Can You Break Up with Someone Now, Or Do You Have to Wait Until This Is All Over?

The ethical question “Can you break up with someone right before Valentine’s Day, Christmas, or their birthday?” is SO 2019.  This year, we have a whole NEW dilemma.

A new survey asked people if it’s okay to break up with someone NOW . . . or if they have to wait until the social distancing and stay-at-home guidelines are over.

And the results are . . . perfectly split.  30% say it’s okay to dump someone now, 30% say you should wait, and 40% say they don’t know.

There’s a big different by age though.  People in their 20s and 30s are way more likely to say it’s okay to dump someone now . . . people 45 and up are much more likely to say you should wait.

Also, men slightly lean toward breaking up now . . . women slightly lean toward waiting.

(YouGov)