Just Break Up: Relationship Advice from Your Queer Besties

This episode tackles topics like when your friends date your former enemies, why sex is terrifying, and Instagram drama.   Join us on Patreon and get an extra episode each week, a back catalog of 100+ episodes, and video! SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.com FACEBOOK: /justbreakuppod INSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppod TWITTER: @justbreakuppod BLIND DATE: The Romanovs: 1613-1918  Original music, recording, and editing by Spencer Wirth-Davis Advertise on Just Break Up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They debate whether taking breaks in relationships can actually help and how clear rules matter. The hosts examine if long-term friendships with exes can work and which boundaries protect them. They unpack the 'comma but' dating pattern and practical ways to show you want commitment. Quick takes include first-date prompts, sex and timing signals, and self-care when relationships end.

They debate asking for pubic hair grooming without shaming or controlling bodies. The hosts unpack preference versus body autonomy and offer phrasing to express sexual desires respectfully. Personal growth moments include shrugging off nipple-hair shame. Letters explore being the other woman, trauma-driven casual sex, and staying with an abusive partner, with candid advice on accountability and leaving to reclaim life.

They tackle shame and authenticity around past hookups and whether to disclose them to new partners. They question gendered expectations about friends who used to be lovers. They push back on the stigma of living with parents and offer ways to frame financial choices confidently. They explore when wanting more in a relationship is valid and how to tell lust from love without spoilers.

They tackle rebuilding relationships after breakups and whether exes can truly try again. Dating profile dos and don'ts get quick, practical tips on photos, tone, and declaring intentions. Conversations cover STI stigma, threats, and reclaiming worth. There is also guidance on forgiving yourself, preventing codependency, and doing the personal work needed to change.

They debate intellectual compatibility and what it really looks like in relationships. They unpack when understanding a partner becomes emotional abuse and how consent and boundaries get tangled. They explore how white supremacy shapes dating preferences and offer practices for self-love and resisting harmful beauty standards.

This episode tackles topics like dating and religion, confidence, and cheating.  Join us on Patreon and get an extra episode each week, a back catalog of 100+ episodes, and video! SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.com FACEBOOK: /justbreakuppod INSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppod TWITTER: @justbreakuppod BLIND DATE: Stardew Valley  Original music, recording, and editing by Spencer Wirth-Davis Advertise on Just Break Up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode tackles topics like being the sloppy ex, your friends' annoying boyfriends, and giving yourself permission to move on.  Join us on Patreon and get an extra episode each week, a back catalog of 100+ episodes, and video! SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.com FACEBOOK: /justbreakuppod INSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppod TWITTER: @justbreakuppod BLIND DATE: Pole Dancing  Original music, recording, and editing by Spencer Wirth-Davis Advertise on Just Break Up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode tackles topics like letting go of guilt, breaking up with your parents, and betting on the future.   Join us on Patreon and get an extra episode each week, a back catalog of 100+ episodes, and video! SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.com FACEBOOK: /justbreakuppod INSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppod TWITTER: @justbreakuppod BLIND DATE: The Ezra Klein Show - "I build a world with fantasy master N.K. Jemisin"  Original music, recording, and editing by Spencer Wirth-Davis Advertise on Just Break Up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode tackles topics like situationships that go on for way too long, the small heartbreaks that keep giving, and #foreveralone.   Join us on Patreon and get an extra episode each week, a back catalog of 100+ episodes, and video! SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.com FACEBOOK: /justbreakuppod INSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppod TWITTER: @justbreakuppod BLIND DATE: Schitt's Creek  Original music, recording, and editing by Spencer Wirth-Davis Advertise on Just Break Up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices