Date: April 27, 2025
Author: Jordan Mitchell

I have this habit, and I hate it. I only follow social media accounts of popular couples because I like to try to predict their breakups. Then, I laugh at it when they finally happen. I know this behavior is toxic, and part of me feels horrible for it. It’s like I’m watching their lives play out for my own twisted entertainment.

But, honestly, part of me is just angry. There was this couple I followed for a year, and they broke up in the most anticlimactic way possible. It was so private, nothing dramatic. I couldn’t help but feel entitled to some kind of explosive ending after investing so much time into their boring art of relationship posts. The man started doing that non-apology “caught in headlights” thing, and it felt like he was just trying to cover himself with empty words, and I could see right through it.

I know how messed up this is, and I hate myself for it. I hate that I get some kind of satisfaction from other people’s pain. It’s a toxic habit, and it doesn’t feel good. But it’s like I can’t help myself. I feel like I need to break free from this, but I don’t know how to stop.