Praise for Quit Dating Idiots

"This book helps girls and women identify the patterns and signs so you don't fall into the trap abusers set. Coercive control is often dressed up as romance?we've all been groomed and conditioned. Some of these men aren't just idiots - they are dangerous. Understand your worth, trust your gut, choose you and RUN."

?Laura?Richards, BSc, MSc, LL.D, Crime Analyst and Coercive Control Expert

“Laura Forbes delivers an insightful and refreshingly honest guide to modern dating that is as practical as it is engaging. With warmth and humor, she unpacks complex concepts like attachment styles and emotional patterns in a way that feels deeply relatable and easy to apply. As a family therapist, I especially value her emphasis on self-awareness and boundaries?captured powerfully in the idea that we’re not just encountering unhealthy dynamics, we’re often participating in them. This is a validating, empowering read that inspires real change.”

?Sylvia Kalicinski, PhD, author of Lonely AF

“Laura’s like the funny best friend, clear-eyed confidante and insightful coach every woman needs when love has started to feel confusing. With honesty, humor, and tenderness, she shares her own experience of relationships with ‘idiots' to show how easily intelligent women can find themselves stuck, then gently shines a light on the path back to healing, self-trust and the kind of Big Love you no longer have to earn, chase or shrink yourself to receive.”

?Jess Baker, Chartered Psychologist, author of The Super-Helper Syndrome

“As a counsellor who recognizes their own timeline of healing in this book from, 'idiot era,' to 'idiot amnesty,' and beyond, I can wholeheartedly recommend this book. It captures the stages of growth people have to undergo when navigating the modern dating landscape to no longer lapse back into self-abandonment in a way that's painfully relatable and equally hilarious.”

?Ken Reid, Counsellor and Attachment Styles Educator?

"Laura has lived every page of this book, and it shows. Quit Dating Idiots is funny, candid, and refreshingly honest, but underneath the stories and humor is real knowledge about how to break old patterns, and finally choose differently. If you've ever wondered why you keep ending up with the wrong person, this book will help you see why, and see yourself, in a whole new light. May your idiot era be over for good!"

?Hayley Carr, International Coach and NLP Trainer

“Reading Quit Dating Idiots feels like a really good chat with a close friend?the one with the funniest stories and the best advice. Viewed through the lens of Laura’s insight and advice, lots of parts of my life suddenly made more sense and I found myself laughing while I learned.”

?Claudia Gillow, founder of Deadly is the Female

"I wish I'd found Laura sooner. I was dating idiot after idiot until her insight opened my eyes to all the ways I was holding myself back. Today I'm with a kind, committed guy who is perfect for me, and I'm never left guessing. This book is full of the wisdom that helped me get there."

?Ilona Brannen, delighted client

“Laura has an almost magical ability to weave humor, authenticity, and insight into every page. It feels like sitting down with your best mate?the one who makes you laugh, helps you make sense of life, and leaves you seeing yourself and your relationships with fresh perspective. A deeply relatable and wonderfully honest read.”

?Helen Wilson, previous client

“Drop everything and DO NOT go on another date until you’ve read this! Shining a light on the patterns, beliefs and blind spots that keep us stuck dating idiots, this book brings truth, kindness and real-life examples that leave you stronger, clearer and ready to choose yourself.”

?Emily Bridger