Below is an article posted on www.nydailynews.com. It’s cute? I think? Maybe this couple thought the baby disagreement would work its way out on its own over time. I bet that lesson was learned…
When a musically-inclined Brooklyn couple decided to call it quits, they created a breakup video to share the news with friends. Posted online late Wednesday, it’s a soon-to-be-viral YouTube hit. But for 30-year-old Jonathan Mann, it was simply a bittersweet ending to a five-year relationship.
“I want kids and she doesn’t,” Mann told the Daily News.
The lyrics of “We’ve Got To Break Up” reflect the Williamsburg couple’s baby-centric downfall and reassure friends they won’t have to pick sides. Mann says he and his ex-girlfriend, 31-year-old Ivory King, thought the music video would be the easiest way to break the news.
“I didn’t want to make a post on Facebook and have that be it,” he said. “And I didn’t want to have to explain it over and over to people, because that can be really painful. And I hoped it would feel cathartic to make this together, as sort of our final act,” he added.
It didn’t quite work that way.
“When it comes down to it, there’s no way to feel anything but sad in a situation like ours,” Mann said. Heartbreak aside, he’s been pleased by his friends’ reactions. “We’ve been together for so long that we have so many mutual friends, and it was a big thing to sort of split that up,” Mann said. “But people are being super supportive. They’re happy that we made this and that it’s amicable between us.”
The video was part of Mann’s ongoing “Song a Day” project.
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