Femina According to Google, the topic of polyamory saw a 130 per cent rise in search frequency in 2017. Not surprising, as this year saw several new types of romances emerge. Naturally then, we were curious about how these relationships worked.
The Philly Inquirer “I’m not polyamorous because I’m avoiding commitment,” Kevin Patterson said. “I’m making commitments with multiple people.” Likewise for Shallena Everitt, who has two spouses. When she tells people she has a husband, Cliff, and the two have a wife, Sonia, the first question is almost always: “How …
Windy City Times “Back in the early 2000s when I was coming out as a lesbian, I did not know anyone that would be considered polyamorous. It has been a journey—one that MCC allowed space for me to discover and live in. Some congregants say nothing; others begin to talk …
The Hindu Polyamory is about equity and egality: any person in a relationship has the same rights, no matter her or his gender, sexual orientation or age. But what Broué remembers most is seeing so many women in the audience, mostly “young women”. It reaffirmed her belief that polyamory is …
Bustle “Open relationships only work if the people involved both (if it starts from a one-to-one relationship) want it,” life coach and therapist Karen Hartmann, tells Bustle. “Otherwise, I have never seen it work out in the long term. For that reason, I suggest to be clear, open, and straight …
The Daily Princeton “In the kink community, it’s the norm to speak with partners and negotiate any activity that might occur,” she said. The kink community tries to make no assumptions about consent during “play,” a term for any kind of kinky activity. “In my personal experience, it’s …
Robin Wilson-Beattie didn’t get the support she needed to rebuild her sex life after an aneurysm, so now she dedicates her life to helping other people with disabilities. Broadly After dealing with health care providers who assumed she couldn’t have sex and constantly questioned her lifestyle and partner choices, her …
NY Times “Partly this is because of widespread misconceptions. The public and the police vastly overestimate the incidence of false reports: The most solid, case-by-case examinations say that only 5 to 7 percent of sexual assault reports are false. Responses to trauma that are often viewed as evidence of unreliability, …
Business Insider “My instinct is to say that ‘unicorn hunting’ couples are likely not taking the considerate and compassionate approach which I associate with polyamory,” Alex said. “But like I say, this is something of a stereotype, and folk are welcome to do whatever works for them, right?”
Business Insider “However, through her research she has found that polyamorous people are often more open and better at communicating with each other — so if jealousy was getting the better of someone, they may be more likely to talk to their partners about it, rather than letting it stew.”
