Post-Breakup Haircut: Effective Way to Refine Yourself
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Following a difficult breakup, there are a number of phases you go through: acceptance (perhaps it was all for the best), rage (I never loved you anyway and I'm going to sleep with all your friends), denial (this isn't happening), and disbelief (can this really be happening?). Next, it's time for a haircut.
Post-breakup haircut: A new beginning
Anthony Nader, a hair stylist at RAW Hair, has "more times than I can even count" personal experience with the phenomenon. Nader claims to be able to discern whether a client truly wants a change after working in the field for more than thirty years.
Psychiatrists are another name for hairdressers. It's sort of a two-for-one deal," he jests. According to Nader, hair is a "powerful tool" that can make or break confidence because it is the "trademark" of our appearance. "A strong haircut and colour will make such a difference to your personality in the most positive way," he claims.
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Relationship expert Michaela Josephson of Better Together Relationships tells 9Honey Style that breakups can cause us to "instantly want to change something about ourselves." "People often, be it good or bad, think of what can they change immediately, rather than looking inwards and changing what their potential weaknesses might be as a partner."
The bleached "dos," the short hairstyles, and the "refreshed, edgier" appearance of someone leaving a relationship are all examples of this phenomenon that we have repeatedly seen.
| According to Michaela Josephson, "It gives you that powerful feeling of 'I've still got it' and it makes you believe in investing in yourself." (Facebook) "Doing work on ourselves on the outside can be daunting, and it's not as an immediate change as colouring or cutting your hair," said Josephson. "Changing something external is a hell of a lot easier and it symbolises a lot to people, new beginnings and a fresh start." . |
Post-breakup haircut: More Control
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A relationship breakup is a significant loss of control, regardless of who is the dumper or the dumpee. Things that were certain before suddenly become uncertain. A person's daily schedule changes and becomes unpredictable.
We no longer have that person to lean on. According to clinical psychologist Seema Hingorrany, "many women still feel like they have complete control over how they look or how their hair looks. Thus, they usually do so in order to embrace a more youthful identity when they choose to cut off their hair."
Post-breakup haircut: Identify Who They Are
"Hair is one of the most important aspects of our expression of who we are and who we want to be seen as," says psychologist Dr. Patricia A. Farrell. Extreme hairstyles would suggest a desire to drastically alter oneself in order to adopt the new identity we're forming.
"Cutting hair—and thus resisting traditional ideals of feminine beauty—is a classic way to gain distance from subordination," author Erin Blakemore said in an explanation for JSTOR Daily. Some women want a way to express their power and individual freedom after a breakup, something they may not have had in their previous relationship, in addition to new hair.
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"After a breakup, a woman who drastically cuts her hair from long to short may be rejecting conventional standards for women's beauty," Englen said. As Id.vice pointed out, "it can be a small way of challenging traditional gender roles as well—a small act of rebellion."
Post-breakup haircut: Coping
We experience grief when we lose someone in our lives. Additionally, we must find a way to cope with our grief. There is the cozy, if cheesy, tub of ice cream. Then there is the foolish visit to the tattoo parlor. Then there's the hairstyle.
Dr. Laura Berman, a relationship and sex educator, says, "Changing your look, even if it's just by cutting a few inches off your hair or losing a few pounds, can act as a coping mechanism and a diversion." After a breakup, there's something about getting a drastic haircut that can feel cathartic, as though you're letting go of the baggage and becoming lighter and more free," Villainesse said.
Some Celebrities Who did Famous Post-breakup Haircuts
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Before her breakup with Orlando Bloom (don't worry, they're back together now!!), Katy Perry chopped off her platinum blonde lob. Nothing says "I don't need you anymore" like a pixie, people.
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Kristen Stewart shaved her head and dyed it platinum blonde after breaking up with girlfriend Alicia Cargil. So, yeah, seems like the split mighta been a bit rough.
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After her split from The Weeknd, Selena Gomez went blonde. Like, blonde blonde. Bet that caught his attention.
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Anne Hathaway went through a rough breakup in 2008 when her boyfriend Raffaello Follieri was charged with fraud. Naturally, the actress decided to shake off the mess with a bouncy bob.
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