Tag: relationships
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 [...]
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’ [...]
Do you Remember Your First Time?
I knew the theory. Men didn’t want to go out with girls who were easy. But he didn’t want to go out with me anyway, so when he came back from holiday and said, ‘Lou…I did it! Lost it. With this French girl called Delphine. So sophisticated. A real woman. We must have kissed for [...]
Why is Sheryl Sandberg So Close-minded?
I am a very lucky woman. And I am even luckier to be able to realise it every day. Today’s revelation was remembering my ex-husband’s psychological block about giving me flowers, compared to my boyfriend who only two days ago, brought home a bunch of yellow roses unprompted. In today’s world of unstable and piecemeal [...]
