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Psychology and Openness
Do you find in your psychology peers at school that there is a more open attitude toward alternative relationship arrangements and sexual practices, or do you think it mirrors what you would find in...
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Body Image & Dating Open
I’ve a question relating to body image and dating trends overall and within the open community: I haven’t dated since high school, and back then I was fit and fairly confident in my visual appeal. For...
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Making Monogamy Work
When I tell people I’m in an open relationship there are a small variable of answers spit back out at me. Generally it’s a combination of “what does that mean?” and “I don’t think I could do that.” I’m...
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What is monogamy, anyways?
A friend of mine was reading one of my blogs earlier today and asked me “what do you mean by monogamy?” It caused me to stop and think about the way that I write and how many things I’m putting into my...
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How do you tell someone you’re open?
If you open up your relationship, how do you choose whether to tell any of your friends? How do you tell if a particular friend would worth the risk of sharing this “news”? How do you go about having...
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Fleeting Relationships
One thing that I have never been asked, but I think is particularly interesting, is the navigation of other relationships within an open relationship. I think it’s an interesting conversation to have...
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Open with Ex
my boyfriend wants an open relationship. i dont plan to seek out relations with others but im okay with him doing so. but he wants to sleep with his (pretty recent) ex girlfriend. i want to be okay...
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We’re Open: Wanna Bang?
What’s the best way to tell someone that you’re in an open relationship, without making it seem like you’re hitting on them? We’ve got friends we’d love to tell just to have someone to talk about it...
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Role Models for Open Relationships
How do you picture your primary relationship and your other relationships to evolve over time as you get older? What when you’re say 40, or 50? We have few role models for open relationships at 50,...
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Open Relationships: Meet and Greet, and polyamory?
Do you and your partner always meet the other people you’re dating/meeting? This is a great question. I think that all couples like to handle this differently. I have talked to other people in open...
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Essential Guide Books (for sex and more)
I believe that the act of seeking out new knowledge is beneficial not only to your relationship, but to your development as an individual. I think that it is important to take in new ideas and to...
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Are ethically non-monogamous men trustworthy?
No two relationships are the same. This is particularly true of ethically non-monogamous relationships (ENM) between people who are open, poly, or swingers. ENM couples are often confronted with unique...
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Sex from Scratch: Boundaries Unbroken
Sex from Scratch is the latest “do it yourself” book for those looking to make their own relationship rules. I’m always interested in what these books choose to include content wise, because there are...
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Love in Abundance / Jealousy
I promised I’d be back with part two notes (see here for part one) on jealousy. I wanted to start with what was an interesting and simple realization. In response to: “how do you deal with jealousy?”...
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I want to be open – my partner doesn’t!
My boyfriend and I have been together for a couple years and I’m realizing that I really want to be in an open relationship. I love him and I love having sex with him but I’m missing having sex with...
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the longest post of intimacy
Like so many other people who consider opening their relationships, I had one firm rule. No other intimate relationships. Friends were great, sex was great, but I didn’t want anything beyond that. It...
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Making Monogamy Work
When I tell people I’m in an open relationship there are a small variable of answers spit back out at me. Generally it’s a combination of “what does that mean?” and “I don’t think I could do that.” I’m...
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