Listen free for 30 days
-
Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay
- A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Decide Whether to Stay In or Get Out of Your Relationship
- Narrated by: Adriane McNeely
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wish list failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy Now for $26.00
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
You may also enjoy...
-
When Good People Have Affairs
- Inside the Hearts & Minds of People in Two Relationships
- Written by: Mira Kirshenbaum
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A world-renowned therapist, Mira Kirshenbaum has treated thousands of people caught in the powerful drama over what to do when an affair rocks their emotional lives. Now, in When Good People Have Affairs, Kirshenbaum puts her unsurpassed experience into one clear, calming place. She leads listeners through six easy-to-navigate steps that will take anyone from anxiety to clarity, and identifies 17 types of affairs, helping listeners figure out which type they're in and what it means.
-
-
Basic
- By Bee on 2023-10-26
Written by: Mira Kirshenbaum
-
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
- A Guide to Knowing If Your Relationship Can - and Should - Be Saved
- Written by: Lundy Bancroft, JAC Patrissi
- Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this supportive and straightforward guide, Lundy Bancroft, the author of Why Does He Do That?, and communication specialist JAC Patrissi offer a way for women to practically take stock of their relationships and move forward, with or without their partners.
-
-
Nails it in every way
- By Atosa on 2019-08-04
Written by: Lundy Bancroft, and others
-
Before You Split
- Find What You Really Want for the Future of Your Marriage
- Written by: Toni Nieuwhof
- Narrated by: Toni Nieuwhof
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
If you’ve ever wanted to say, “I can’t do this anymore!” out of frustration with your marriage, you’re definitely not alone. In this practical and insightful guide, former divorce attorney Toni Nieuwhof shows that even if you feel disconnected or stuck in your troubled marriage - and worry about its impact on your kids - there is a way forward.
-
-
A Must Read
- By KimV on 2021-01-30
Written by: Toni Nieuwhof
-
I Love You but I Don’t Trust You
- The Complete Guide to Restoring Trust in Your Relationship
- Written by: Mira Kirshenbaum
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Is my relationship worth saving? Will the trust ever come back? How can things be good between us again? Whether broken trust is due to daily dishonesties, a monumental betrayal, or even a history of hurts from the past, it can put a relationship at risk. This is the first book to show you exactly what to do to restore trust in your relationship, regardless of how it was damaged.
-
-
learning a new language
- By Suren on 2021-11-23
Written by: Mira Kirshenbaum
-
This Is How Your Marriage Ends
- A Hopeful Approach to Saving Relationships
- Written by: Matthew Fray
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
One night during his divorce, after one too many vodkas and a call with a phone-in-therapist who told him to “journal his feelings,” Matthew Fray started a blog. He needed to figure out how his ex-wife went from the eighteen-year-old college freshman who adored him to the angry woman who thought he was an asshole and left him. As he pieced together the story of his marriage and its end, Matthew began to realize a hard truth: even though he was a decent guy, he was a bad husband.
-
-
Helpful
- By Kathleen on 2023-06-12
Written by: Matthew Fray
-
How to Help Your Spouse Heal from Your Affair
- A Compact Manual for the Unfaithful
- Written by: Linda J. MacDonald
- Narrated by: Tamara Marston
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Once an affair comes to light, many unfaithful persons "wake up" and want to save their marriages. Yet they usually make terrible mistakes in their bungled attempts to win back their partners' trust. Linda J. MacDonald, an infidelity specialist for 23 years, has identified behaviors and attitudes that determine unfaithful persons' success or failure to mend their marriages after the wrecking ball of an affair. How to Help Your Spouse Heal from Your Affair offers practical advice for those who've strayed and want a second chance.
-
-
Cheaters read this book!
- By JackAss on 2020-07-13
Written by: Linda J. MacDonald
-
When Good People Have Affairs
- Inside the Hearts & Minds of People in Two Relationships
- Written by: Mira Kirshenbaum
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A world-renowned therapist, Mira Kirshenbaum has treated thousands of people caught in the powerful drama over what to do when an affair rocks their emotional lives. Now, in When Good People Have Affairs, Kirshenbaum puts her unsurpassed experience into one clear, calming place. She leads listeners through six easy-to-navigate steps that will take anyone from anxiety to clarity, and identifies 17 types of affairs, helping listeners figure out which type they're in and what it means.
