What Those in Healthy, Happy Open Relationships Know That You Don't
I am honored that last week’s blog post, Negotiations and Finding Your Core Values was recently highlighted again as a featured article on the informative and interesting blog Threesomes and Variations. This article initiated more great conversations and shared insights on the subject of navigating boundaries and negotiations in polyamorous relationships (or any relationship for…
Cheers Sexy People! Even though I write this blog doling out any insights I find, and do oodles of research on polyamory / ethical non-monogamy, communication, relationships, etc, sometimes I fuck up anyway. I view trying to live an ethically non-monogamous life, juggling more than one relationship, and doing my best to live a purposeful,…
Cheers Sexy People! Ahhh relationship breakups… they can be truly horrible, sad and even debilitating at times – yes even when we are involved in having multiple relationships at once as us polyamorous folk are wont to do. Last week marks a year since my former metamour broke up with my boyfriend. The moment I…
Cheers Sexy People! I have been thinking quite a bit lately about courage, finding our true selves, being authentic, facing challenges, and it is all very relevant to me in the decision / inclination to be polyamorous or not. Deciding to live an ethically non-monogamous life on purpose and out loud takes a load of…
Cheers Sexy People! Have you ever been at a key place in your life where you were at a crossroads? Where you needed to make a Big Decision? Which path do you choose, how do you decide and who do you turn to? This blog post is about handling adversity in our lives, what having…
Cheers Sexy People! What are some of your biggest fears? We all have them. “Fears are like annoying relatives. You can’t avoid them forever and ignoring them won’t make them go away…” Are you afraid of feelings of jealousy or insecurity if you open up your relationship? Are you afraid of losing your lover if…
Cheers Sexy People, I am sometimes asked by friends in real life or cyber acquaintances: How does your open marriage work? Or recently, my good friend (who knows about my polyamorous household / situation) asked: So how does Valentine’s Day work in your world? Will we see a “VD” special (post) marking the occasion? Sure,…
Cheers Sexy People, Some thoughts for the day: Decide once and for all that your mood, your sense of balance and well-being are your responsibility. Decide that you are precious to yourself and that you are in charge of treating yourself well. BE YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND. Decide that you love and honor yourself and repeat this [decision] as…
Cheers Sexy People! A funny thing happened to me on my way home from pole fitness class. An old friend was in town, a friend that I used to have a crush on at different periods of my life, including my former life as a serial monogamist. We had never gotten together in the past…
This is seventh in a series of interviews of everyday people who are living a poly lifestyle (either polyamorous or polysexual), from their individual perspectives. They were each given a series of questions, and asked to pick several questions that they would like to answer from their personal experience. This seventh interview is of a…