From my experience with breaking up, the best way to get yourself on the road to rebound is to change your hair. The next time he sees you, you should look different. You should look like a new person because you ARE a new person. A new person with a healing heart.
The problem is...hairapy is a little expensive. Because it must be done correctly. It must NOT be done by a discount hair salon next to Wal-Mart...or worse...IN Wal-Mart.
I have learned these lessons the hard way. I went to a beauty school for my first round of hairapy. And it was disastrous. Don't judge me because I had a Cruella DeVille 'do. Or a femullet. 'Cause I've destroyed the pictures and they were the result of some inexpensive hairstylists/Edward Scissorhands.
Since everything around me is changing, my job, my home, and my boy situation, I decided that I needed to also change my hair.
It's tradition and it is VERY helpful.
Here's the timeline of my hairapy:
After Black Eye Boy and I went our separate ways: BLONDE and I grew it out long.
After Social Retard and I broke up the first time: Accidental Femullet and "short bob" fix - Light Brown
After Social Retard and I broke up the second and final time: Black and White Cruella Deville 'do.
After HC and I stopped bouncing around town: Long and Dark
After the big "Insecure Boy" disaster: Short and Blonde
Now, single and ready to mingle, I dyed my hair brown again. A new start. A new singledom. One no longer plagued by HC (he's moving home). And one farther away from Insecure Boy.
The hairapy also helps because when you talk to your friends and they can't remember who you were dating at the time you can say, "Oh you remember Fred, when I had the bob? Or remember the femullet disaster...right after the Social Retard incident?
See how helpful this can be!
I'm telling you, I feel a hundred times better. That, and my hair lady listens and gives me a scalp massage that is to DIE for!
13 comments:
I always wondered why Madonna said, in Express Yourself, "What you need is to fix your hair . . ." Now I know . . .
Also, I love me a good scalp massage, or as I like to call them, skull fuck, in a salon. I'll even take one from a dude. Hell, I'd even walk in the joint, get my skull fuck, drop a tip, and leave without a haircut.
Oh my god. I do this all the time. And usually lose 10 lbs, because there is nothing better than looking super duper hot when you see your ex. It's a big ol' EFF YOU.
I have had some seriously baaaad post break-up 'do's. I had to stop with the hairapy. Now I get involved with a new hobby. About the time you start feeling better about the break-up is about the time you figure out if you really like knitting, ballet, kayaking, etc. win-win.
I didn't change my hair after any of my break ups, but then I've never dyed my hair at all. I was about to go red when a drunk guy stumbled past me and muttered, "your hair is a nice color". I felt like that was an unambiguous sign to leave it alone.
I usually buy something crazy, like a set of pots and pans or a bread maker and vow I'm going to be more domestic. Then I end up never using them.
yeah, I hear ya! I do it with my hair color. My last ex knew the second breakup was coming because I changed my hair color (just like what I did the first time we broke up).
I'm all for changing your hair to start fresh! And that short brown bob? Cute. I usually change my hair whenever the mood strikes. I may be in for a change soon. Good luck with the move and I feel your pain!
Tell me about it. I blacked out after I broke up and woke up with a bowl cut.
And man did I feel better!
I need to see this new hair. we need to hang out! It has been far too long!
LOL! you crack me up, girl... and i do relate. went platinum blonde twice, after two of the worst breakups in my life. coincidence?! i think not!
signed,
dark brown-haired girl cheering you on
Oh friend, trust me that you are not the only person who has done this!! As the person on the OTHER side of the chair its always scary when a client with long cascading blonde hair comes in and decides she wants to look like Demi Moore in GI Jane because of a break up, hahahaha!!! Luckily YOUR hair looks good any color! I have a policy at work: If youre very pregnant or just got dumped I wont chop your hair off until you come in twice and ask for it and then it will be free. :)
On another note.......cant WAIT to hear about the new job!!!!
I buy new shoes.
Very expensive shoes always make me feel great.
Though I do have a barber that I visit once every three weeks for a hot shave, haircut, and scalp massage. But that's just regular fun times for me.
From the pic it looks great! Short is in, just don’t have a Britney breakup haircut…
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