Facebook Predicts Break Up Season

November 4, 2010, 12:59 pmmarieclaire

It may be a tool for collecting friends, but new data suggests Facebook also has the ability to predict your next break up.

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A scan of 10,000 Facebook statuses gleaned by infographic David McCandless has reportedly revealed the most common times of year people break up.

According to the data, holidays represent a high-risk period for a break up, with two weeks before Christmas officially the most popular time to dump a significant other. While most people refrain from breaking up on Christmas Day, it seems other special occasions such as Valentine's Day don't always go as planned, with a high number of Facebook users reportedly ending their relationship on the most romantic day of the year.

In addition, the data also revealed that Mondays appear to be the most popular day for a break up, giving the term "Monday-itis" a whole new meaning.

Do you agree with the patterns in this data? Have you recently changed your relationship status on Facebook?

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  1. 12:09pm Monday 08th November 2010 ESTReport Abuse

    Facebook is a blight on Australian Society and our fantastic way of life. The sooner it's gone the better and that goes for Twitter too.

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  2. Caz - Pink_koala07:46am Monday 08th November 2010 ESTReport Abuse

    facebook would be great if they get off their high horse and let a person get back their ID - mine has been stolen and face book executive see fit to determine that I am a phishing scam not real so they lock my facebook up together with my two associated email addys- meanwhile i lose friends and photos because of their stupidity

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