-
-
Basic
- By Bee on 2023-10-26
Written by: Mira Kirshenbaum
-
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
- A Guide to Knowing If Your Relationship Can - and Should - Be Saved
- Written by: Lundy Bancroft, JAC Patrissi
- Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this supportive and straightforward guide, Lundy Bancroft, the author of Why Does He Do That?, and communication specialist JAC Patrissi offer a way for women to practically take stock of their relationships and move forward, with or without their partners.
-
-
Nails it in every way
- By Atosa on 2019-08-04
Written by: Lundy Bancroft, and others
-
Before You Split
- Find What You Really Want for the Future of Your Marriage
- Written by: Toni Nieuwhof
- Narrated by: Toni Nieuwhof
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
If you’ve ever wanted to say, “I can’t do this anymore!” out of frustration with your marriage, you’re definitely not alone. In this practical and insightful guide, former divorce attorney Toni Nieuwhof shows that even if you feel disconnected or stuck in your troubled marriage - and worry about its impact on your kids - there is a way forward.
-
-
A Must Read
- By KimV on 2021-01-30
Written by: Toni Nieuwhof
-
I Love You but I Don’t Trust You
- The Complete Guide to Restoring Trust in Your Relationship
- Written by: Mira Kirshenbaum
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Is my relationship worth saving? Will the trust ever come back? How can things be good between us again? Whether broken trust is due to daily dishonesties, a monumental betrayal, or even a history of hurts from the past, it can put a relationship at risk. This is the first book to show you exactly what to do to restore trust in your relationship, regardless of how it was damaged.
-
-
learning a new language
- By Suren on 2021-11-23
Written by: Mira Kirshenbaum
-
This Is How Your Marriage Ends
- A Hopeful Approach to Saving Relationships
- Written by: Matthew Fray
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
One night during his divorce, after one too many vodkas and a call with a phone-in-therapist who told him to “journal his feelings,” Matthew Fray started a blog. He needed to figure out how his ex-wife went from the eighteen-year-old college freshman who adored him to the angry woman who thought he was an asshole and left him. As he pieced together the story of his marriage and its end, Matthew began to realize a hard truth: even though he was a decent guy, he was a bad husband.
-
-
Helpful
- By Kathleen on 2023-06-12
Written by: Matthew Fray
-
How to Help Your Spouse Heal from Your Affair
- A Compact Manual for the Unfaithful
- Written by: Linda J. MacDonald
- Narrated by: Tamara Marston
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Once an affair comes to light, many unfaithful persons "wake up" and want to save their marriages. Yet they usually make terrible mistakes in their bungled attempts to win back their partners' trust. Linda J. MacDonald, an infidelity specialist for 23 years, has identified behaviors and attitudes that determine unfaithful persons' success or failure to mend their marriages after the wrecking ball of an affair. How to Help Your Spouse Heal from Your Affair offers practical advice for those who've strayed and want a second chance.
-
-
Cheaters read this book!
- By JackAss on 2020-07-13
Written by: Linda J. MacDonald
-
Fool Me Once
- Should I Take Back My Cheating Husband?
- Written by: Caroline Madden PhD
- Narrated by: Cathi Colas
- Length: 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
You've discovered that your husband has cheated on you. Maybe, you've discovered incriminating emails or text messages from his lover, or worse, you have actually seen them together. Your world is crashing down. You feel like a nuclear bomb just decimated your entire world, and you are trying to shield yourself from the fallout. This is very likely the most painful experience you've ever had. You've been sucker-punched in the soul. Infidelity in marriage makes you doubt everything, including your own judgement.
Written by: Caroline Madden PhD
-
How to Decide When to End a Long-Term Relationship
- Written by: Steve Pavlina
- Narrated by: Florian Höper
- Length: 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Relationships are among of the most complex aspects of our lives, particularly long-term relationships such as marriage. Your relationships can elevate you to new heights or drag you down into the dumps. But what if you're somewhere in the middle?
-
-
Awful deceptive excuse for a book
- By Rebecca Rees on 2024-02-28
Written by: Steve Pavlina
-
The State of Affairs
- Rethinking Infidelity
- Written by: Esther Perel
- Narrated by: Esther Perel
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
An affair: It can rob a couple of their relationship, their happiness, their very identity. And yet this extremely common human experience is so poorly understood. Adultery has existed since marriage was invented, and so, too, the prohibition against it - in fact it has a tenacity that marriage can only envy. Iconic couples' therapist and best-selling author of Mating in Captivity Esther Perel returns with a groundbreaking and provocative look at infidelity, arguing for a more nuanced and less judgmental conversation about our transgressions.
