How to Become Obsessed With Harry Styles
A step by step guide to becoming the ultimate Harry Styles fan
Written by Ivy Fellmeth
Ivy Fellmeth
Step 1) Become aware of his existence. I don’t think there were many adolescent gals during 2011-2015 like myself that weren’t aware of the boy band One Direction. From what I remember, they were absolutely everywhere. If you weren’t already aware of his existence, you are now. You’re welcome.
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How to Become Obsessed with Harry Styles
Step 2) Think you’re too “quirky” to be a fan. When One Direction blew up like they did, it seemed like everyone was obsessing over them. I, however, am not like other girls. I knew their really popular songs, like What Makes You Beautiful, but what’s so special about four British boys and one Irish one? Nothing, in my opinion. NOTE: This isn’t essential to the process, it’s just how I did it :)
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Step 3) Be devastated when they break up anyway. When 1D went their separate ways in 2015, 13 year old me couldn’t help but be upset. In hindsight, I think it was an indication that I was, in fact, a fan. For the sake of my pride, though, let’s just say I couldn’t care less about them ;)
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How to Become Obsessed with Harry Styles
Step 4) Realize Sign of the Times is an absolute masterpiece. After the announcement of 1D’s “hiatus”, Harry released his first single in 2017 titled “Sign of the Times”. I gave it a listen, not having very high expectations. It was different from the typical pop I normally listened to, but boy did I freak with it. If you don’t freak with “Sign of the Times”, you’re a lost cause and you can stop reading now.
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Step 5) Listen to his album in a totally non-obsessive way. About a month after the release of Sign of the Times, Harry released his first solo album, ‘Harry Styles’. A few of the songs really suited my fancy, like ‘Sweet Creature’ and ‘From the Dining Table’, and I listened to them a decent amount. Keep in mind, you should not be obsessed but a casual fan at this point.
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How to Become Obsessed with Harry Styles
Step 6) Find yourself on One Direction Tik Tok years later. For whatever reason, five years after they broke up, I ended up on One Direction Tik Tok. It revived the fangirl in me, the only difference this time around being that I was mature enough to admit it. If this doesn’t happen by accident like it did with me, you may have to manually get yourself on One Direction Tik Tok.
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Step 7) Feel unsatisfied and proceed to watch and listen to EVERYTHING that involves them. My personal approach to this step was to begin by watching their entire X-Factor journey on Youtube. I moved on to interviews, music videos, their movie, and anything else I could get my hands on. There’s no right or wrong way to do this, so just do whatever works best for you.
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How to Become Obsessed with Harry Styles
Step 8) Establish Harry as your favorite member. I’ve always known Harry is my number 1, but if you have a different favorite, that’s ok! It’s never too late to make the switch. Establishing Harry as your favorite is important, because this is what kick starts the obsession. NOTE: I love them all very dearly, Harry’s just my fav.
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Step 9) Listen to his albums in a totally obsessive way. At this point, Harry has two solo albums out, ‘Harry Styles’ and ‘Fine Line’. Since every song on both albums is a banger, you have to listen to them *excessively*. This includes being in the .5% of his listeners on Spotify wrapped. THIS IS CRUCIAL.
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How to Become Obsessed with Harry Styles
Step 10) Consume all of the hontent (Harry content) you possibly can. Solely listening to Harry’s music isn’t enough to become obsessed. Just like what we did with One Direction, you have to watch every interview, every music video, every concert clip, every TV appearance, etc. If your friends and family are concerned for you at this point, you’re on the right track.
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Step 11) Let EVERYONE in your life know that you love Harry Styles. The way I do this is by bringing him up in conversations that have absolutely nothing to do with him. I also defend his unconventional fashion choices with my life against my conservative family members. This step can be accomplished in many ways, but the end goal is the same, and that is to make everyone around you all too aware of your undying love for him.
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How to Become Obsessed with Harry Styles
I <3 Harry
Step 12) Make being a Harry fan your only personality trait. I have had multiple people tell me that when they see anything Harry Styles related, they think of me. Some call it concerning, I call it a compliment. At this point you can consider yourself obsessed. It doesn’t stop here, though. Your obsession will only grow. This is just where I am on my journey. It’s different for everyone, and it’s beautiful.
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