Facebook forecasts love and loss

Posted Mar 27, 2012 6:51 am.

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Facebook is a good way to forecast when people fall in love.

Two data scientists at the social network looked at changes from ‘non-coupled’ to ‘coupled’ status and found they were quite seasonal.

Facebook users were most likely to go from ‘single’ to ‘taken’ around Valentine’s Day and Christmas.

Sunday, Monday and Tuesdays were the biggest days for new romance, suggesting Facebook users had a good Saturday night.

When it came to break-ups, the summer months were the toughest on relationships.

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