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Why Are You Staying In That Relationship?
If you’ve ever stayed in a relationship longer than you should have because you had already invested X amount of time into it, please raise your hand. I did. I know many of you did. But why????? Well, we might have found ourselves stuck in the: Sunk Cost Fallacy Before I dive into the Sunk […]
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The Pros and Cons of Polyamory – Version 1
Version 1 of some Polyamory Pros and Cons. Thanks to my friends who helped contribute to this. Everyone has a unique experience with polyamory so opinions on something like this will vary. Feel free to share anything you think is definitely missing! Click here for text version of list.
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Neurodivergent Dating in Polyamory
Patterns are totally my thing. I’m really good at recognizing patterns. In fact, I taught myself to play piano at a young age. Not because I’m musically inclined but because the piano keys are a beautiful pattern of black and white that make pretty sounds. I liked matching the patterns up with the pictures on […]
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I Need To Tell You Something…
Dear Person I Care About Very Much, This letter was sent to you because I need to tell you something that’s very scary to share. While these aren’t my words, this is still very much my truth. Please read this all the way through and reserve judgement until you fully understand what I’m trying to […]
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Today’s Polyamory Reminder
I know my blog went quiet for a few months. I didn’t want to take up space with my blog at a time when there are so many bigger things happening in our country. My thoughts on polyamory felt miniscule compared to all that was going on. I could sit here and tell you that […]
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An Open Letter To You Polyamorous Heathens
Dear Polyamorist, This letter is for all you polyamorous heathens out there. To everyone that lurks in the shadows and is damaging society and all the arbitrary constructs we were raised to believe. I’m going to tell you all the reasons why what you’re doing is bad and why you should stop. This isn’t just […]
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How Do I Know If I’m Hunting Unicorns?
Unicorn Hunting, in the most simplest terms, is the act of an established couple specifically looking for a bisexual person to join their existing relationship. It’s usually considered Unicorn Hunting when the existing couple hasn’t done the work to disentangle their current relationship enough to see themselves as unique individuals. It’s widely seen as […]
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Gatekeeping in Polyamory
Well… I did it. I reached that point in my polyam journey where it finally happened. I completely lost touch. I turned into that grumpy old man telling people to get off my lawn. However, in this scenario, the lawn was polyamory. Yup, I became one of those gatekeepers to polyamory. I’m really sad because […]
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5 Stages of Polyamory With The Office
This one is just for fun. Everyone’s journey is different but surely you can relate to one of these stages. Stage 1 – OH SNAP! This is a thing?!?!?!?! You just learned that this is a thing that lots of people do. You are beside yourself. You immediately start to envision a future where your […]
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Polyamory Tool Belt – Managing A Jealousy Crisis
Welcome back to another segment of Polyamory Tool Belt. I’m going to be giving you some tips on things you can do during a jealousy crisis. Before I get too far into this I want to express the importance of reaching out to someone if you’re thinking about hurting yourself. Jealousy compounded with severe […]