Break Buddy turns waiting alone into waiting together.

In the Netherlands, thousands of people are waiting for gender care.

Every point of light is someone waiting. Maybe you are one of them. This place is here for you, at your pace.

The waitlist puts everyone in a queue. For years.

Waiting often starts to feel like one word:

You deserve a different word.

Someone who understands and stands beside you, if you want that. At your pace, free.

Find your buddy

in short

your pace

you decide together how often and how long

1 on 1

hand-matched, you decide whether it clicks

free

for everyone who signs up

how it works

No mountain of forms and nothing to prove. Four steps, at your pace, and you stay in charge.

  1. 1

    Sign up

    ± 10 min

    Tell us at your own pace who you are and what you are looking for. No strings attached.

  2. 2

    Getting acquainted

    1 conversation

    Someone from Break Buddy calls or emails you for a calm conversation.

  3. 3

    The match

    hand-picked

    Hand-picked. You decide whether it clicks.

  4. 4

    Onward together

    your pace

    Texting, calling or meeting up. You check in together regularly on how it feels.

on the road together

Two people sitting outside, laughing togetherTwo people going for a walkTwo people having coffee together

one voice

For the first time it did not feel like something I had to carry alone .

Zonnestraal · matched in 2025

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when you are ready

Waiting together feels lighter.

Break Buddy

Support for trans and non-binary people while waiting for gender-affirming care.

KvK 97571008

Kapittelweg 140 · Hilversum

NL08 TRIO 0321 1580 67

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