Friday Is The Last Day You Can Break Up With Your Partner Before Christmas, Study Says

Breaking up with a significant other is rough at any time of year, but especially before the holidays. If you’ve been thinking of ending your relationship but you’ve been putting it off, you’d better get a move on as Friday is the last day you can do it before Christmas and New Year, according to a recent study.

1. It’s a bit cruel to wait until Christmas, don’t you think? I mean, sure, it’s not your responsibility to shield the feelings of your soon-to-be ex, but it’s also really mean to dump someone at what’s supposed to be the happiest time of the year. Couldn’t you have done it sooner? Can’t you wait until January?
2. If you absolutely must end things, do it now. According to a survey by Hillarys.co.uk, Friday, December 6 is the last day it’s decent to break someone’s heart this year. That’s according to 2,643 couples and singles in the UK who said anything later than that is just unacceptable.
3. Many people prefer to wait. A whopping 32% of people believe that keeping the relationship going until at least January is the decent thing to do, but December is a really popular time to break up, apparently. According to The Independent, two weeks before Christmas is one of the most popular times to break up. Rough! “You think that December would be the most popular time of year for couples to get together, but this research reveals quite the opposite,” said Lucy Askew, spokeswoman for Hillarys.co.uk.
4. Doing it now will give them a bit of time to recover. If you break up with your partner by Friday, there are still about three weeks for them to process the breakup and start to feel a bit better about things instead of dumping them right before the big day. You don’t want to be responsible for ruining someone’s Christmas, do you? “You’ve only got a few days left if you want to make that dreaded decision, but it is best to do it now to at least give them time to feel better before Christmas comes,” Askew said. “You wouldn’t want to be responsible for ruining the most wonderful time of the year for someone by splitting up right beforehand!”