Wtf?? So many couple high school break ups and sudden break down on r/relationships

I'm seeing a LOT of posts in the last week.<br><br>Girl high school sweethearts get dumped by their male friends bc the guy started working out and got more confident after his time with a military recruiter after senior year.<br><br>Girl high school sweethearts start to get more male attention and leave their high school sweetheart for some recent guy.<br><br>Girl high school sweethearts start to get more male attention and get dumped by their high school sweethearts.<br><br>High school sweethearts break up and girl starts to get more male attention after a haircut and starts to date other guys.<br><br>Break ups where girls are finally able to move on with their lives.<br><br>Most of these recent posts are of high school sweethearts of 5-6+ years.<br><br>It doesn't really affect me personally, but in a lot of the posts, I'm seeing a trend of guys finally getting fed up and finally dumping their girlfriends after their girlfriends try to push them to get onto couple social media.<br><br>Other times, I'm seeing where the girls keep trying to break up with the guys but the guys keep showing up at the girls' homes to win them back.<br><br>I don't know if it's the time of year with high school graduation in the US, holiday season, or what else it could be.<br><br>Other times I'm seeing guys where their high school sweethearts start to get more attention from other guys and the girls break up with the guys after they get more male attention.<br><br>It's a lot of high school sweethearts who have been exclusive to each other since grade school and they're all breaking down.<br><br>What the hell man???<br><br>Could it be holiday season?<br><br>Could it be that the high school sweethearts are finally experiencing what it's like to be out from under their parents' wings and are exposed to reality and are finally seeing how the world really is?<br><br>Could it be the economy?<br><br>I'm seeing some posts where guys in their early twenties break up with their high school sweethearts after they started to get more in shape and get more attention from other girls.<br><br>I'm seeing some posts where the girls in their early twenties break up with their high school sweethearts after they get more attention from other guys.<br><br>Other times I'm seeing posts where the guys finally get more time with their high school sweethearts and after spending more time with them, they realize that they don't like them as much and that they're actually really boring.<br><br>It's a lot.<br><br>I'm seeing a LOT of these posts in the last week.<br><br>The guys often leave behind the high school sweetheart to be with a more attractive girl.<br><br>Other times the girls leave behind the high school sweetheart to be with a more attractive guy.<br><br>Other times, the couple splits up and they move on with their lives.<br><br>Could it be the economy?<br><br>I'm seeing a lot of posts from girls who get dumped by their long term boyfriend because they gain a lot of weight.<br><br>Is it the economy?!<br><br>What is it?!<br><br>Edit:<br><br>So apparently nobody really read my post.<br><br>The recent posts (in the last week) of high school sweethearts dumping each other after 5-6+ years together.<br><br>What is it? Holiday season? The economy???<br><br>Could it be in part that the guys keep trying to get couple social media with their girlfriends but the girlfriends keep trying to dump the guys?<br><br>Other times I'm seeing where the guys in their early twenties dump their high school sweetheart after getting more attention from other girls and start to date some more attractive girls.<br><br>Other times I'm seeing some recent posts where some early twenties guys in their early twenties dump their high school sweethearts after getting more attention from other girls and start to date other girls.<br><br>Other times I'm seeing where the girls in their early twenties dump their high school sweethearts after getting more attention from other guys and start to date other guys.<br><br>Other times I'm seeing where couples break up after spending more time together.<br><br>Other times I'm seeing where the guys keep trying to win back their high school sweethearts who dump them.<br><br>Other times I'm seeing where the high school sweethearts are in their early twenties and decide to break up.<br><br>What's it?<br><br>Is it the economy?<br><br>Ik it's not all because of the economy but I'm sure it's a large part of.<br><br>I've only been alive for 24 years and I've never seen this many recent posts of high school sweethearts breaking up.<br><br>Is it the economy? Holiday season? What else?<br><br>Other times I'm seeing where guys are in their early twenties and they've recently lost weight or started to get more in shape and build some muscle after working at a physically demanding job.<br><br>Other times I'm seeing where guys get dumped by their high school sweethearts and they start to lose weight after getting dumped and build some muscle and start to get more attention from other girls in their early twenties and start to date other girls.<br><br>But why so many recent posts of high school sweethearts breaking up?<br><br>Could it be the economy?<br><br>Could it be that couples are finally spending more time together and realize that they're not right for each other?<br><br>Other times I'm seeing where the girls finally get more time with their high school sweethearts and realize that the guys are finally boring after spending more time with them in person.<br><br>What's it? Holiday? Economy? What else?<br><br>I'm seeing a LOT of these kinds of recent posts in the past week.<br><br>I've only been alive for 24 years and I've never seen so many recent posts of high school sweethearts breaking up.<br><br>Is it the economy? Holiday season? What else?