Living, Learning, Eating: Break up

May 1, 2014

My Break Up Playlist

Posted by Living, Learning, Eating at 6:00 AM

In response to Tuesday's post, a reader asked that I post my break up playlist.

I have some pretty great suggestions to start (that's what you get for being over-prepared for everything - and German, so a little naturally grim). Here they are, separated into stages of break up grief!

When the break up is super-fresh and you're a smoldering heap of angst:

Simple Plan - Perfect

The All American Rejects - It Ends Tonight

Good Charlotte - I Don't Wanna Be In Love

When it's two AM and you're crying into your mug of tea (or other beverage of choice):

A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera - Say Something

Sailor & I - Tough Love

The Weeknd - Wicked Games

When you're all cried out and need an up-phase, but don't have the energy (possibly because it's 4am by now):

Major Lazer - Get Free

When the crying is over, your second wave of energy has hit, and you're ready to be over it:

Tina Yorke - Schoene Maenner Kuesst Man Nicht

Chris Brown - Loyal

What's your break up routine?

What's the longest it has taken you to get over a break up?

What's on your break up playlist?

Breaking Up Isn't Hard to Do—When You're Smart

Posted by Living, Learning, Eating at 6:00 AM

This might sound really morbid, but there are only two options for a relationship when it comes down to it.

Either you can (a) live happily ever after with the ring and the white dress and the church bells and all that jazz - and let's be real, most relationships probably don't lead to marriage, since most people don't marry their first boyfriend, or (b) you break up. It may not be today, it may not be tomorrow, it may not even be this year. But chances are that it'll happen and, when it does, there will be heartbreak, tears, woe, and lots of Simple Plan/Good Charlotte/The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus/other angsty music.

Yes, I've had a kicka** breakup playlist since before I even had a boyfriend. Don't hate. I'm prepared.