Made a Vday Mix inspired by Skinny Love and re:Stacks
Well not because of Bon Iver’s recent Grammy win but because it’s something personal. The idea came from Justin Vernon’s interview in Pitchfork. He explained what Skinny Love meant when he wrote it.
…you’re in a relationship because you need help, but that’s not necessarily why you should be in a relationship. And that’s skinny. It doesn’t have weight. Skinny love doesn’t have a chance because it’s not nourished.
When asked about how to stay growing in a relationship, this is what he had to say:
It has a lot to do with realizing that, no matter how much you care about a person, you have to be able to know that you can sit down at night and be happy with who you are without that person. That’s really hard when you’re a lonely emo kid. But you can do it. You should be able to have happiness. If you don’t have that, then you’re not really bringing your whole self to the relationship. You’re using each other as a crutch. But I could be totally fucking wrong.
Mr. Vernon is right. Don’t go rush in into something when you, yourself is not ready. Stay in the pit stop for a while until everything’s almost fixed. Be balanced, be fine, be patient and be kind. If you become one, then the unlocking and the lift away happens and you can say with confidence that “your love will be safe with me.”
Download the mix here.
