Contributing Writer
Jules Bennett
Jules covers the practical side of getting over someone — apps, scripts, deletion ceremonies. Wrote the breakup column for two regional papers before joining Chaz full-time in 2025.
Freelance contributor at Vox, The Cut, Mel Magazine.
Articles by Jules Bennett

How to Actually Do No Contact (A Step-by-Step Guide)
A real step-by-step guide to going no contact with your ex — what to block, what to delete, what to expect, and how to handle the days you almost break it.

The 2 AM Text Prevention Plan
It's 2 AM, you're three drinks in, and your thumb is over their name. Here's the prevention plan to set up at 2 PM that saves you at 2 AM.

How to Stop Yourself From Texting Your Ex
The urge to text your ex hits hardest at three specific moments. Here's the moment-by-moment plan to not send it.

How to Handle Birthdays and Holidays During No Contact
Their birthday, your birthday, Christmas, your anniversary — the no-contact landmines. Here's the pre-game plan for each.

How to Stop Checking Your Ex's Social Media
The Instagram stalk-and-spiral is the no-contact equivalent of relapse. Here's how to actually stop, not just promise yourself you'll stop.

How to Delete Your Ex From Your Phone (For Real This Time)
Step-by-step: delete the contact, the thread, the photos, the auto-fill, the cloud backup, the saved Wi-Fi network. Yes, all of it.

How to Block Your Ex on Every Platform
The full block checklist: phone, email, Instagram, TikTok, X, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Spotify, Find My, Venmo, dating apps, and the platforms you forgot.

What to Do If Your Ex Texts You During No Contact
Your ex texted. Here's the decision tree: ignore, respond once, or break no contact entirely — and the question to ask yourself before any of it.

I Broke No Contact. Now What?
Breaking no contact isn't the end of no contact. Here's the honest reset protocol — what to log, what to forgive, and when to start the clock over.

How to Do No Contact When You Still Live Together
Doing no contact in shared space requires zone rules, schedule offset, and brutal logistics. Here's the playbook for the in-between weeks.

How to Do No Contact When You Have Kids Together
You can't go fully no contact when you co-parent — but you can do something close. Here's how to keep contact strictly logistical.

How to Do No Contact When You Work Together
Going no contact with a coworker ex is the hardest version. Here's how to stay professional without exchanging a single non-essential word.

Songs for No Contact: A Real Playlist (Not 'Drivers License' on Repeat)
The right songs for no contact aren't sad songs. They're songs that move you through grief and out the other side. Here's a 30-track playlist that does the work.