In reality, we're not unlucky. Everyone gets their heart broken. It's not heartbreak that breaks us. It's our view of heartbreak.

Who gets their heart broken more?

In the end, Deshmukh concluded that women are seven to nine times more likely than men to suffer from a broken heart. That gender disparity appears to change as men and women age, however. According to Deshmukh's findings, women over the age of 55 are only three times more likely to have a broken heart than men.

Do most people get their heart broken?

39% of people in the US have broken a heart, while only 33% of British people have. Further, more British people have not broken a heart than have broken one. Something a majority of people in both countries do agree on, on the other hand, is that it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.