Breaking up is hard. Breaking up with someone during the Valentine's Day atmosphere – a holiday dedicated to love – can make things much harder.

February is often considered the month of love, yet many couples tend to break up around Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day, with its chocolates and roses and romantic dinners, can add a lot of social pressure to show how much you love your partner. These gestures can feel insincere to someone who is ready to give up.

So, is it better to break up before Valentine's Day or to get the flowers and wait until after the holiday? Relationship experts weigh in on when it's best to break up: before or after.

Breakup before Valentine's Day

Breaking up is usually not a decision that people think about for a long time before deciding to end the relationship.

You should know that there is never a good time to end a relationship. There will always be another holiday, birthday, and other occasions to prolong a relationship that has ended for you.

Spending Valentine's Day with someone you don't have romantic feelings for can also be concerning for your well-being.

By breaking up before Valentine's Day, experts say people are freed from planning a romantic evening that feels like an obligation from which you get no pleasure.

Experts advised ending the relationship at least a week in advance.

Breakup after Valentine's Day

If you still don't know if you want to end the relationship, experts advise waiting until after Valentine's Day.

Waiting until after the holiday can also give people one last chance to show whether the relationship is worth continuing.

Finally, some people may break up after Valentine's Day to avoid creating an association between the holiday and the breakup.

A memory of separation on this date may seem like it will haunt you for the rest of your life.

So, if you've made up your mind to break up, it's a good idea to make a decision about a week before the holiday, otherwise give Valentine's Day a chance to mend your relationship.

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