You’re not tired of love—you’re tired of auditioning. This deep-dive on modern dating burnout unpacks endless choice, swipe design, ghosting, and aesthetic capitalism—and offers a reset: slower pacing, clearer boundaries, and novelty inside commitment so chemistry actually lasts.

We didn’t lose the ability to love—we practiced leaving. This essay unpacks hookup culture and the brain: how repeated novelty trains attention and attachment, and how to retrain your body to stay—without killing desire. No moral panic, just evidence, movies, and practical shifts you can use.