Advice Friend
“Wait, Are You Saying that Everyone Has to Be Polyamorous?”
“Umm…,” a reader writes. “I read your article from August 5, and I’m super confused. Are you saying that everyone has to be polyamorous?”
August 24, 2021
Category: Polyamory/Monogamy
Polyamory/Monogamy
The Difference Between Actively & Passively Closing a Relationship
One major thing I’ve learned is that there’s a huge difference between actively and passively closing a relationship. Of the two, active closings typically cause a lot more collateral damage.
May 26, 2021
Ambiamory
“I Like Open Relationships, Just Not Sure If I Can Have a Healthy One with YOU.”
“I’m not sure how to tell him about this,” she says, “What do I say? I like open relationships, just not sure if I can have a healthy one with you?”
May 11, 2021
Polyamory/Monogamy
It’s a Bad Sign When One Person Pressures the Other to Open a Relationship
I know tons of people who have opened up from a closed relationship and thrived. But usually they’re both on board with the decision. It’s a bad sign when one person pressures the other person to open up. Particularly after their partner says no once, twice, or a thousand times when asked.
May 3, 2021
Advice Friend
“I’m a Polyamorous Person Who Keeps Compromising by Having Monogamous Relationships & Feeling Bad. Why?”
I’m a polyamorous person that keeps ending up in relationships with monogamous people. Then I compromise and feel wrong, unseen, miserable, and wish to stay
December 28, 2020
Polyamory/Monogamy
I Long for Less Awkward “Quantity-Neutral” Forms
Kind of a miscellaneous gripe today, folks, but bear with me. I know they’re in vogue and tend to share well on social media (ah,
November 24, 2020
Polyamory/Monogamy
What 8 Months of COVID Lockdown Have Taught Me About Toxic (and Non-Toxic) Monogamy
This has been an awfully strange year for me. Since the middle of March, I’ve seen no one else in person aside from my live-in partner
November 23, 2020
Polyamory/Monogamy
I Thought I Was Monogamous. I Was Actually Obsessive.
I’ve written about it many times, but I’m very different from a lot of people who write prominently about consensual non-monogamy. Probably the most striking
October 6, 2020
Polyamory/Monogamy
For Better or Worse, I Don’t Have Rah Rah Polyamory Pom Poms
“What I’ve always liked about you,” she tells me, “is that you’re not one of those people who whip out your rah rah polyamory pom
August 19, 2020
Advice Friend
Advice Friend: Polyamorous Couples Where One Partner Is Ace
My partner and I are happily married, and have been doing some relationship introspection. Have you ever come across or heard about a successful married
May 22, 2020
