Just for fun, I decided to conduct a poll to see what are the top 10 poly problems. Since humor is often the best way to rise above our polyamory problems and see ourselves in a new light, I hope you don’t take this post too seriously. I asked my fans on Facebook and Twitter …
POLYAMORY: PATH TO ETERNAL MARRIAGE by Janet Kira Lessin
Does monogamy lead to divorce? The very nature of monogamy is conditional love full of requirements and restraints, pulling in reigns, restricting freedom, spontaneity and choice. But the other side of the coin, running wild, sewing oats, following every whim, seems to avoid intimacy. It takes time, connection and intimacy to be truly known, loved …
BISEXUALITY, MONOGAMY AND POLYAMORY: Collection of articles
ARE WE REALLY MONO-POLY? by Janet Kira Lessin Doctors Hal and Sidra Stone teach us that we have many “voices” within ourselves. We each have our own set of voices, be they the Inner Critic, the Inner Child, the Inner Pope, the Inner Aphrodite or any of a myriad possible combinations. At different times these …
ETHICAL SLUTTERY: POLY RELATIONSHIPS EXPAND THE REACH OF LOVE AND SEX By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly
Despite recent advances for marriage equality, the rights and protections associated with that ancient institution remain reserved for pairs. Folks whose romantic and sexual relationships include more than two are still widely scorned in popular culture, so much so that same-sex marriage campaigns often emphasize that the couples they represent are “committed.” But commitment is …
POLY vs Swing: The Swing Isn’t the Whole Playground by Nicole/Niki,
forward from Poly Pipeline.com Merry-go-rounds, monkey bars, slides, seesaws, bridges and swings. Everyone had their preferred play structure at the park; do you remember yours? Mine was the swing; I loved flying through the air, feeling weightless and free. The swings of the playground bring back great childhood memories. But more than a rope and …
POLY & FUNDAMENTALIST MATRIARCHS SWITCH FAMILIES; FUNDY BAILS Polyamorous Wife Swap by Nicole/Niki
forward from Poly Pipeline.com I recently watched the latest episode of Wife Swap* (which, admittedly, I wouldn’t usually watch if you strapped me into a dildo machine and gave me Godiva chocolate). It was a train wreck of epic proportions. To sum it up: The matriarch of a triadic polyamorous family (the Envys) swaps …