We cannot control what happens in life, we can only control how we react to it. Perfect example: relationships. When a relationship is over, some people feed the need to evolve, to switch up their look — cut off a few inches, change the color… maybe even shave it all off in a psychotic Britney Spears moment. But why is it that changing ones hair, or overall appearance, serves as some kind of therapy? (t-hair-apy.)
In the musical South Pacific, a character named Nellie sings in the shower about the fact that she’s over her current love interest, and is going to “wash that man right outta my hair.” That is a line I have always sang to friends enduring a break up, but had never knew its origin. Its funny how once you’re over someone, you want to scrub the scent of them off of you.
I think there are a few reasons that a haircut or color can make one feel like a whole new man or woman. For one, you are literally cutting off the past few days/months/years from your head— removing unwanted memories. In a way, it represents the erasing of one’s past. You can snip, snip, snip he or she right out of your life.
Obviously altering your appearance, even slightly, is a way of starting over or re-branding yourself. It’s a way to feel renewed; it’s a way to regain your confidence; it’s a way to look damn good on that dreadful day when you two once more cross paths. After all, the best revenge is living well and to do that, you gotta be looking gooooooooood.
So lift that chin up, cut a few inches off your head, and move on. There’s other fish in the sea, and other hairstyles to be had.
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