Kylie Jenner, youngest of the Kardashians, has managed to lead the tabloids and become a billionaire at the young age of 21. Her hidden pregnancy encouraged the paparazzi to discover whether she was pregnant by following her every move. Jenner was raised in front of the cameras and as she got older her audience grew as well and became one of the most known A list celebrities. Who she’s dating, what she’s wearing, her social media posts, etc. became a vital part of pop culture. As it’s known she had a baby with rapper, Travis Scott, although only dating for less than a year. This week it was confirmed that her and Travis are taking a break from their relationship. Social media went on a wild goose chase to find out the reason for their break. Receipts were found and questions arose of who was being unfaithful to who, who has moved on, etc. Kiley was spotted to be going to the studio while Tyga was there, her ex. Travis was also accused of being unfaithful by being tied to another woman through social media posts. Kylie denied the rumors behind her and Tyga and claims that her and Travis are good with each other. She did this the way we all generation z’ers do by taking it to twitter.
So why does this exactly matter when most of us can’t relate to the life of a 21 year old billionaire and why are we so invested in finding out why the A-list celebrity couple took a break? Jenner’s life who seems perfect through the lens is going through the exact same struggles we all go through… trying to discover what a break exactly means. The lines of being on a break are blurry because you’re not together but you’re not exactly broken up and it isn’t always mutual. Being on a break leaves us on what feels like a stranded gray area of what are the do’s and don’ts. While the lines are blurry it is important to set boundaries and ground rules. Like are we seeing other people, how far can we go with other people, are we telling each other if we are seeing other people while on our break. Or it can simply mean I want to be left alone to figure out whether I want to be in this relationship. This all requires communication which is important to make sure the “break” is clear in its intention. I hate to say it but if you can’t communicate ground rules to go on a break it probably means you shouldn’t be together. It calls into consideration whether communication is the issue and why there’s a discomfort to communicate.
Breaks don’t always end in breaking up and can make you realize that that’s your person. And while they can be blurry and unclear to where the relationship stands it leads to a path of discovery. Don’t fret if you and your s.o. Are on a break and have no direction because that’s what breaks entail. You’ll figure it out and the stars will align as long as you put in the work to discover your wants/needs and what the relationship consists of.