If it’s the Wrong Time, Then it’s the Wrong Person.

It’s breakup season, ladies and gentlemen.

As summer comes to an end, relationships are following the same trend.

Even famous couples like Chris Pratt and Anna Faris are splitting up. We also can’t forget the devastating breakup of singers Hayley Williams and Chad Gilbert, who were together for 10 years.

One in three relationships end with, “It isn’t the right time for me.” Recently on Twitter, a poster asked, “You all believe in right person, wrong time?”  

That got me thinking…couples usually breakup for a number of different reasons, but wrong timing? It seems like an excuse to me.

If a person truly loved their significant other, they wouldn’t want to let go of them even through difficult situations, regardless of the circumstances.

If they were the “right” person, you’d do anything to have them in your life and have them stay. Otherwise, they weren’t the right person.

Now picture this scenario — a couple splits up due to long distance. The boyfriend has gone to study abroad away from his girlfriend. The boyfriend breaks up with the girlfriend because he is too busy exploring a new country and doesn’t have time to stay in touch; he explains to her that it’s the wrong time to be in a relationship.

In this particular situation, if he truly loved her, the long distance shouldn’t affect the relationship at all. He would simply just need to fight harder through this tough time.

In another scenario, a couple breaks up due to some very hard life situations the girlfriend is facing. She bluntly explains to her boyfriend that it’s not the right time and that she prefers to be alone at a time like this.

If she truly thought that he was the “right” one, she wouldn’t want to let him go during a tough time in her life. Now, breaking up with someone due to dealing with hard stuff in life is perfectly fine, just don’t categorize them as being the “right” one.

It seems as though saying “it’s just not the right time” is an excuse for not wanting to try or just taking the easy way out of a relationship.

Ultimately, no one should use “wrong timing” as an excuse for breaking up a relationship with the “right” person.

Be honest with your significant other. If you’re not happy, say something. If you’re just not feeling them, let them know.

If there’s ever a “wrong timing” with the “right” person, then they were never the right person in the first place.