“ there’s something so satisfying about listening to sad songs. they’re like how you would actually be spending your day if you were allowed to just break down and sob and grab hold of everyone you met. they make you feel less alone with their crazy thoughts. they don’t judge you. in fact, they understand you. a break-up song won’t ever suggest you start online dating or that you’re better off without him. they tell you that you’re worse without him, which is exactly what you want to hear because it’s how you feel. i didn’t want to be cheered up, i didn’t want to bounce back, i didn’t want to meet someone new, i wanted to wallow, big time, deeply and with the least amount of perspective possible, and the only way to do that was by turning off my phone and by turning up the sad, sad music.
— starlee kine, this american life episode 339: break-up (via allisonwrote) (via karamichelle)
