Go Ahead and Date Your Friends, But Break Up Well
It’s a common rule that a lot of people have when they open up their relationships: No friends. It’s likely one of those carryovers from… Read More »Go Ahead and Date Your Friends, But Break Up Well
It’s a common rule that a lot of people have when they open up their relationships: No friends. It’s likely one of those carryovers from… Read More »Go Ahead and Date Your Friends, But Break Up Well
After a long and exhaustive search chasing dead ends, you finally land a new job that you’re excited about. The company culture is fantastic. The… Read More »Prescriptive Hierarchy, Incorporated: Where There’s No Path to Promotion
Stealy McGrabbypants, Experienced Master Hi pretty, how are you doing? Experienced master is here and I’d like you to be mine if you don’t mind……… Read More »There Can Be Only One (Dom): A Slavish Monogamy and Me
The Many Faces of Relationship Anarchy The first time I heard the term “relationship anarchy,” I practically leapt out of my chair. I’d been talking… Read More »Your Friendly Neighborhood Relationship Anarchist
“Have you written much about anchor partners?” he asks me. “Yeah, a few times,” I answer, thinking of this (on dating someone you’ve been with… Read More »Anchor Parenting and the Committed Poly Family
PQ 5.5 — How much do I value personal autonomy, transparency, cohabitation, having and raising children, shared finances, community, tradition, the opinions of my friends and… Read More »PQ 5.5 — How much do I value personal autonomy, transparency, cohabitation, having and raising children, shared finances, community, tradition, the opinions of my friends and family, adhering to social norms?
PQ 3.6 — Am I offering others the same consideration I expect from them? Offering the Same Consideration, Not Doing the Same Exact Thing Do… Read More »PQ 3.6 — Am I offering others the same consideration I expect from them?
I went through 2 poly openings of previously closed relationships, one in 2015 and one in 2009. They were very different in character. I’ve talked… Read More »All Stress Polysaturates You – Work, Home, Love
PQ 2.6 — When I visualize the kind of relationship I want, how much space does it leave for new partners to shape the relationship… Read More »PQ 2.6 — How much space do I leave for new partners’ needs?
I will never forget my first sex mirage. I was instantly hooked when I met her. There was just something about her that drove me… Read More »Sex Mirage: Impression Management in Dating