Valentixes Origins

Valentines: Origins.
The origin of modern Valentines day originated from Christian and Roman traditions, mainly to the Roman celebrations of Lupercalia. The festival of Lupercalia were celebrated on the 15th of February. The festivals were to include the paring of young men and women. The men would draw the woman's names from a box, and each couple would be paired until the next year's celebration. These festivals were passed down from generations to generations and the day of modern Valentines was created. Though before it wasn't named Valentines day, the day was named after a Christian priest of the name Saint Valentine. Whom was under the emperor Claudius II, and during a time of war Claudius made sure that no soldier was to be married for fear that they would be distracted. But Valentine being a heartless romantic secretly married soldiers with their loved ones. When the emperor found out of Valentines defiance he had Valentine killed on February the 14th.

Advice Column.
It seems that the time where there are the most break-up's are in spring and a little before Christmas. And to offer advice I would say to limit meeting with your partner at times during the spring. People are crazy during those times, the stress getting to them and they're eyes are set on spring break. If you set them off, they will end it off with you. Advice to those times, give them space, send them ice-cream by mail - preferably vanilla - and don't complain. Stress is one thing but pressure is another.
As for the other, the little time before Christmas, it's supposedly the "most wonderful time of the year, there'll be much mistltoeing, and hearts will be glowing when love ones are near." but due to the fact that it's also the "most desperate time of the year, where there'll be much death and moaning, and hearts will be broken when money is sparse."
People are cheap, money is tight, don't lie to yourself. People are so broke that they'll rather be alone for the holidays than to get a 'special' gift for their partner. Also due to the fact that Christmas is a time for the family. Either one partner doesn't want to meet the other's parents or they're hiding terrible secrets from their own parents. None the matter, Christmas is a time of greed and us humans tend to ruin everything.
Heed my warning, when times seem to be hard, duck, roll, stand, and cower in fear behind the sofa with a bowl of ice-cream, regardless of the gender.