”You hear all the time that people can’t listen to certain music because it “reminds them too much” of their ex. But hopefully there’s something good to be taken out of any shitty relationship, even if that something happens to be the entire first season of The Wire that you swiped from his apartment after he told you that you wouldn’t “get” the show until you re-watched it a couple times. (Done! Thanks Dan!) As a culture fostered by a sense of community, we like to share our favorite things with those we care about. And if those things happen to outlast the relationship? So much the better. Truthfully, I’d rather be watching naked Alexander Skarsgard run around or debate Jack v. Sawyer till I’m blue in the face than still be dating the guys who got me into those shows. At least shows are consistent that way.

Drew Grant, Your Ex-Boyfriend, Pop Culture, And You (via)