Posted: July 6, 2021
A common point of soreness in relationships is, “they don’t listen” and “I don’t feel heard”. Without clear, open, honest communication a thriving relationship is hard to have. The differing ways people communicate has led to such ideas that some are just from entire different…
Posted: June 22, 2021
Hey fellow human who also probably has a small subset of humans they love having in their lives… don’t you also hate them sometimes? What’s that about? A favorite couple of mine started their journey of love while both in high school, because it would…
Posted: May 3, 2021
Tropes are tropes and clichés are clichés for a reason. When I facilitated poly discussion groups and moderated poly communities I would joke that the answer that will get everybody out of here in 15 minutes is, “have you tried clear, open, honest communication?”. Obviously…
Posted: April 19, 2021
A young polywog of the 2000s I was very excited to see a show called “Everybody Loves Raymond”, thinking that finally some producers and execs finally had a show for me. Very disappointed to find out the title was a lie, I saw yet another…
Posted: April 12, 2021
IT’S HAPPENING!!! You’re no longer just roleplaying as polyamorous (or whatever form of ethical nonmonogamy), you have a new partner or metamour. How exciting! Now it’s time to learn about the best and worst part of being poly, NRE. New Relationship Energy, known in the…
Posted: April 5, 2021
It’s happening! Your SO has started talking to someone, is on a (first?) date, or is playing in a scene. You’re mustering all the compersion you can, and still you’re having you’re own personal Mr. Brightside moment worrying about your own Jolene. Often, even with…