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Dump him. Then, send him song lyrics to make him feel a little bit better.

You know that feeling of realizing that you did the right thing when you had to end a relationship with somebody while simultaneously feeling guilty about it?  Yeah, me, too.

Once, I felt especially guilty about ending a long relationship with a man that I probably should’ve never been involved with in the first place.  When I dumped him, I felt supremely guilty about it and doubted my decision several times over.

When I did finally feel okay about the “This is It” talk, I realized that he was probably super-sad because he’d miss me so much and stuff.  So I decided to console him with Garth Brooks.  Because you know, having your heart ripped out of your chest by me will totally feel band-aided once I send you an email with cheesy song lyrics.

“I’m glad I didn’t know

The way it all would end… the way it all would go (gowohowhhh)…

Our lives (!) are better left to chance… I could have missed the pain (paayyaayyaayyn)…

But I’d have* had to (pause) miss (pause) the (pause) dance”

I honestly believed that me telling him that yeah, you could have avoided the pain of me destroying your dreams of our future would be soothed by the fact that he didn’t have to “miss the dance.”  As in “hey, at least you got to spend a couple of years with me.”

 

Yup.  I did.  I know.  Beotch.  Also?  In case you’re totally feeling like we’re not friends anymore because my musical taste is just-that-that horrible, please know that while I do have a soft spot for The Dance, it in absolutely no way should be considered a snapshot into my overall musical taste.  I promise.  I mean, hello!  Billy Idol!

*I changed “of” to “have” with no idea what the actual real lyrics are but hello grammar.  I can’t have “of” here.  Especially after this one post where I was all “I am the Grammar Police” and stuff.

This is a Twisted mix-tape Tuesday post, invented by Jen Kehl.  She has music videos and actual recommendations and you can even buy the music from her right there.  I know.  She’s way more organized that I am.  Also?  She just moved her blog so she needs you to find her in her new home.  Also?  Update!  Mod Mom and Clark also participated. Did you as well? Let me know and I’ll totally link to you here.

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by Kristi Campbell

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  • MJM - Yeah…I still can’t believe you dumped me…was my BO really all that bad?!April 23, 2013 – 12:15 amReplyCancel

    • Kristi - Silly man. Don’t you know that you’ll get Pink Floyd lyrics when the time comes?April 23, 2013 – 12:19 amReplyCancel

  • Alana Terry - Haha, glad you not only shared your story but included the funny picture. Thanks for the laughApril 23, 2013 – 12:30 amReplyCancel

    • Kristi - Thanks for not holding me accountable for being a jerk!April 23, 2013 – 12:33 amReplyCancel

  • The Sadder But Wiser Girl - Oh The Dance! How many times did I listen to that and pine for some guy. HA HA! Oh I am so much older and wiser now…

    I don’t think I ever dumped a guy and then felt guilty for it, or sent a guy songs by Garth Brooks, for that matter.April 23, 2013 – 12:35 amReplyCancel

    • Kristi - DUDE you are missing out if you never sent Garth to your fans you’d dumped. And TG we are ALL much older and wiser now! Actually,f* the older part. Cause I just noticed my teeth are getting ugly. :*April 23, 2013 – 12:40 amReplyCancel

  • Jen - You are so highsterical. I am sure he is still pining for you even now. Especially if that was your break up song!!! You rock, well country rock. Hmmm…. I don’t know how I feel about that. But I LOVE you!
    AND….I think my fave pics are the ones with the devil and the angel. I mean really? How could you not love them?April 23, 2013 – 1:18 amReplyCancel

    • Kristi - Jen!
      Would it make you feel better about Garth if I were to mention that I’ve seen Metallica LIVE five times? Just checking. And thanks for the comment! I like the devil and angel ones, too. Plus, I don’t have to start from scratch so it’s like a gift of a few hours and stuff.April 23, 2013 – 7:53 amReplyCancel

  • Janine Huldie - Love your taste in music, because Garth Brooks, “The Dance” is one of my favorites, too. Happy Tuesday and thanks for sharing this!! 🙂April 23, 2013 – 7:09 amReplyCancel

    • Kristi - Janine,
      It is a good song. When looking for the original video, I listened to it like four times last night and thought “huh, this song is GOOD…” 🙂April 23, 2013 – 7:54 amReplyCancel

  • Kenya G. Johnson - Can’t say I’m into Garth but that was FUNNY! I was always a “See Ya!” breaker upper -no looking back.April 23, 2013 – 7:28 amReplyCancel

    • Kristi - Kenya,
      You’re a “See Ya” breaker-upper because you’re cooler than I am. And yeah, Garth is sort of embarrassing…April 23, 2013 – 7:55 amReplyCancel

