National Break Up Season - After New Year to Valentines Day 
by Corina Clemence 

Accordingly to research on dating, the period between the December holidays and Valentine’s Day is National Break-up Season when people are more than twice as likely to think about breaking up than at any other time of the year.

We can all blame the New Year and everyone’s New Year resolutions. Forget "Lose Weight", "Get a better job", and "save". January is of course the month are ripped down and replaced with Sales banners for two weeks and then with seas of pink hearts and red ribbon. Retailers have their minds focused on the next biggest retail day on the year - Valentine’s Day. Over 180 million Valentine’s Day cards are sold annually and this did not count the kiddies packages of bulk Valentine’s Day cards for the kids to give to everyone at school. Lets face the cold hard truth Valentine’s Day is big business.

So when the New Year eve chimes have finished sounding, it is the time many people evaluate their relationships and ponder whether they are with the right partner. The cold hard statistics are that nearly 4 out of 10 people at this time of year reassess their dating life or marital status. 

So beware Cupid is charting a tricky course for all of us over the next few weeks. With Valentines Day less than a week away now, chances are you’ve got love, or something like it, on your mind. If you have not given the fact it is now National Break-up Season you should have. 

Our suggestion for Valentine’s Day is forget the dozen long stemmed red roses this year that is of course unless you have money to burn, and if you do get long-stemmed and get the roses delivered to your love’s place of employment. Valentine’s day is referred to as "Extortion Day" by some for very good reason. . Buy a single rose, if your budget is limited, you can normally get these at Department stores cheaper than what you can get them at Florists.