reader, DearCupid +, writes (20 March 2007):
 For what it's worth, January tends to be the busiest month on DearCupid.
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reader, TasteofIndia  +, writes (19 March 2007):
 It's the New Year and a time for change. Most people want to change things about themselves they don't like or feel like they want to work on themselves and grow. A boyfriend or girlfriend can get in the way of personal growth.
This, of course, is a theory... but it makes sense. The New Year can get people doing some serious thinking. Many people see this time as a time for change. Perhaps that is why there are more break up's in January?
Just a theory.
xxIndia
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reader, xxxsoulsistaxxx +, writes (19 March 2007):
 Maybe it's just the new start to a year and people want to make changes and make a fresh start. Who knows but I can see why. Plus, Christmas can be very stressful for some couples and they end up breaking up afterwards.
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 March 2007): Yes, perhaps - I remember hearing about this report back in January and thought it had some weight to it:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6847012/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4187183.stm
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 March 2007): That is a new one to me, however, it may seem like that, as I think a lot of young people especially are not all that comitted to their dating partners, but want to get through the Holidays with a date for all the festivities, and once that is over, so is the "relationship"----so yeah, it could seem like that....but I don't think there is really a month that is known more for breakups over another....there are little patterns....lot's of people break up in Spring, when the guys want to go out and meet some new women in their bathing suits....this happens in younger populations, where people are really looking more for sex and misleading each other that it is something more.....
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