Jan 15, 20194 min readHow I Helped My Husband Set Up His Online Dating Profile on OKCupid.comIt took me close to a year to decide to try online dating after we opened up our marriage. It took my husband six months longer... not...
Jan 7, 20193 min readAre there personality traits that are more common among people in polyamorous relationships?Lately I’ve been crossing paths with quite a few polyamorous people as more and more friends have been coming out as poly and introducing...
Dec 18, 20185 min readWe have a choice: monogamy is not the only option...A story about how I stopped following societal norms While growing up, I was constantly reminded of what an ideal relationship should...
Dec 12, 20183 min readIs it possible to be polyamorous and have an anxious attachment style?According to WIkipedia, attachment theory was primarily studied in the context of children and parents in the 1960s and 1970s. In the...
Nov 25, 20182 min readYour Partner's Other Partner: Friend or Foe?There is a great side-benefit to having multiple romantic partners: you might make new friends with your partners' other partners (also...
Nov 9, 20184 min readLet's talk about balance in (polyamorous) relationshipsWhen we decided to open our marriage my husband started dating someone almost right away. For a while I had a crush on a guy that I...
Nov 6, 20183 min read"Aren't you just a glorified cheater?" and other reactions to polyamoryThere were a few moments in the past few months when I have felt judged by people who found out I was polyamorous. It felt strangely...
Oct 30, 20183 min readRules, agreements, and boundaries in polyamorous relationshipsThere is a lot written about rules and boundaries in polyamory and open relationships. Some authors strongly recommend having...
Oct 28, 20183 min readWhat is polyamory?According to Wikipedia, polyamory is the practice of, or desire for, intimate relationships with more than one partner, with the consent...
Oct 25, 20183 min readIs jealousy a real feeling?In the past year I made an interesting discovery: jealousy isn't a real feeling. Jealousy is an emotional flag that points to an...
Oct 23, 20183 min readMissing the butterflies: or how we opened up our marriageIt was our 8th marriage anniversary. We left the kids with the babysitter and went out for dinner at a nice restaurant on University - a...