So I hear today is National Metamour Day? What is a metamour, you ask? Well, actually it’s pretty simple: A metamour is like an in-law.
metamour is essentially the poly equivalent of an in-law: a brief(ish) analysis, a Read More »
I tried to input my code. Thought I’d mistyped it. But, no, it just wouldn’t work. Finally, I checked my phone, and, sure enough, I’d gotten an email asking me if the purchase had been me or fraud.
Look, not every decision in life must be embraced as if it were our heart’s greatest desire. Consent is a part of our daily lives; we’d be exhausted if we threw ourselves into every single, microscopic decision…
consent is not the same as enthusiastic consent Read More »
I’ve been reflecting on this sentiment, what with the election and all, and our dear, Glorious Leader declaring himself the winner, because, well, of course he is. He says he won, that means he won. Results and votes matter very little, right? It’s an odd thing, having a narcissist in your life and living with
it isn’t up to her, OR waking up to a bright new day Read More »
Do you know this song?
“I’m the only one
Who’ll walk across the fire for you/And I’m the only one
Who’ll drown in my desire for you”
if they say they are the -only- one for you, they might also be the very worst for you Read More »
What if playing with rubber duckies ISN’T just for littles?
rubber duckies aren’t just for littles (& many more things that are for everyone!) Read More »
Fake Benefits of Non-Monogamy: 1) You will never be alone. 2) You will have constant, amazing threesomes. 3) Dating will be easier.
real and fake benefits of monogamy and non monogamy Read More »
This is her life. She no longer has anything but a tightly cordial, transactional relationship with someone she used to claim was the love of her life. If she has a relationship with her children, they never speak of it in kind terms. She believes the last decade of her life was a waste- as
her web of lies: an unfortunate fairytale, or how I put my past behind me Read More »
Perhaps you met young. Childhood sweethearts. High school romance stayed sweet. Your relationship spans, well, practically an eternity when you compare it to your friends’ romances. You don’t remember what life was like before she came along. Which is all well and good. At some point, you felt pretty good about what you’ve got. You
relationships are a marble statue, not an oak tree Read More »
“So how are things these days,” she says. And she is sincere in the question. So I talk to her. Some things are amazing, wonderful, even nearly unreal and euphoric. Sure, it’s a tough time for us all these days– but the truth is my life is better for the quarantine than it was even
what i learned as the invisible parent: a conversation with a fellow parent Read More »