Relationships

Does Listening To Breakup Songs Damage Your Relationship?

Breakup songs can be cathartic and offer a feeling of understanding. They’re a popular sub-genre of music, but is it damaging to listen to this kind of music while in a happy relationship?

By Olivia Flint3 min read
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Emotional pain is unlike physical pain. If you were to fall over and scrape your knee, it would hurt in the moment and while it heals. However, if you were to think back to that incident and how your knee hurt years later, you’d be able to recall that you were in pain then but not physically feel it anymore.