According to Kanye West’s Instagram, Iconic Relationships Rarely End in Happiness

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Kanye West returned from a nine-month social media hiatus to turn his Instagram feed into a celebrity couple Hall of Fame. Because apparently, nothing quite spells romance like spending several hours on your phone posting photos.

Ye posted 52 pics of iconic couples from pop culture’s past and present, ending the photo spam with two photos of him and his wife of four years, Kim Kardashian.   Seems pretty romantic right? But upon deeper analysis, there’s something a little strange about the extravagant social media gesture — and we’re not just talking about the fact that he “forgot” to include Jay-Z and Beyonce.

Only 12 of the 52 relationships Kanye showcased are still going strong. And even most of the couples who didn’t choose to consciously uncouple ended in tragedy: JFK, Biggie Smalls, John Lennon, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and Kurt Cobain all passed away in the midst of their memorable romances. Then there’s couples like Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston — and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie — whose relationships ended in highly publicized divorce. Other couples volatility was part of their public legend; Kate Moss and Pete Doherty, who made the list, physically and verbally abused one another while they were together. (Fictional Sex and the City couple Carrie Bradshaw and Mr. Big snuck in there too, even though we know he’s wrong for her and she totally should have ended up with Aidan.)

So what exactly is Kanye West trying to say to his wife? Because, according to my deductive reasoning, there’s only a 23% chance that iconic celebrity couples won’t end in break-up. Browse through Kanye’s digital mood board below, and observe the unlikelihood of iconic, long-term relationship happiness for yourself.

Madonna & Sean Penn: Broken Up

Michelle Obama & Barack Obama: Still Together

Cindy Crawford & Richard Gere: Broken Up

Aaliyah & Tupac: Never Dated…

Gwyneth Paltrow & Brad Pitt: Broken Up

Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee: Broken Up

Pamela Anderson & Kid Rock: Broken Up

Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale: Broken Up

Angelina Jolie & Billy Bob Thornton: Broken Up

Kate Moss & Pete Doherty: Broken Up

Jennifer Lopez & Sean Combs: Broken Up

Princess Diana & Prince Charles: Broken Up

Johnny Depp & Winona Ryder: Broken Up

Rose McGowan & Marilyn Manson: Broken Up

Priscilla Presley & Elvis Presley: Broken Up

Pamela Anderson & Bret Michaels: Broken Up

Jennifer Aniston & Brad Pitt: Broken Up

Britney Spears & Kevin Federline: Broken Up

Paris Hilton & Deryck Whibley: Broken Up

Courtney Love & Kurt Cobain: He Died

Madonna & Dennis Rodman: Broken Up

Sonny & Cher: Broken Up

Elizabeth Hurley & Hugh Grant: Broken Up

John Lennon & Yoko Ono: He Died

John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy: They Both Died

Marilyn Monroe & Joe DiMaggio: Broken Up

Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick: Still Together

Grace Jones & Dolph Lundgren: Broken Up

Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg: Broken Up

Claudia Schiffer & David Copperfield: Broken Up

Lisa Marie Presley & Michael Jackson: Broken Up

Jeff Koons & Ilona Staller: Broken Up

Carmen Electra & Dennis Rodman: Broken Up

Tyra Banks & Seal: Broken Up

Demi Moore & Bruce Willis: Broken Up

Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi: Still Together

Victoria Beckham & David Beckham: Still Together

Jada Pinkett Smith & Will Smith: Still Together

Seal & Tatjana Patitz: Broken Up

Lauryn Hill & Rohan Marley: Broken Up

Iman & David Bowie: He Died

Jackie O & JFK: He Died

Biggie and Faith Evans: He Died

Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt: Broken Up

Bianca Jagger & Mick Jagger: Broken Up

Lisa Bonet & Lenny Kravitz: Broken Up

Carrie & Mr. Big: Still Together (we think…)

Whitney Houston & Bobby Brown: Broken Up

Madonna & Basquiat: Broken Up

Kris & Robert Kardashian: Broken Up

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