Why Soft Deletes Are Breaking Your SaaS Database (And How to Fix It) 🛑

The Soft Delete Trap In Laravel, enabling SoftDeletes is as easy as adding a trait to your Eloquent model and a deleted_at timestamp to your migration. It feels like a massive win for data safety—if a user accidentally deletes a critical project, you can easily restore it. However, as your B2B SaaS scales, this convenience quickly transforms into an architectural nightmare. The primary issue lies with Unique Constraints . Imagine a user deletes their account, effectively setting deleted_at to to