The ‘i’ve just been dumped’ care package

When you’re nursing a broken heart, sometimes the only thing to do is curl up in a ball and stare at the wall. Some cosy PJS and an adultappropriate blankie will make your friend’s misery cocoon a little less shit. 1. Zen Moon pyjama set, rrp $180 for shirt and pants, sukuhome.com and 12. Meridiana baby quilt, rrp $160, aneau.com. You know what helps alleviate rage and sorrow? Bashing things – like a homemade piñata

– with a wooden stick. Also, giving the finger, and channelling your anger into sarcastic (but cute) accessories. 2. Homemade piñata; 6. Nope earrings, rrp $30, yippywhippy.com and 10. The Finger print, rrp $90, indigo-orourke.com. The downside is, there will probably be tears. The upside? The resulting puffy eyes are an excuse to wear dark sunglasses and stalk about like you’re Anna Wintour. Hook your friend up with some nice, dark frames and equally nice, moisturising tissues. 3. Marmont sunglasses, rrp $199.99, valleyeyewear.com and 11. Forest Friendly tissues, rrp $24 for 12 boxes, au.whogivesacrap.org. For obvious reasons, break-ups can make you feel super-alone, so make sure to let your buddy know you care. 4. Here For You card, around $8, madamefancypants.com. Music can help a dumpee make their way through the inevitable stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, sadness and finally, acceptance. Cater to all moods with a carefully crafted mixtape, or get your hands on a tried-and-true classic break-up album. 5. DIY mix CD and 8. Fleetwood Mac – Rumours, rrp $36.95, readings.com.au. Some say a bath can cure anything. Though medical professionals may not agree, there is something restorative about a long, steamy soak in a tub jazzed up with a fistful of bath salts. 7. Soothing bath product. Once they’re past the sick-to-the-stomach phase, a lovesick human wants nothing more than to eat their feelings – plus all the chocolate and carbs they can fit in a shopping trolley. 9. Mork Australian Natives hot chocolate, rrp $26, morkchocolate.com.au. If they’re so inclined, give your pal a grog-fuelled break from their broken-hearted reality. But make sure you stick around while it’s going down (the gullet) – you’ll need to let them vent, and join in for a drunken sing-along. 13. Booze hipflask x David Shrigley, rrp $40, thirddrawerdown.com