-
-
A Romantic’s View
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-04-18
Written by: Esther Perel
-
You Can Heal Your Heart
- Finding Peace After a Breakup, Divorce, or Death
- Written by: David Kessler, Louise L. Hay
- Narrated by: Louise Hay, David Kessler
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In You Can Heal Your Heart, self-empowerment luminary Louise Hay and renowned grief and loss expert David Kessler have come together to start a conversation on healing after loss. Louise and David discuss the emotions and thoughts that occur when a relationship leaves you brokenhearted, a marriage ends in divorce, or a loved one dies.
-
-
Great for sorting your head out after a breakup
- By Nat on 2021-05-03
Written by: David Kessler, and others
-
Summary of Sue Johnson’s Hold Me Tight
- Written by: IDB Books
- Narrated by: Sally Smith
- Length: 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Logic is a terrific problem-solving tool, but it rarely fixes matters of the heart. If you need to improve your romantic relationship, radical honesty is the best bet.... Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.
Written by: IDB Books
-
If We're Together, Why Do I Feel So Alone?
- How to Build Intimacy with an Emotionally Unavailable Partner
- Written by: Holly Parker PhD
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Living with an emotionally absent partner can be overwhelming. Constantly overcoming the silent distance can leave you with the sense that the give and take in your relationship has disappeared. But even the most broken relationship can be reinvigorated. In helping real-world couples achieve fulfilling futures, Harvard University clinical psychologist Dr. Holly Parker has developed a program filled with practical exercises and powerful advice for individuals on both sides of an emotionally damaged relationship.
Written by: Holly Parker PhD
-
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It
- Written by: Patricia Love, Steven Stosny
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Men are right. The "relationship talk" does not help. Dr. Patricia Love’s and Dr. Steven Stosny’s How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It reveals the stunning truth about marital happiness: Love is not about better communication. It's about connection.
-
-
Marriage SOS
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-09-17
Written by: Patricia Love, and others
-
Leave a Cheater, Gain a Life
- The Chump Lady's Survival Guide
- Written by: Tracy Schorn
- Narrated by: Laura Copland
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Leave a Cheater, Gain a Life is a no-nonsense self-help guide for anyone who has ever been cheated on. Here's advice not based on saving your relationship after infidelity - but saving your sanity. When it comes to cheating, a lot of the attention is focused on cheaters - their unmet needs or their challenges with monogamy. But Tracy Schorn (aka Chump Lady) lampoons such blameshifting and puts the focus squarely on the cheated-upon (chumps) and their needs.
-
-
it helped me!
- By janice on 2023-08-18
Written by: Tracy Schorn
-
The New Rules of Marriage
- What You Need to Know to Make Love Work
- Written by: Terrence Real
- Narrated by: Marc Cashman
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this extraordinary audiobook, Terrence Real, distinguished therapist and best-selling author, offers women a set of effective tools with which they can create the truly intimate relationships they desire and deserve. He guides you through the process of relationship repair with exercises that you can do alone or with your partner.
-
-
A brilliant stroke of common sensical wisdom
- By Q on 2019-11-06
Written by: Terrence Real
-
The Baby Decision
- How to Make the Most Important Choice of Your Life
- Written by: Merle Bombardieri MSW LICSW
- Narrated by: Kathleen Godwin
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Baby or child-free? Which will it be? Is this decision keeping you up at night? Do you feel terrified you will regret your decision? Are you paralyzed by this high-stakes choice? Now, you can get off the fence and get on with your life. Imagine your relief when you discover the right choice and break free from obsession. Picture yourself enjoying the pleasures of parenthood or the freedom and spontaneity of living child-free.
-
-
Interesting point of view
- By Anne-Marie F. on 2024-01-25
Written by: Merle Bombardieri MSW LICSW
-
After the Affair, Third Edition
- Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful
- Written by: Janis A. Spring
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From a clinical psychologist who served as a clinical supervisor in the Department of Psychology at Yale University, received the CPA’s award for Distinguished Contribution to the Practice of Psychology, and has treated couples and trained therapists for over four decades, this newly updated, award-winning book provides concrete, proven strategies for those who seek to survive their partner’s infidelity and to rebuild the relationship after an affair. This new third edition of After the Affair helps guide both hurt and unfaithful partners through three stages of healing.
