Just Stop Dating

The science of love, relationships, and breakups

We’re not anti-love. We’re just pro-understanding about relationships.

Just Stop Dating is a multimedia platform exploring the neuropsychology of dating.

Why “Just Stop Dating” ?

Because maybe the answer isn’t in the next swipe. It’s in understanding why you’re swiping in the first place.

Blog

Field Notes

Dating Horror Stories & Science.

Podcast

Just Stop Dating

Brains. Breakups. Bullsh!t.

The Lab

The Toolkit

Quizzes. Guides. Clarity.

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Useful Tools

First Date Questions
Dating App Bios
Breakup Survival

This isn’t a dating blog.

It’s a reality check for anyone who’s ever felt hopeful, confused, ghosted, obsessed, heartbroken, or just plain over it.

We mix neuroscience, psychology, lived experience, and a healthy dose of “what even is this?” to unpack love without sugarcoating it.

Say What You Mean

Get scripts, conversation starters, ideas for dates, and everything in between.

24/7 Support

We’ll help you connect with the right person. Search our directory.


Emotional Damage

Breakups, betrayal, ghosting, and the emotional aftermath of dating disasters. Zero pity and maximum clarity.

Brains Behaving Badly

The neuroscience, attachment styles, trauma responses, and hormone-fueled chaos that shapes who we are attracted to.

Women, Explained (Poorly)

Female behavior while dating: the good, the delusional, and the untexted-back. Understand the science of “what the actual…?”

Main Character Syndrome

Narcissists, love bombers, social media manipulators, and people performing relationships for the plot but not the person.

Queer Chaos

Pansexuality, gender fluidity, identity shifts, and the unique weirdness of queer dating from euphoria to erasure.

Dating Read Receipts

We have the receipts let’s critique real text messages and DMs. Avoid these critical mistakes and learn how to get past “wyd?”

Maybe Just Stop Dating?

It’s not always cuffing season. We get dating burnout and need some help recovering and glowing-up.

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