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Stages of Starting Over (told through Taylor Swift songs)

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UWindsor chapter.

You meet him for the first time. He seems sweet, funny, and charming.

TS – Love Story

 

 

You start seeing each other more. You now have inside jokes, favourite places to go…

TS – Our Song

 

 

Things are getting serious and you’re starting to get scared because you’ve been hurt before.

TS – Mine

 

 

He says he’ll always be there. You gain trust. You’re stronger than ever.

TS – Crazier

 

 

You’re talking about the future and you begin to realize you both want different things.

TS – Out Of The Woods

 

 

You start to fight and he makes fun of your dreams. You have to make a choice: him or your future.

TS – Mean

 

 

You decide to call it quits, even though you still love him. You miss being free and feeling young.

TS – Bad Blood ft. Kendrick Lamar

 

Your girlfriends are ready to party to help you forget him. They think all it will take is a few shots and some hot company.

TS – 22

 

 

Some guy is paying attention to you and you miss flirting. You think it’ll be the start to another love affair. You also want to show your ex that you’re better off without him.

TS – Shake It Off

 

 

Your ex keeps trying to contact you. He says he just wants to be friends, but you’re not having any of it. You’ve got a new beau to make you happy.

TS – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

 

 

But not all love affairs start at parties. No calls, no texts, nothing…

TS – I Knew You Were Trouble

 

You start missing your ex. You had actual love and now you’re not sure why you gave it up.

TS – Last Kiss

 

You try to call him up and discuss things, but he just brags about his new, hot, blonde girlfriend.

TS – Forever And Always

 

 

You muster enough energy to hate him again.

TS – Picture To Burn

But you don’t really hate him…

TS – I Wish You Would

 

 

You’re still bitter and hurt, but you decide you want to start your life over and work on yourself.

TS – Holy Ground

 

You take a trip. Traveling always made you feel better and helped you discover more about yourself.

TS – Welcome To New York

You don’t feel like socializing. You just want to be by yourself to figure out your feelings.

TS – Clean

 

Sometimes you have dreams of him and the flashbacks start again…

TS – All Too Well

 

You come to the realization that you’ll never “get over him”. He’ll always be with you. And you learn to be grateful for that.

TS – Red

 

You decide together that you’ll never forget each other. You have a lot of great memories that shouldn’t go to waste.

TS – Wildest Dreams

 

And just maybe one day… You’ll learn to love again.

TS – Begin Again

 

 

 

I've always been a writer. I'm a Sagittarius with an INFP personality type. I have cats and dogs and love all animals. I am an ovo-lacto pescetarian veering into raw food, slow fashion, eco-friendly beauty, and all-natural skincare. I am a huge fan of language and study English Literature and Creative Writing. I have left footprints in Europe, North America, and the Caribbean. I have a million favourite quotes. I am a devoted Anglican. Finally, I believe love conquers all.