{"id":78373,"date":"2022-06-14T12:00:16","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?p=78373"},"modified":"2024-06-03T07:09:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T07:09:56","slug":"why-do-breakups-hit-guys-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/why-do-breakups-hit-guys-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Breakups Hit Guys Later? 10 Surprising Reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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We’ve all had an ex or a guy friend who seems nonchalant and fine right after a breakup but is a complete mess after a few weeks. We may see men being perfectly okay after a breakup in TV shows and movies, and sometimes in real life as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

But why is that? Why do breakups hit guys later? And is this even true? <\/span><\/p>\n

While the stereotype is that a breakup hits men a lot later, emerging<\/span> research<\/span><\/a> conducted with 184,000 participants found that men seem to be more affected by the loss of a relationship than the stereotype gives them credit for.<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

If this is the case, then why is there a time discrepancy? In this article, let’s look at some of the reasons why it might take men a lot longer to actually acknowledge the<\/span> end of a relationship<\/span><\/a> and how they try to get over it.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Why do breakups appear to affect guys later?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n