“I’ll admit I’ve definitely had days where I’ve thought to myself that maybe I don’t want to be brave anymore. Maybe I want someone to take care of me for a bit. Take a season off. Be a sweetly spoiled baby for a change.”
A reader wrote in with the following suggestion: How about an article about how to deal with it if your metamour does presents but you… Read More »When Dealing with Other People, It’s Important to Account for the Possibility That They’re Different Than You Are
“I love your new book,” she said. “Thanks,” I replied. “I don’t usually like what I write, but I’m proud of that one. I’m happy… Read More »The Stigma Against Struggling With a Metamour & Why It’s Important to Work Against It
A new term sprang to prominence a few years back: Petamours. In the most basic sense, “petamour” is a term for a pet that is in… Read More »To All the Petamours I’ve Loved Before
“You know what my ultimate polyamorous nightmare would be?” I say to him. “What’s that?” he replies. “That you’d be dating this woman who you… Read More »Looking Over My Shoulder for the Long Shadow of Cruella de Vil
metamour (noun) – a partner’s other partner * “When are you meeting up with your lady friend?” I ask my partner Justin. Lady friend. I… Read More »Lady Friends, Gentleman Callers, and Frequent Visitors: What To Call a Metamour When It’s Not a Capital-R Relationship
Let’s say your partner is seeing someone new, the reader wrote. And you don’t really like them. What do you do? I nodded when I… Read More »Dealing With Difficult Metamours
Hi Page, I’ve been doing the whole polyamorous relationship thing for about 7 years. I love your blog because it’s such a good mix of… Read More »“My Newly Polyamorous Partner Keeps Making Unfunny Jokes About It”
Hi Page, I really enjoyed your article on friendamours. I did have a question about something though. My metamour and I ended up in a… Read More »Can the Term “Metamour” Also Be Used to Describe Friendamours or Your Partner’s Friends?
friendamour (noun) – a close friend of a partner that’s a lot like a metamour in terms of importance * “Page, you have to help… Read More »Meeting a Friendamour Is Like Meeting a Metamour (and Vice Versa)
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