When looking at the timeline of breakups, lots of sites refer to a “study” thats actually a poll conducted by a market research company on behalf of Yelp. The results of the poll suggest it takes an average of about 3.5 months to heal, while recovering after divorce might take closer to 1.5 years, if not longer.

What is the most common time for breakups?

According to a study by David McCandless breakups most frequently happen on Valentines day, Spring season, April fools day, Monday, Summer holiday, two weeks before Christmas and Christmas day.

How long is a good break from a relationship?

In reality, making a break last a very long time only makes it more likely for it to turn into an actual breakup. Thats why I recommend that a relationship break caused by serious relationship problems should last from about one week up to about a month.