Breakups are usually messy and now thanks to social media very public. So on a complete scientific level, lets take a look at when most breakups occur according to Facebook.

David McCandless took 10,000 status updates and plotted them on a time line to judge when most people tell the world that their relationship has taken an unexpected turn; AKA the break-up. Interestingly it seems that Spring Break and the week’s leading up to Christmas are the most active – but April Fool’s Day, Mondays in general and Valentines Day aren’t far behind. Ponder. Ponder.

Consider yourself warned as we head towards the most active time period for break ups; Christmas.