Tag: Polyamory
The First Swinging Party
An excerpt from The Husband Swap Another couple – Aidan and Jacinthe – was driving us to the social and as my nerves mounted, Jacinthe gave me her top tip. “Keep your lipstick handy. And use it as an excuse if you can’t say no – just wave it in the air and head off [...]
Don’t Lose Your Compassion for Newbies
A very important and interesting post came out on sexgeek’s blog this week entitled the problem with polynormativity. …for those of us who have been practicing polyamory for a while, it’s certainly a point of view which is becoming increasingly common. She makes the point that as polyamory becomes mainstream, acceptable way of doing poly [...]
A Day in the Life of an Open Relationship
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Moving from Monogamy to Polyamory
An open relationship is a journey…not a destination. I was asked advice by a couple the other day, about how to ‘do’ open relationships as they made their way from monogamy to polyamory. They reminded me of me five years ago when my husband and I joyously opened our relationship and flew too close to [...]
When Sexual Attraction Dries Up
I promised I wouldn’t write about it until it was over. Some things are too sensitive and personal even for me. For us. But it is over. Thank God. Every couple has gone through that agonizing dry spell as you wonder if the sexual attraction has dried up and gone away for ever. Many couples can’t speak [...]
What’s so Great about Open Relationships Anyway?
Statistics are generally used to justify a position in a debate, so that people can decide on what is ‘right’ and what is ‘wrong’…and in general I dislike this way of presenting information given that ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ is a subjective judgement. Nevertheless in the whole monogamy/polyamory debate, it is pretty clear that the ‘statistics’ [...]
Polyamory as a Path to Bliss
Hearts intersected with infinity symbols traditionally represent polyamory Everyone asks why. Why take the risk of having an open relationship when your last relationship failed? Why take the risk of being polyamorous when you guys are so happy together? And my answer is… Being monogamous is also a risk. And for us at least, a greater one [...]
It’s Not Having Your Cake & Eat it
Polyamory Logo… Infinite Love I recently read an article in The Sun, accessible to me here in Sweden since the Facebook app came out (Yes, The Sun, it’s entertaining and a strong barometer of popular opinion in the UK). The article was about a girl who chose to ‘time-share’ her boyfriend with his other lover [...]
My Old Friend, Jealousy
Jealousy. Enigmatically Challenging. My friend has a new boyfriend who doesn’t want to meet her ex-husband. Not for a second. Not even to say hello, let alone a coffee. He can’t bear the thought of her having had sex with her ex, which they obviously did at least twice because they have two children together. [...]
The Husband Swap
Testimonials from Amazon: 5 Stars “I laughed, I cried…” Honestly written in an easy to read, journalistic style that keeps up the pace, this book was hard to put down. I finished it in a day. Read More 5 Stars “What a Read!!!!” An amazing read, that forces you to rethink what you are after [...]
