3 Ways To Overcome Dating Burnout | Matt Monday
5/25/202618 min
Modern dating leads to burnout for a lot of people, especially those who use the apps. In my brand new video, I break down why so many people feel burnt out, disillusioned, and emotionally drained by today’s dating culture. From endless swiping to getting ghosted to dating defensively out of fear of rejection, it's tough out there. And unfortunately, many people are no longer dating to find connection, but simply trying to avoid getting hurt.
I explore why burnout has become so common, how heartbreak quietly follows people back into the dating pool, and the subtle ways modern dating trains us to perform instead of connect authentically. But this isn’t just a critique of modern dating and the apps. The episode shifts toward something deeper: I talk about how to maintain your confidence, reconnect with yourself, and stop letting disappointment harden you.
If you’ve ever wondered why dating feels heavier than it used to, or why so many people are quietly giving up on love, this episode will hit home in a big way.
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[upbeat music] It is not just in your head. Modern dating has become increasingly difficult. There is data that shows that almost 50% of women aged 25 to 44 will be single by 2030, says the Morgan Stanley data, which didn't say anything about how many men will be single by 2030, but let's ignore that slightly sexist statistic. Other data shows that fewer young adults are having sex now, and that many have just given up on dating entirely. Some men are turning their frustrations into looksmaxxing, a particularly nihilistic trend, and many women are opting out from dating altogether. The frustrations of modern dating are unlike any other generation prior, because even though ghosting, cheating, lying, manipulation, heartbreak, and lots of other terrible things have always existed, we are the first generation to experience them at the scale we do. Thank you, dating apps. The result is twofold. Dating feels broken, and we feel burned out. But I wanna present you with a surprising theory today, that dating being broken isn't the real threat to your love life. Your burnout is. For those of you that don't know me, I'm Matthew Hussey. I have been a coach for almost 20 years, have written two New York Times bestsellers in the category of love and relationships. Subscribe, like this video, and stick around until the end, because I have a really unique opportunity for you to get a solution to all of this. Today,