What is Red Tuesday and why do so many couples break up around Valentine’s Day?

VALENTINE’S Day is right around the corner – but will your relationship make it to the 14^th?

It might be the most romantic day of the year, but bizarrely many couples choose to put the brakes on their relationships exactly 48 hours before the big day. Here’s more about Red Tuesday.

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Today's the day when most couples decide to call it quits on their relationship - have you fallen victim to 'Red Tuesday'?Credit: Getty - Contributor

What is ‘Red Tuesday’?

According to a recent survey by IllicitEncounters.com, Tuesday February 12 is the top day of the 2019 to get dumped.

Dubbed ‘Red Tuesday’, it seems more couples split in the week of Valentine’s Day than at any other time of the year.

The peak dumping time is exactly two days before the big day, with most people opting to dump their partners by text.

Other popular dumping methods include ending over a phone call and doing the deed face to face.

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Couples tend to break up 48 hours before Valentine's Day following a reflective period beginning around ChristmasCredit: Getty - Contributor

Why do so many couples break up at this time?

It appears that one of the reasons people choose to ditch their significant others at Valentine’s Day gifts is to save money on a gift.

Others claim they choose to end their relationships to avoid being pressured into a false declaration of love.

It is also claimed that the period between Christmas and Valentine’s Day is when people choose to really reflect on their relationships, opting to spring clean their love lives and well as their homes.

source - https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/8409357/valentines-day-2019-red-tuesday/