My Ipod keeps breaking head phones!

So i have an ipod one of those classic ones. well in the last month it has broken 3 pairs of head phones and i can't figure out why. what i mean by breaking is the sound only comes out of one of the speakers. I will admit that i am not useing the Ipod brand headphones  the ones i use are made by phillips. i did use the ones that came with the ipod and they lasted about two months what should i do?

I suggest:
1) Stop yanking the cables.
 
2) Buy some industrial-strength headphones.

" I suggest: 1) Stop yanking the cables.  2) Buy some industrial-strength headphones. "

mine sorta does that as well, also my screen doesnt work so i have to use the spoken menus lol

UUUUuuuuhhhhh, Try ear nubs?

Unplug your earbuds from your iPod before you put them back in your pocket when your done listening.  When you leave them plugged in they get thrown all around in your pocket and after some time it can break the connection.

@super_mario_john:
 when i walk  to work i often have my ipod in my pocket while it's playing music.  should i stop doing that? and if so how would you suggest i carry it.

I found these really high quality headphones for $15 once at WalMart. They were made by Koss, I think? They sounded great and were heavy duty but my little sister broke them. I can't seem to find them anywhere though. I hope I can soon.

What kind of headphones are you using? Cheap ones? Expensive ones? I figure that it's not the latter, considering that would eat up your wallet quickly.

I've learned to not wrap my earphones around my Zune when I carry it, and unplug them (I just coil them up semi-loosely in a circle and they last a lot longer this way). 
 
When I used to wrap them around the Zune (and have them plugged in) they'd eventually cut out near the connector (I'd have to move the connector around to get proper sound, and eventual they'd just die).
 
I had really good ones, with amazing Bass (and I can't seem to find them anymore)...they lasted about a year before a friends dog got to them. Lasted a bit longer before finally dying.

Don't leave your headphones plugged in when it's in your pocket. Best tip I ever got

It's the headphones, not the iPod. You need to buy more heavy duty ones, as aforementioned by others. Or buy Sony, they make some good stuff. (Seriously, I'm not kidding. Somehow my Sony headphones have lasted over a year, which I think is pretty astonishing for something I bought for $12.)