It might be more pleasurable to massage your eyeballs with a ghost pepper than see happy snaps of your ex’s engagement to a new love on social media. However, re-sharing crappy relationship memes to subtly dunk on them is not the wisest response. Ruby Rose‘s recent sadposting is a red flag for us all.
ICYMI, Ruby’s ex Jessica Origliasso just announced her engagement to boyfriend Kai Carlton, and whilst posting sad memes about it to her own followers is by no means the worst way she’s ever hit back, it’s still a little cringeworthy.
Ruby Rose flooded her Insta story with profound pics with captions like “When nails grow long, we cut nails not fingers. Similarly, when misunderstanding grow up, cut your ego, not your relationship.” Another of the posts was shared from an account called ‘spiritual_awakening_magic’ (need I say more?)
Even though venting feels like a good idea at the time, doing so publicly is only going to come back and bite you in the butt. Not only are you falling prey to your worse instincts, you’re just opening yourself up to a flurry of drags from your ex’s besties. Is getting ever deeper into the bitter feud really the healthiest option?
There are so many better things you can do instead of pulling a Ruby Rose and using the Internet to perpetuate your own misery. Some suggestions:
- Call a close, trusted friend who will listen to you rant. It’s still good to get things off your chest, but now you don’t have to worry about a paper trail.
- Have a social media detox. If you haven’t moved on yet, that’s okay, but you’re not going to if you’re more transfixed by the Insta-glamour than the offline world.
- Keep mental – or physical – notes on why the relationship had to end, and what you want to see in a future partner. Learn from their mistakes, and be introspective too. Usually there are two sides to a story.
- Burn an effigy. I’m kidding – it’s bushfire season.
A fresh start is always better than dwelling on the past. Beside, famous or otherwise, someone is going to keep the receipts on those crappy, cringey memes.