She stopped working out to cry over a breakup — her brother’s brutal response made her laugh again

Losing an important relationship causes heartbreak and takes a toll on a person’s everyday life. A woman named Grace Hunter (@amazinggraceee_xoxo) shared that she was experiencing a breakup, and felt overwhelmed by the painful feelings. She shared a video where she had to abruptly stop working out at the gym to take a few minutes and just let the pain course through her. Seeing her despair, her siblings, Joy and Xavier Hunter, tried to comfort her. However, one brutally honest statement from her brother caused her to burst into laughter immediately. It’s a one-of-a-kind support everyone could use. 

According to a study by S Subatraa Subramaniam, et al., breakups can have different but painful impacts on people. It causes a mental strain that leads to a feeling of sadness, loss, and helplessness. It is one of the most profound losses a person can go through and has different stages of grief attached to it. This can make it difficult to function in everyday life and even affect one’s identity, purpose, and other aspects of their life. Grace sat in the gym, feeling dejected and empty. “You know why I’m sad,” she told her sister, Joy, who paused her own workout to go comfort Grace.

Joy tried her best to convince her and hype her up, but all in vain. Sensing the uphill battle this was going to be, she motioned to their brother, Xavier, and told him what was happening. “She’s letting this stupid breakup get to her, man,” Joy said. He immediately responded with straightforward honesty. “What breakup? Y’all weren’t even together!” The sisters were caught off guard and burst into laughter. “Delusional!” he exclaimed, “Unless ya’ll know something I don’t know,” he confidently added, as the sisters laughed hard, causing him to break character too. 

This brother knew he had to comfort his sister, but he didn’t want to rely on sympathy. He knew brutal humor and accuracy expressed with love would work perfectly. Grace looked up, trying to explain, emphasizing how much she loves the guy. To this, Xavier gave a response that was eye-opening to many. “You were attracted to him, you don’t even know him for real,” he said. The man was cautious and understanding in the way he spoke, but he ensured he did his role as a protective and wise brother. 

“You want to get to know him? Just ask his girlfriend. Maybe you’ll get some insider trader knowledge,” he remarked. Grace could no longer hide her smile. As painful as her situation was, it was relieving to know her siblings had her back. Besides, laughing about pain, pasts, and breakups is sometimes a much-needed catharsis for any growing individual. “Get out of delulu, mama!” the brother supportively said, reminding her of who she was and that she had the strength and confidence to overcome anything. “It’s gonna be okay, sis,” Joy said while comforting her. 

In her video's caption, Grace wrote, “When you ask your brother for relationship advice. Never again.” The video ended with Xavier showing tough love like every other brother — love filled with humor. “My shaylaa!” he teasingly said, leaving Grace staring at him but smiling at the same time. It’s the beauty of every intact brother-sister relationship! @thebackbarbie said, “Highkey, I think we all need to take his advice.” @triqqa_hd added, “Us brothers have the most outta pocket, most real things to say to our sisters. Take heed, shawty.” @brittanyrcoates said, “Sometimes all you need is an unapologetic brother to knock some sense into you.”

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