Read This If You're Going Through a Breakup

Plus, mastering the Sabrina Carpenter curl.

Today's newsletter was written and curated by Popsugar editor Emma Glassman-Hughes. This Music Video Can Heal Your Broken Heart By now it should be clear that my favorite artist is Chappell Roan. (And that, by the way, would make me *your* favorite artist, according to the laws of relativity and Sasha Colby.) Last year I published an ode to the crimson-haired diva, which has only gotten truer with age: "Chappell Roan — in lots of tulle and drag makeup, in her miniskirts and go-go boots — has made me a stan for the first time in my life." Except now, after the release of her music video for her single "The Subway," I can add "30-foot red Rapunzel wig" to that list of deliciously disruptive fashion statements.   The video — a queer fever dream and a germophobe's nightmare — depicts the lonesome desperation of getting broken up with in a city like New York. Your world stops while everyone and everything around you plows ahead, down that crusty street swirling with garbage. Watching it this weekend took me right back to my early 20s, living in Brooklyn and dating anything with a pulse. I spent more time back then getting broken up with and ghosted than I did actually falling in love. And after each time it happened, I kept my head on a swivel, gazing out of windows in Ubers and on the bus and, yes, on the subway; scanning the crowds at parks and bars; dreading a run-in but secretly hoping to catch their eye and see, somewhere deep down, that they were sorry for how it all played out. That it was all a misunderstanding. That they actually really missed me. The music video perfectly captures the feeling of heartache in a city that treats your personal tragedies like a singular cigarette carton in a giant trash compactor. Your pain gets squashed flat and compressed into a cube made up of everyone else's contorted pain until you're all just walking around like tiny pieces of the same huge parcel of emotional refuse. Like we're all just specks of litter that collect in someone's 30-foot wig. But here I am, closing in on 30. I didn't move to Saskatchewan, but I did move to Boston. I've been through some more bad breakups, and have lived to tell all the tales. If you're going through a breakup right now, perhaps the following stories (and a watch or two of the music video) will help you feel less alone.  The No-Contact Rule Is How You Win Your Breakup I know, I know. You want to text them. You need to text them. Here's your reminder to not do it. READ MORE → An Ode to the "Mutual Ghost" One-sided ghost? Heinous act of cruelty perpetrated by the lowest of the low. Mutual ghost? Downright chic! READ MORE → The Most Chaotic Ways People Found Out They Were Being Cheated On Look on the bright side! At least your boyfriend of two years didn't have a totally separate girlfriend of five years at the same time. Right? Right!? READ MORE → When Did We Start Calling Every Ex a Narcissist? Asshole ≠ narcissist. At least, not always. READ MORE → I Tried It: Posture Perfect In today's featured column, former PS commerce editor Kyley Warren tries one of Taylor Swift's not-so-secret weapons. I Tried Taylor Swift's Posture-Fixing Bra — Here's What Happened I like to think that Taylor Swift and I have a lot in common, but perhaps our biggest similarity is our height — and, relatedly, our posture. Swift stands at 5'10" or 5'11", depending on who you ask, and as a tall girlie myself, I know all too well the temptation to slump. But Swift may have been on a mission to correct her posture, or at least get a little extra support during her physically grueling Eras Tour. The pop star was photographed wearing the Forme Power Bra ($178) in rehearsals for the tour, as showcased in her Time Person of the Year interview. The so-called "posture-correcting bra" is "engineered to immediately improve your upper body alignment and body foundation," according to the Forme website. — Kyley Warren Read More PS . . . Before you go, here are a few more stories from PS and beyond that you might enjoy.  Chronically ill diva Chandler Plante is here to remind you that "self-help" is not the same as self-love. If Sabrina Carpenter's bombshell curls have had you begging for mercy (please, please, please, anyone?), you're going to want to read this. I won't even mention that other blond celebrity everyone's been talking about this week . . . but editor Jessica Andrews will, in a fantastic essay about denim ads. If you, like me, are always looking for some low-femme fashion inspo, might I suggest this cutie with the tooth earring and the maxi skirts? Shop PS Fitness Apparel on Amazon Browse our dream lineup of affordable fitness apparel, chock-full of chic and high-quality activewear that will take you from the gym to the club to the couch — and beyond. Now available online at Amazon. PS — click here to read more from us. Did someone forward you this email? 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