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Posted: 2019-04-27T09:45:16Z | Updated: 2019-04-27T09:45:16Z

We can credit Ariana Grande for many things in this world: five studio albums beloved by Arianators worldwide, the resurgence of the ponytail , doughnut licking , making Pete Davidson a person we talk about.

Now, we can add a dating trend to the list: Grande-ing. Inspired by the lyrics of the chart-topper Thank U, Next , Grande-ing is taking a breakup in stride, learning from your experiences with your ex and moving on, knowing youll be A-OK on your own.

In the song, Grande name-checks her exes and gives props to each with the breeziness of someone going over their weekly grocery list: Thought Id end up with Sean/But he wasnt a match/Wrote some songs about Ricky/Now I listen and laugh, she sings.

She thanks Davidson, too, and the late Mac Miller Cause he was an angel before dropping her powerful post-split thesis: One taught me love, one taught me patience, and one taught me pain, now, Im so amazing. Ive loved and Ive lost, but thats not what I see. So, look what I got, look what you taught me.

The messaging is worlds away from scorched-earth breakup anthems like You Oughta Know , and has none of the desperation of a song like Nothing Compares 2 U . (Dont get us wrong; we love those songs, too.)

Its a new kind of breakup song and its clearly resonating with millennials. In a survey conducted by the dating app Plenty of Fish in December 2018, 50% of singles say they made a point to follow Grandes lead and let go of any negativity toward their exes.