It’s known as D-Day — when divorce attorneys’ phones start ringing off the hook. Valentine’s Day, along with New Year’s Eve, is an ‘expectation holiday’ that often precedes breakups.
Divorces spike in the days after “expectation holidays” like Valentine’s Day, studies show.
Michelle Smith, a Manhattan-based divorce financial analyst, sees it every year — a rush of business in mid-February.
“There’s an uptick around dates like that,” Smith told the Daily News.
Some disgruntled lovers set a breakup date — wanting to wait until holidays, anniversaries or birthdays are over. For others, it’s Valentine’s Day itself that can be the trigger.
“It can be a letdown,” Smith explained.
Her observations are backed up by research commissioned by the international dating website AnastasiaDate.
One in ten admitted mulling a breakup, and Valentine’s Day is often “the straw that breaks the camel’s back,” said chief communications officer Lawrence Cervantes.
“It’s been in their head for a while, and something snaps on Valentine’s Day,” Cervantes told the Daily News.
Breakups are also common after the New Year and going into summer.
“Divorce can often be on the New Year’s resolution list,” Smith said. “You think, ‘What do I want from my life this year? I don’t want to be unhappy anymore.’”
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