-
-
Must Read! Very Accurate! Exactly what both Hurt and Unfaithful partners need to read
- By Desmond Soon on 2021-11-15
Written by: Janis A. Spring
-
Getting Past Your Breakup
- How to Turn a Devastating Loss into the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You
- Written by: Susan J. Elliott
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s over - and it really hurts. But as unbelievable as it may seem when you are in the throes of heartache, you can move past your breakup. Forget about trying to win your ex back. Forget about losing yourself and trying to make this person love you. Forget it! Starting today, this breakup is the best time to change your life for the better, inside and out. Getting Past Your Breakup is a proven road map for overcoming the painful end of any romantic relationship, even divorce.
-
-
I Really Needed This Boost :)
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-09-18
Written by: Susan J. Elliott
Publisher's Summary
To make up or break up? Whether you’re just getting serious or have a long-term commitment, no other question causes so much heartache and self-doubt. Many other books tell you how to fix your relationship. This groundbreaking best seller is the first one to help you choose whether you should try—or you need to go.
Psychotherapist Mira Kirshenbaum draws on years of research and her work with real-life couples to help you make the right decision. She shows you how to diagnose your unique situation with self-analysis and questions like these, which get to the very heart of your problems:
Mira Kirshenbaum provides expert guidelines that are the key to making all your choices, concrete steps that you can implement right now, and the ultimate way to determine your personal bottom line—what you need to be happy. This remarkably insightful and probing guide offers advice that lets you see the truth about your relationship—and with wisdom and compassion, it helps you act with the confidence of knowing that, whether you decide to go or stay, you are doing the very best thing.
What the critics say
More from the same
What listeners say about Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Cristina Marquez
- 2024-03-30
this book helped me greatly
It was very helpful book to find clarity and get out of my ambivalence with my marriage.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Nikki
- 2022-05-30
lots of info
this is an excellent book has alot of info and questions to ask yourself
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Rémi
- 2019-01-16
if you are in doubt...
almost 40 questions to ask yourself with statistics to back the odds of you being happy or not. definately usefull.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- J T
- 2023-01-07
Clear and helpful
I found this book very well written and helpful. It untangles so many different issues that can arise in a marriage and helps you to assess your relationship from so many angles. I honestly have more confidence in my marriage knowing that the issues we have can realistically be worked on. Highly recommend if you’re on the fence in your serious relationship.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Atosa
- 2023-05-18
not bad as a start but not all-encompassing
I ONLY recommend this book for the couples who aren't experiencing major issues in their relationship, as this book seems more geared toward minor issues. When it does mention the bigger issues such as betrayal or abuse, it's very generic and it doesn't provide any solutions there either.
I did enjoy listening to this thougb. Many great points to help guide you, especially if you cannot put s finger on why you're feeling iffy in your relationship and are having a hard time untangling all of the issues and emotions. However, I believe it could include some parts and/of more detail about various kinds of abuse in relationships, as well as the effect of addiction or mental health problems on relationships. This book is mostly common sense, so we probably would not expect that from it anyway. It can help you get started, but if there are major issues in your relationship or you're still unsure, read other books such as "Should I stay or should I go?" by Ramani Durvasula, "Should I stay or should I go" (same title) by Lundy Bancroft.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 2023-05-31
The best book on relationships!
This book is research and evidence-based and written by a relationship psychotherapist. It is not a random person's opinions, which is crucial when making big decisions about your life - that you don't base your decisions on other people's skewed and biased opinions. The book is a practical guide that you can feel good about. It was recommended to me well over 10 years ago by my therapist at the time. A few bad relationships later, I finally decided to give this book a read (or listen). I should've picked it up back then and saved myself many hassles. I had been on the fence about my relationship for some time and this book made everything very super clear for: it was definitely too bad to stay in. Thank you Mira Kirshenbaum.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Sue Meyer
- 2023-04-21
So practical!
An excellent book to really make you do your pros and cons list! I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Fairyn Springer
- 2020-06-09
not ment for abusive relationships.
if you struggling in an abusive relationship, this book is not for you. the tile may catch your intrigue but be advised this is not for one sided abusive realationships.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Munkhbayar Javkhlantugs
- 2021-10-14
felt like brain washing
i dont think i enjoyed listening to it due to the fact that it's very one dimensional thinking like one plus one is two. Therefore, u should leave or stay.
also, the amount of the same word repeating over and over made me feel like it was more brain washing that anything else.
i would not recommend this book
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!