Lindsay Dodgson
The blessing and the curse of polyamory is that love which includes more than one tends to illuminate those dark shadows many would prefer to ignore. While some people deliberately seek out polyamorous relationships for the purpose of freeing themselves and their children from the neuroses arising ...
“Oh, please… you two just got married for the sex. Admit it!” At best you’ll probably get an eye-roll in response. A similar response is appropriate for polyamorous relationships.
Eventually, this can lead to abuse and other issues that no one should ever have to deal with. These relationships will cause hatred, jealousy, depressed, and an emotional burden among the family members. Therefore, polygamous marriage is not a right thing to do. It just causes more ...
Some people believe “bi” implies a gender binary and that “pan” is more inclusive, but I’m not convinced. I’ve been “bi” in my own head for about 12 years so changing the label seems complicated now. Bi or pan aside, I also prefer polyamorous relationships. For me, polyamory...
"It doesn't matter if you've had sex with only yourself, a million people, or no one. Sex positivity is a set of values that is inclusive and nurturing of your own and others' sexuality. It's not just for polyamorous and kinky folks." Recognize Sex as an Individual Experience It...
A lot of couples who are dipping their toes into non-monogamy will often agree to rules that (initially) will put limits on who can see whom and what sorts of relationships people can have. The purpose of this is to help create a structure so that the person who isn’t necessarily the...
For this research, Flanders and Anderson recruited participants over social media who specifically identified as bisexual or another bi+ identity. Their work, therefore, excluded people who don't identify as bi but might have relationships with more than one gender. ...
If you're ready to expand your sexual exploration, Geter says one option is to have "more than one person join on either side and share the role of cameraperson [as they] engage in play." This could be highly pleasurable for those in open or polyamorous relationships, or anyone ...
Though most couples in our society are monogamous, meaning that once partnered with one another, they do not have romantic or sexual relationships with anyone else, about one in five people engage in non-monogamous relationships at some point in their lives.1 ...