tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post4331986599577359880..comments2024-01-28T00:20:40.933-08:00Comments on Agoraphilia: More Breaking NewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-17535448625613229002010-10-17T03:58:04.631-07:002010-10-17T03:58:04.631-07:00I found your blog interesting and useful. I added ...I found your blog interesting and useful. I added your blog to my favorites and i will come to visit again tomorrow. I have a blog about <a href="http://howtogethimbackafterabreakupfast.blogspot.com" title="how to get him back after a break up" rel="nofollow">how to get him back after a break up</a> :)emily garnharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01839534581284264022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-67564967922786923322007-05-04T08:16:00.000-07:002007-05-04T08:16:00.000-07:00Interesting stuff here. In my book It's A Breakup,...Interesting stuff here. In my book It's A Breakup, Not A Breakdown I talk about the best possible breakup dates. DON'T breakup between November and mid-February. The best time to dump someone is between March and September when the weather is warm, there are no major holidays in sight, and there's plenty of time to heal before the holiday season. <BR/><BR/>Lisa Steadman<BR/>www.BreakupChronicles.comThe Relationship Journalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05531147355313486087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-43739770114620497672007-05-02T12:57:00.000-07:002007-05-02T12:57:00.000-07:00Doctorpat and Ted -- Well, it's possible I just im...Doctorpat and Ted -- Well, it's possible I just imagined the phenomenon I'm trying to explain. I have no data on this, just personal observation. And yes, I think the dumping season is mostly January/February, depending on whether people decide to wait out Valentine's Day. Spring Mating Season follows shortly thereafter.<BR/><BR/>dgm -- That's an admirable policy you've got, but (as you know) you're an exceptional person. I think lots of people are willing to remain in relationships they don't see "going the distance" simply because they're good enough for now. And whether they're good enough for now depends on things like outside dating prospects.<BR/><BR/>Ran -- I'm saying something in between. There is some degree of anticipation, but most people would rather not wait several months before dating again. So the Dumping Season occurs mostly before the Mating Season, although there's overlap. Again, this is just my perception based on personal observation, unsupported by any hard data.Glen Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425907466575991113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-70392129021244297352007-05-02T12:17:00.000-07:002007-05-02T12:17:00.000-07:00Is it reasonable to say that romantic breakups ten...Is it reasonable to say that romantic breakups tend to occur at a particular time of the year for the same reason that apartment leases tend to expire at a particular time of the year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-73852911788365841672007-05-02T07:39:00.000-07:002007-05-02T07:39:00.000-07:00So you're saying that someone who wants to dump be...So you're saying that someone who wants to dump before the holidays, and who doesn't particularly mind being alone during the holidays, would nonetheless hold off on dumping, because they don't want to have to wait a few months before their next partner? Or are you saying that people at one equilibrium aren't actively thinking about the next equilibrium, so there's no planning going on — people don't dump before the holidays because there are no prospects for the future, even though if they thought about it (and were consciously aware of the trends) they'd realize there would be prospects in a few months?Ranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01369980917358096502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-10004907302925186932007-05-02T05:28:00.000-07:002007-05-02T05:28:00.000-07:00I'm not buying it. During my dating years, I dumpe...I'm not buying it. During my dating years, I dumped when I got the first whiff of the "ickies," regardless of the season or what I perceived my outside prospects were.<BR/><BR/>Some people aren't looking to be in a relationship just for the sake of being in a relationship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-45843336837640567282007-05-02T04:57:00.000-07:002007-05-02T04:57:00.000-07:00I've never heard of dumping season either, and wou...I've never heard of dumping season either, and would suspect even by Glen's model that it's more common in early January or February 15. (From personal experience, those have been the two months most likely to reflect the end or beginning of a relationship.)<BR/><BR/>Is it really the case that relationships are more likely to start in May? And if so, why isn't it simply because young people are more likely to change locations in May because of the end of the school year, raising the costs of staying in a relationship, rather than some vague desire to stay together during April (as opposed to December or February) holidays?Ted Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486771226983390342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-73685460304155193792007-05-02T01:12:00.000-07:002007-05-02T01:12:00.000-07:00Wow I've never heard of this dumping season before...Wow I've never heard of this dumping season before.<BR/><BR/>Which shows that there is still work to do, as if people don't know about it then it doesn't fulfil its function.<BR/><BR/>Or it could just be that I've a socially inept nerd, which is why I only ever got to dump 2 people in my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-46779202959301470722007-05-01T18:42:00.000-07:002007-05-01T18:42:00.000-07:00I sometimes need to be reminded that some people h...I sometimes need to be reminded that some people have the misfortunate to live somewhere besides southern California, where good weather and skimpy clothing last year-round. But the cycle seems to exist here as much as in other locations. My perceptions could be wrong, though. Maybe California has a less pronounced cycle.Glen Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425907466575991113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-35472714369122977212007-05-01T16:22:00.000-07:002007-05-01T16:22:00.000-07:00Isn't the rather more intuitive explanation that t...Isn't the rather more intuitive explanation that the weather is warmer, which means:<BR/>(1) People are wearing skimpier clothing, causing other people to spend more time thinking about how good they might look in no clothing, and<BR/>(2) People are going out more because it's not freezing and horrible, where they have more opportunities to meet new people or get to know existing acquaintances better?jsanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201397882600005818noreply@blogger.com