Quit Dating Idiots : The No-BS Guide to Love, Boundaries, and Trusting Your Gut

著者名：Forbes, Laura

Jossey-Bass（2026/09/28発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9781394382590
• eISBN：9781394382606

Description

Clarity, insight, and emotional wisdom to choose love without settling or losing yourself

Quit Dating Idiots is a raw, relatable guide for anyone stuck in the pattern of chasing chemistry with emotionally unavailable partners. It helps readers understand how attachment styles, nervous system dysregulation, and limiting beliefs shape their dating lives—and how to break free from these cycles. Blending personal stories with client breakthroughs and practical tools, the book weaves psychological insight with warmth and wit, guiding readers to trust their gut, honor their truth, and build love stories that begin with themselves.

Written by Laura Forbes, a trauma-informed relationship coach and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) with over 166,000 Instagram followers, this book guides readers to:

• Understand emotional, psychological, somatic, and energetic roots of your dating life—and the real magic that happens when you start living in alignment with your truth
• Achieve self-worth and healthy boundaries, two essential requisites to build secure, fulfilling relationships
• Choose yourself again and again, instead of just dodging red flags
• Find the courage to walk away from someone who isn’t an idiot—but isn’t your future, either

Quit Dating Idiots is for anyone who’s been stuck in the loop of chasing chemistry, blaming themselves and surviving off a diet of stale breadcrumbs. It’s time for more, because secure love isn’t boring—it’s the revolution you’ve been waiting for.

Table of Contents

Introduction xiii

PART I ATTUNE 1
Chapter 1 Recognizing the Idiot Era 3
Chapter 2 Understanding Why You Stayed 23
Chapter 3 Confronting the Pattern 43
Chapter 4 Seeing the Fantasy for What It Is 63
Chapter 5 Protecting Yourself from the Seduction Trap 83

PART II ALIGN 103
Chapter 6 Following Your Body's Lead 105
Chapter 7 Dating with Discernment 123
Chapter 8 Embodying Your Secure Self 143

PART III ACTUALIZE 161
Chapter 9 Entering Your Big Love Era 163
Chapter 10 Living Life on Your Terms 181

Acknowledgments 199
About the Author 203