Whether we care to admit to it or not, we have all gone through a breakup. And the truth is that it doesn’t matter if you’re the dumped or the dumper – the end of any relationship sucks, period. Now that college campuses around the world are gearing themselves for the tidal wave of end-of-year-break-ups that inevitably occur at the end of the school year (which I have affectionately dubbed ‘the REAL Summer Send-off’), I found it only appropriate that I dwell on this subject the best way I know how: through music. Below you’ll find a list of coping mechanisms (read: songs) adequate for each stage of this trying period.
Stage One: The slow fade.During which you know what’s coming, but aren’t willing to admit it just yet.
Stage Two: The talk.S*** is about to go down.
Stage Three: Shock.What. That just happened.
Stage Four: Denial.I’m so fine right now. It’s kind of weird.
Stage Five: Anger.WAIT, THAT TOTALLY JUST HAPPENED. WOW.
Stage Six: Bargaining.In which one of you attempts to change in order to please the other (and hopefully get back together).
Stage Seven: Depression.Also called the BJ Stage: Bridget Jones and Ben & Jerry’s.
Stage Eight: Sadness.It’s not quite depression, but you’re still in what seems to be a perpetual bummer state.
Stage Nine: Acceptance.The best stage; you go back to focusing on yourself and what you want out of life (like good grades and that extra slice of pizza).
Stage Ten: Moving on.After all of that, who knows? You and your ex-lover might even become friends by next semester! After all, it’s a small campus and you’re bound to hang out at some point.
There you have it: the ultimate break-up playlist. You can find the complete list (and a few extras!) at the following spotify URL: The HCK Break-up Playlist!
And if none of these songs work, there’s always the internet and its bottomless pit of cute animal gifs.