The Polyamory Breakup Book
Causes, Prevention, and Survival
Published on 4. October 2019
264 pages
978-1-944934-82-8 (ISBN)
Description
Polyamory is not always easy. With multiple partners often come more complex relationships to navigate. This practical guide looks at the common causes of polyamorous breakups, identifies strategies to avoid ending relationships, and provides you with the toolkit to survive a breakup. Kathy Labriola uses real life examples and expert insight as a counselor and nurse. From how to handle jealousy to the practicalities of managing money and time with multiple partners, this book includes tips and insights from the polyamory community. It is inevitable that some relationships will end in a breakup. This book helps you maintain friendships and minimize the impact of a breakup on the rest of your polycule and wider community. Unlike traditional breakup guides, Labriola's book offers insight specific to the polyamory community and addresses the unique challenges that come with multiple partners.
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Language
English
Place of publication
OR
United States
File size
2,29 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-944934-82-8 (9781944934828)
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10/2019
Thorntree Press, LLC
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Content
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Half Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction: Understanding Poly Breakups
- Breakups Come With the (Poly) Territory
- Part One: What Are the Most Common Causes of Poly Breakups? And Can They Be Prevented?
- Poly vs. Non-Poly Causes of Breakups
- The Usual Suspects or The Big Seven
- Chapter One: Sexual Problems Cause Lots of Monogamous Breakups and Lots of Poly Breakups
- Chapter Two: Money Issues That Can Doom Both Monogamous and Open Relationships
- Chapter Three: Domestic Issues That Can Lead to Breakups
- Chapter Four: Incompatible Needs for Intimacy and Autonomy
- Chapter Five: Problems One Partner Brings into the Relationship, Including Addictions, Untreated Mental Health Conditions, and Abuse
- Chapter Six: Breakups Where Polyamory Plays Some Part, but Is Not the Primary Cause
- Part Two: Poly Causes For Poly Breakups
- Chapter Seven: The Most Common Cause of Poly Breakups: Picking the Wrong Partners
- Chapter Eight: Different Strokes for Different Folks: When Partners Want Incompatible Models of Open Relationship
- Chapter Nine: When Poor Management of Time and Energy Is the Culprit
- Chapter Ten: When Jealousy Is the Root Cause of a Breakup
- Part Three: Surviving a Poly Breakup
- Why Are Poly Breakups So Excruciatingly Painful?
- Chapter Eleven: Self-Care Is the First Step to Surviving a Breakup
- Chapter Twelve: Grieve Your Losses and Learn Whatever Lessons You Can from This Relationship
- Chapter Thirteen: Sustaining Your Other Relationship(s) Throughout the Breakup
- Chapter Fourteen: Handling the "Public Relations" of a Poly Breakup
- Chapter Fifteen: Is There a Better Way?
- Chapter Sixteen: Going Forward
- Index
