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Moving On Songs for Every Stage of Your Breakup

A woman listening to moving on songs after a breakup.

Moving on songs are necessary, sometimes. Once, while having a hard time with a particularly painful breakup, I stood at the edge of a party gripping my beer and talking with a friend. “I’m just not getting over this,” I said to him. “When will I get over this?” (My friend was older than me and had been through a few legendary breakups of his own.) And I’ll never forget his response. “Never,” he said. “You never get over it.”

Needless to say, that wasn’t the answer I was looking for. But sometimes, when you’re in the middle of something painful and hard, it can feel like it will last forever. I was simply at that stage where it felt like I would never move past the end of this thing that had become such a huge part of my life and who I was. Luckily, I had a friend who could relate. And even though his answer was colossally disheartening, it helped to know that I wasn’t the only person who had ever felt that way.

It’s this same idea that makes moving on songs so completely necessary. No matter how you happen to be feeling at the time—sad, lonely, rage-filled, conflicted, or only somewhat melancholy—it helps to know that you’re not alone, that your pain is both personal and universal. And, ya, I think it’s safe to admit, that sometimes you just need to live (and wallow) in the painful moment you’re in too.

So to help you get through your breakup, I’ve compiled the ultimate list of moving on songs (with a little help from friends, the internet, and personal experience) for every stage of your breakup. From the early shock and denial, to the inevitable anger and the eventual acceptance, there are songs about moving on to help you get through each stage of your breakup and onto the next one.

Moving On Songs: The Full Playlist

Stage 1: Initial Pain and Suffering

    Stage 2: Loneliness 

      Stage 3: Remorse and Nostalgia

        Stage 5: Simply Missing the Other Person

          Stage 6: Feeling Like You’re Never Going to Get Over This

            Stage 7: Conflicted 

              Stage 8: Feeling Foolish and Stupid

                Stage 9: Anger with a Little Crazy Mixed In

                  Stage 10: Apathy

                    Stage 11: Thinking Of Giving Up On Love Altogether

                      Stage 12: Feeling Like You’ll Be Better One Day (Just Not Today)

                        Stage 13: Growing Stronger

                          Stage 14: Bittersweet Reflection 

                            Stage 15: Hopeful About Loving Again 

                              Hopefully, one or several of these moving on songs will have really struck a chord. Good luck! You’re doing great – now keep going.

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