  • Shay - You were definitely successful in bringing the funny! I liked it even better as I did the same thing once. I can’t remember the song I gave him (because it was in high school, so it was seriously a mix tape!), but I think it was “Always Be My Baby” by Mariah Carey, which really, if you think about it, is kind of stalkerish. Oops. Haha. Great post!April 23, 2013 – 8:43 amReplyCancel

    • Kristi - Always Be My Baby? Hahah! Yeah, a little bit stalkerish. But I think that because it was high school that you are redeemed. We were all dumb in high school. Ok fine. Maybe not everybody. But I was.April 23, 2013 – 9:37 amReplyCancel

  • Emily - Well, I guess the fact that you wrote about your dumping with song lyrics means that you’re not such a cold-hearted beotch, right?! Thanks for the laugh and that angel/devil picture was the best!April 23, 2013 – 9:46 amReplyCancel

    • Kristi - Thanks, Emily! I think whether I’m a cold-hearted beotch or not might be debatable. It’s all about perspective. 😉April 23, 2013 – 9:48 amReplyCancel

  • Melissa@Home on Deranged - Ack, the country music period. I’m so not into that anymore, although I still listen to all my old George Strait. Although I’ve never broken up with someone to music, I do remember having this ginormous fight with a BF at a nightclub (country, natch), getting in the truck (natch) and Kenny Chesney’s “You Had Me From Hello” came on the radio. He about ripped the knob off the stereo. Funny now. Then, not so much. 🙂April 23, 2013 – 12:56 pmReplyCancel

    • Kristi - Melissa! Ack is exactly it! And not that I’m insensitive or anything but I sort of think I may have thought your BF ripping the knob off due to Chesney’s song was funny even then. Ok no I wouldn’t because us chicks stick together.April 23, 2013 – 6:50 pmReplyCancel

  • Joy - You are so cute! I bet that song helped him a lot! 😉 Well, maybe not but it’s the thought that counts. Will hop over and listen to the song because I don’t know it.

    BTW, did that xxx who dumped you shortly before your prom send you a song, too? He totally should have! xoxoApril 23, 2013 – 3:05 pmReplyCancel

    • Kristi - Joy!
      Yeah, probably not. It was a good thought though, huh? 😉
      And The Dance is an American classic. I’ll be interested to see what you think of it. Be sure to click the link from here, because there are a billion karaoke versions of it that just are NOT the same.
      No – the jerk who dumped me before prom didn’t even give me a mixed tape. Sheesh. He should have, you’re right!April 23, 2013 – 6:51 pmReplyCancel

  • Alicia D - You crack me up!!April 23, 2013 – 5:11 pmReplyCancel

  • Kerri - Garth Brooks, seriously? That is who you chose? How about Meatloaf’s 2 out of 3 aint bad? At least then he would have felt he got to 2nd base. Although if the relationship was years…he probably did what poor Billy Idol was never allowed 🙂April 23, 2013 – 7:47 pmReplyCancel

    • Kristi - Kerri,
      In my defense…we’d listened to the song before. Actually shit. I’m embarrassed to admit that I’ve listened to this song for so many years that ALL of my exes have heard it.
      Oh! Meatloaf! How about the wolf with the red roses????
      And yeah, I am a dirty slut that I didn’t hold out for marriage. Marriage one OR two. Ugh. Shudding up now.April 23, 2013 – 10:56 pmReplyCancel

  • Kate Hall - I had a guy send me a mix-tape after I broke up with him. I guess he thought it would make me reconsider. Nope.

    Funny post! And honest! Love it.April 23, 2013 – 9:12 pmReplyCancel

    • Kristi - Kate,
      Thanks for visiting! Do you still have the tape? hahah 🙂April 23, 2013 – 10:56 pmReplyCancel

  • Mod Mom Beyond IndieDom - Yes, I totally know that feeling and I am now Facebook friends with the guy some zillion years later and after looking at his page, I just heave a sigh of gigundous relief and say to myself “Dodged a bullet there”. lolApril 23, 2013 – 9:21 pmReplyCancel

    • Kristi - OMG to the f*cking Facebook friends thing! I’m not friends with THIS one but um. Yeah. Others. Others as in plural. As in um. I’m too scared they’re reading this to say.April 23, 2013 – 10:57 pmReplyCancel

  • Mod Mom Beyond IndieDom - I believe the plural. Me too. And I found out they read my blog occasionally. Oy!
    I’m actually Facebook friends with one of my husband’s ex girlfriends too. Not in a stalker capacity, I’m happy to report. 😉 Oh, the Twilight Zone that is Facebook.April 24, 2013 – 12:26 amReplyCancel

    • Kristi - Mod Mom, I just found out TODAY that one of mine reads my blog. Weird shit.
      And you’re friends with hub’s ex on FB? Wow. Twilight Zone is right. Of course I say that and I’m the one who made dinner for my husband’s ex-wife when she came here to visit her daughter. So um yeah.April 24, 2013 – 12:33 amReplyCancel

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