Stacking the Odds in Your Favor

Having and keeping clear agreements (or, changing agreements up front) is essential to having a successful relationship, any type of relationship.  In poly relationships it is vital. My new partner and I have very few agreements right now, since we’re just...

What Polyamory is Not

One of my main passions in life lately has been polyamory- not just because I am newly in a polyamorous relationship (although I am passionate about that :)), also because I am just absolutely fascinated with learning about all aspects of it.  Learning about polyamory...

Make Finding a Partner Fun and Easy

My new partner and I like to play this game.  You may play this one too.  He says:  “What are you thinking about?” during one of those rare moments when I am not actually talking, and I tell him.  Which prompts me to ask him the same question.  I like it. ...

Thank You to My Lovers

Dear Lovers of the Past, Thank you for the experience that we co-created together.  Even those of you with whom I didn’t even have sex.  You were still my lovers simply because we shared love.  Our involvement may have lasted for one hour,  one year, or much...

Word of the Day: Compersion

According to the Urban Dictionary, compersion is defined as “a feeling of joy when a loved one invests in and takes pleasure in another romantic or sexual relationship.”  Does this sound outrageous or impossible to you?  It’s not.  As you’ve...

Wondering….

I’m still on this theme of questioning things.  Today I am going to try something new:  I am going to wonder, here, about all the assumptions I/we have made about sexuality, sex roles,  and relationships.  Well, okay, not all of them, there are probably too many...