All tagged Non-Monogamy Month
Sometimes I make very good decisions.
Recently I made the decision to make a three-way happen with my partner and a third. Considering we’ve now had three successful play sessions with three different men, it looks like this was a very good decision.
It might seem like seppuku to go get froyo with my boy and a guy I’ve been fucking for nearly a decade. Unsurprisingly to people who know me well, that’s exactly what I did today. I’m not sure where the idea to have these two meet came from, but I really wanted it to happen (well, either that or a cuddle-heavy threesome).
In the short time we’ve been together, my boy has come a long way in terms of accepting my non-monogamous nature. I can’t be more thankful to him for letting me be me. Unfortunately, despite my free pass, I can’t seem to escape the feeling that I’m a wretched human being for enjoying myself.
There are myriad ways to express one’s sexuality and many don’t require sex at all. It’s unfortunate, though, that many of those expressions are vilified as cheating in many relationships. Just because these activities are sexual and intimate doesn’t mean it’s a threat to your relationship. In fact, some are actually pretty good for your sex life and the longevity of the relationship.
I am a swinger and a polyamorist. Wait, can I be both? Aren’t we supposed to be one or the other? For many people in swinging and/or polyamory, these are always the questions we ask. So what is a swinger and what is a polyamorist? Good question!
A one night stand is (or should be) a simple agreement to use each other’s bodies for pleasure. This once handy tool for sexual gratification and exploration is often soiled by insecurities and performance anxiety. If your one night stands aren’t what they used to be, these guidelines will help get them back on track.
I don’t know much about polyamory; like most people, I grew up in a pretty monogamous world and I found the idea of poly relationships perplexing. Natuarlly, I had a ton of questions about it. So, I went on a trek into the unknown to figure out, what’s polyamory really about?
Non-monogamy is an awesome option to the traditional relationship set up. Unfortunately, it’s often brought up as a desperate effort to save a zombified relationship. Let’s get this straight right now: non-monogamy won’t save your relationship, but it could.
One of the biggest obstacles to taking full advantage of an open relationship is actually finding someone who’s cool with your arrangement. To help you find your unicorn, sex and dating sites will help, but only if you use them effectively. If you’re like most newbies, you’re probably making one of these three big mistakes.
Holistic sex and relationship counselor Elaine Miles recently declared that she was never going to have a monogamous relationship again. Of course, I had to know why.
In this episode of Let’s Talk About Sex we sit down with Elaine to talk about why she’s done with monogamy, the benefits of opening your relationship and why humans are all a bunch of sluts