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

My recent relationship was one of the many losses in romance during the latest Venus Retrograde (R.I.P. me). Here’s a few playlists that I personally listened to, to help me move on.

Songs for Sad Girl Hours:

Somewhere Only We Know – Keane

Nobody Compares to You – Katie Pearlman

Only Love Can Hurt Like This – Paloma Faith

Save Your Tears – The Weeknd ft. Ariana Grande

I Care – Beyonce

Have You Ever – S Club 7

Ex-Factor – Lauryn Hill

Complicated – Rihanna

Donʻt Speak – No Doubt

When We Were Young – Adele

Big Girls Donʻt Cry – Fergie

I Was Sad Last Night but Now Iʻm Ok – tobi lou

Broken Clocks – SZA

Always Be My Baby – Mariah Carey

How to Save a Life – The Fray

Goodbyes – Post Malone

Not Like The Movies – Katy Perry

I Hate U – SZA

Song to Remind You Youʻre the Hot Ex:

Good 4 U – Olivia Rodrigo 

Best Thing Iʻve Never Had – Beyonce

Sheʻs So Gone – Naomi Scott

Hot N Cold – Katy Perry

Take a Bow – Rihanna

Weʻre Good – Dua Lipa

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylorʻs Version) – Taylor Swift

Thank U, Next – Ariana Grande

Sue Me – Sabrina Carpenter

Irreplaceable – Beyonce

7 Things I Hate About You – Miley Cyrus

I Love It – Icona Pop, Charlie XCX

I Can Do Better – Avril Lavinge 

Potential Breakup Song – Aly and Aj

WTF Do I Know – Miley Cyrus

Abcedfu (angrier) – GAYLE

According to You – Orianthi 

What the Hell – Avril Lavinge

NEVER MET! – CMTEN ft. Glitch Gum

Happy Songs To Pick Yourself Up:

A-O-K – Tai Verdes

Raise Your Glass – P!nk

Keep Your Head Up – Andy Grammar

Donʻt Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

The Lazy Song – Bruno Mars

Better Days – NEIKID x Mae Muller x Polo G

Hot Girl Summer – Meg thee Stallion, Ty Dolla $ign, Nicki Minaj

Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston 

Lately – Forrest., Biskwiq, Ryce

Golden – Harry Styles

Celebrate – MIKA

Letʻs Groove – Earth, Wind, & Fire

Permission to Dance – BTS

Cʻmon – Kesha

Hey Ya! – Outkast

The Nights – Avicii

On a more serious note: If you are dealing with a breakup no matter if it was recent or not, know that you are valuable. You’re allowed to feel angry, sad, happy – pretty much anything about it. You lost someone who you thought would always be there. I think it’s good to process the downsides of a breakup as well as remembering the good in who you were before them.

I hope you enjoy these playlists! What songs would you add to them?

Francheska is a graduating undergrad senior at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Her Campus Hawaiʻiʻs Social Media Director. She double majors in Psychology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies. To connect more with her, check out her instagram at @frxn.chess.