
Learning to Unlove
A Compassionate Guide to Ending Any RelationshipBy Marie SaldsonLength5h 6m
About this audiobook
Most books about love are for starting it, fixing it, or grieving it after you've been left. But
what if you're the one who has to say goodbye? Ending a relationship is one of life's most profound and painful challenges, steeped in guilt, uncertainty, and a loneliness that few resources acknowledge.
This book is the missing guide for the person who carries the heavy weight of that decision. It validates the agonizing process of knowing a relationship must end and provides a clear, compassionate framework for navigating this difficult journey with integrity.
'Learning to Unlove' is a comprehensive roadmap that walks you through every stage of a breakup or divorce, from the moment you realize something is wrong to the complex process of rebuilding your life. It offers practical, actionable advice on how to break up with kindness,
how to manage the difficult conversation, and how to tell your friends and family. This guide provides the tools to handle the emotional fallout, including the overwhelming guilt after a breakup, and helps you find your footing in the first days, weeks, and months of being on your own.
With dedicated chapters on the unique challenges of both unmarried separation and the formal divorce process, this guide is inclusive of all relationships—long-term or short-term, LGBTQ+ or heterosexual, with or without children. It provides clear-eyed advice on dividing assets, navigating co-parenting, and establishing a new, healthy relationship with your ex. Complete with appendices on U.S. family law, finding legal help, and co-parenting apps, it is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to end a relationship with the least possible harm.
Ultimately, this is more than a manual for ending a relationship;
it's a guide to honoring your truth while extending compassion to everyone involved. It will empower you to move through one of life's most difficult transitions not as a villain, but as a person making a courageous choice. Learn how to say an honest goodbye and begin the essential work of emotional healing and rediscovering who you are now.
Audiobook details
GenreSelf-Help
Length5 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 16, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Learning to Unlove
15Part IV: The Emotional Work
2Part I: Before the Conversation
16Chapter 10: Guilt
3Introduction: You're Not a Bad Person for Getting Here
17Chapter 11: The First Days
4Chapter 1: The Weight of Knowing
18Chapter 12: The First Weeks and Months
5Chapter 2: It's Not the Same Relationship Twice
19Chapter 13: Your Relationship With Your Ex
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6Chapter 3: Before You Say Anything
20Part V: Moving Forward
7Part II: The Conversation
21Chapter 14: Who You Are Now
8Chapter 4: How to Have the Ending Conversation
22Chapter 15: When to Seek Help
9Chapter 5: Telling the People Around You
23Conclusion: The Honest Goodbye Was Always About You, Too
10Part III: The Legal Landscape
24Appendix A: US Family Law Quick Reference
11Chapter 6: If You're Not Married
25Appendix B: Finding Legal Help
12Chapter 7: Divorce in the United States
26Appendix C: Crisis and Support Resources
13Chapter 8: Dividing What You Built Together
27Appendix D: Recommended Further Reading
14Chapter 9: When Children Are Involved
28Appendix E: Co-Parenting Apps and Tools