The trajectory of your love life: a playlist

“open” – rhye

this is where you start. heartbroken, obviously.

stay open

let’s try again.

“i was all over her” – salvia palth

a little jaded, a little nostalgic — a lot wary.
you’re not sure where to go from here.

every stranger makes me feel safer,

and every person seems more beautiful.

you try again.

“each time you fall in love” – cigarettes after sex

hazy, iffy, uninteresting.
you weren’t sure what you wanted, but this seems like it has the vague potential to live up to half of it.
(you wonder if this is the best it will ever be.)
in the end, you decide: it wasn’t quite right.

you say all of the words they wanna hear

it isn’t real

the fling(s). 

“provider” – frank ocean

you kind of want this to work; you see it falling apart before it even starts.
it has the potential to be saved, but only if they’re interested in saving it.

show me the wisdom in your movement.

they don’t.

“the wilhelm scream” – james blake

rough after the last one.
the process becomes pessimistic, apathetic, honestly reckless.
trying to “have fun,” but it doesn’t really feel fun anymore.

all that i know is i’m loving, falling, loving, loving

might as well love you.

you’re tired.

“get you” – daniel caesar ft. kali uchis

it’s not who you expect.

who would’ve thought i’d get you

this might work.

“give it to me” – homeshake

self-explanatory.

“baby” – ariel pink

it’s dreamy, it’s starry-eyed, it’s sappy. it makes you smile. all the goddamn time.

feels so good when i’m near you

holding hands and making love.

it works.

“sea of love” – cat power

was it worth it?

i wanna tell you

how much

i love you.

the end.

Written by Vivian Chen

Design by Jake Olshan