Just Break Up: Relationship Advice from Your Queer Besties

Having empathy is not at odds with demanding accountability. You can respond compassionately to someone’s struggles and still advocate for what you need to have a healthy, functioning relationship with them—anywhere from setting a series of small boundaries to cutting them off completely. Join us on Patreon for an extra weekly episode, exclusive livestreams, and more!SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your ex’s new relationship did not rise out of the corpse of your old one. Some people choose to leave us (and in decidedly cruel ways, too). It’s definitely unfair that we’re forced to carry the pain of their actions, but we CAN rightsize our trauma and investigate what’s hiding behind our embarrassment.Join us on Patreon for an extra weekly episode, exclusive livestreams, and more!SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Valentine's Day! Or Not. Whatever, it's just a Tuesday.Join us on Patreon for an extra weekly episode, exclusive livestreams, and more!SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodBLIND DATE: Food Science BabeJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adult friendships are HARD. But they’re worth it, even if every new friend won’t be your BFF (or show you their butt, *cough cough* Sam). By recognizing the extreme diversity in human relationships, we can meet people where they are, enforce our boundaries, and enjoy the connection as is without expecting all friends to fulfill all needs. Join us on Patreon for an extra weekly episode, exclusive livestreams, and more!SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dating again after marriage? Welcome to your second adolescence! Be kind to yourself as you learn this new skill, especially if you’re carrying around grief that you don’t know where to put. Start challenging your own preferences as you explore the parameters of your desire—don’t worry, you’re not wasting anyone’s time. Join us on Patreon for an extra weekly episode, exclusive livestreams, and more!SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodBLIND DATE: Food Science BabeJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get this lady a horse so that she can ride outta that wedding! If you need more time to make a major life decision, take it. Just make sure the decision is “do I want to marry THIS man, THIS month?” and not “do I want to be with this man or this OTHER man?” (or worse, the IDEA of this other man).Join us on Patreon for an extra weekly episode, exclusive livestreams, and more!SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s okay to want to be with someone who has more to say. But it’s more important to figure out what their silence triggers in you. If your anxiety monster will allow it, imagine what it would feel like to believe your partner when they say “I’m fine.”Join us on Patreon for an extra weekly episode, exclusive livestreams, and more!SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you believe sexuality is more complicated than checking a box?! It’s physical, nebulous, and doesn’t need to be confirmed or denied by your partnerships. Whether you stay in a safe, loving relationship with a man, end your marriage to pursue passionate sex with a woman, or explore an in-between that works for you, you don’t need immediate clarity—or a label.Join us on Patreon for an extra weekly episode, exclusive livestreams, and more!SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodBLIND DATE: Boys In BlueJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parents aren’t some little nuggets to be unearthed. For the healthiest relationship with them, the trick is setting reasonable expectations and boundaries that are more sustainable than trying to change them, and learning to give yourself the thing you desperately wish they’d give you (easier said than done, we know).Join us on Patreon for an extra weekly episode, exclusive livestreams, and more!SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yes, breakups are a mindf*** on every single level. But just because your ex is having a reaction you can’t see doesn’t mean your relationship wasn’t important. It means you don’t have access to each other anymore, but you do have teammates you can turn to. (And if all else fails, you can always call upon The Block, or its trusted sidekick, The Mute.)Join us on Patreon for an extra weekly episode, exclusive livestreams, and more!SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices