Our world is changing such a cataclysmic pace that many non-regulated human rules are causing our society to rethink its values.
According to a popular census, there are 95.9 million people who are unmarried in the USA today. 47% are men while 53% are women. Part of the reason for these numbers is because many couples who 10-15 years ago would have stayed together “till death do us part” have mixed feelings about the reasons to stay in a relationship.
Another interesting study shows that 28% of people who break up is due to loss of interest in the relationship. 22% claim that it was due to one or both parties cheating. While only 3.5% acceded to the fact that their parent did not approve the relationship. Interestingly enough the method chosen to break up, varied depending on the age of the individuals. Indeed, 74% of those people who were born before 1975 broke up in person (i.e. face to face) while the number dropped to 47% for those who were born after 1984. Only 16% of the older generation (those born before 1975) broke a relationship by telephone while the percentage doubled to 37% for the younger degeneration (born after 1984).
Even more surprising is the time chosen for breaking up. David McCandless study produced an extensive report showing fascinating results titled “5 Most Popular time relationships break up”
- Valentine’s Day (presumably due to excessive pressure)
- Spring Vacation
- April Fool’s Day
- Mondays
- Summer Season
To make matters even more interesting, studies show that 76% of women and 70% of men looked up an “ex” on the internet even after finalizing a breakup. So what is even more puzzling is that 59% remained friends on Facebook with an ex long after they have broken up.
On a lighter note February 13 has been national break up day with your ex, encouraging everywhere to unfriend their ex on Facebook before Valentine’s Day. Reading these statistics clearly shows that either most relationships are very shallow and cannot truly be called “relationships” or our society today considers dating as a moment to waste valuable time.
