9 Ways Beirut Won’t Let You Get Over Your Ex

Break-ups are difficult, but breaking up in Beirut? That’s a real b*tch. Here are 9 ways Beirut constantly reminds you of your ex. 1. Their parents still message you. Receiving “Saba7 el wared” pictures every single morning from the woman who birthed your ex-partner won’t particularly help you get over them. 2. Everyone asks about them, all the time. From the dekkanje to the natour, everyone is gonna be like, “wen hal benet yaly betdal ma3ek? Salmeele 3alaya”. 3. You run into them nonstop. Especially since there are only a handful of spots left in the city. 4. The banking crisis forced you to share a Netflix account. 5. If you want to go to the beach in Beirut, you will most definitely run into them. You know, since there are a total of 3 beaches in the city. 6. You escape to Batroun, only to bump into them. And you thought you were so slick. 7. Friends will invite you to the same hang outs because they have not gotten the memo yet. 8. They’ll be in the background of every Instagram post. 9. Sheer probability. There are three places to drink/dine in Beirut: Mar Mikhael, Badaro, and Hamra. So you have a 1/3 chance to bump into them while being completely shitfaced every Friday night. Don’t blame me, blame math.