Listen to this when
Your Type
when you're their friend and nothing more 💫
Who it's for
Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Your Type' is an 80s-inspired synth-pop song about unrequited love for someone who sees you as just a friend.
Pining, friend-zoned→Lighter, accepting
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Your Type" is a 1980s-inspired synth-pop song by Carly Rae Jepsen from her third studio album, Emotion (stylized E•MO•TION), released as a single in August 2015. It is a midtempo ballad about unrequited love: the narrator wants a romance with someone while believing she is not their type. Jepsen has said a man she fell for, who she later learned was gay, inspired the song.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: All ages
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 1, Scene 1
