Category Archives: Explanations and definitions
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Slippery language and couple-centric polyamory
14October 6, 2013 by aggiesez
This guest post is by Eve Rickert, who is co-authoring a new book on polyamory with Franklin Veaux. On the …
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How I learned to stop worrying and love dating and FWB
10July 31, 2013 by aggiesez
Labels are tricky things when it comes to describing how you connect intimately with other people — often because the …
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The poly closet: It’s not just about you
36June 3, 2013 by aggiesez
It’s Pride Month — hey, President Obama just proclaimed it so — and that’s not just for gay people. How …
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The grownup test: Clear, frank communication and negotiation
3March 29, 2013 by aggiesez
I flunked telepathy. In relationships, I function extremely well with information — and quite poorly without it. Perhaps the most …
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Couple privilege: Having it doesn’t necessarily make you an asshole (but it might)
21February 5, 2013 by aggiesez
It’s surprisingly hard to talk about any kind of privilege — and that’s no accident. Privilege lives in the background. …
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Couple privilege: Your thoughts?
40December 3, 2012 by aggiesez
No matter how egalitarian you are, privilege exists. We’re all soaking in it — even in the polyamorous/open relationship community. …
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Why I say “non-primary,” not “secondary”
12November 30, 2012 by aggiesez
I’m a writer and editor by profession, so I choose words carefully. In this blog I deliberately refer to “non-primary” …
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