O Brave New World!
I’m sitting here, waiting for the bath to run, listening to the pitter-patter of rain and the exploding Halloween fireworks outside, and I am feeling so incredibly lonely and alone. I question my life...
View ArticleAuthenticity and Affectations
Authenticity The quality or condition of being authentic, trustworthy, or genuine. Of undisputed origin or authorship. Bringing an accurate representation of the facts; trustworthy; reliable....
View ArticlePolynormativity and the New Poly Paradigm.
The media presents a clear set of poly norms, and overwhelmingly showcases people who speak about and practice polyamory within those norms…. polyamory is presented as a hip new trend that edgy...
View ArticleFlovers and Flerburgs
“I have only one language, but it is not my own” ~Derrida I find myself frustrated by not having the vocabulary to accurately describe what I experience in relationships. I’ve always found that, whilst...
View ArticleSex and Sensuality
Alright, lets talk about Sex. There’s so many different kinds of Sex, and yet most articles and books focus on what, to me, is the more superficial side of sex. There’s oodles of instruction manuals...
View ArticleStrangers and Surprises
I may have had an epiphany today in the way I’m approaching things. Well, several epiphanies perhaps. 1. There are three distinct types of relationships that can form right now: lovers in the moment,...
View ArticleTied-up and Tantalised
I’ve always had a thing about knots. Learning to tie my shoelaces in school took forever- I had velcro till I was in grade 4 or 5. And I had a pink bag for my lunch that had a pull tie opening. I was...
View ArticleLove all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
Polysaturation [noun] Describing the phenomena of a poly-identified individual with a full dating/relationship schedule, unable to fit in- logisitically, physically, or emotionally- any new intimate...
View ArticleKickin’ it Kinky
At one point on my OkCupid profile I described myself as something like vanilla ice cream with white chocolate and raspberry swirls, aspiring to be drizzled in butterscotch and meringue pieces. I’ve...
View ArticleDancing with Detachment and Devotion
“As spiritual searchers we need to become freer and freer of the attachment to our own smallness in which we get occupied with me-me-me … If we … attune our mind to … indicators of vastness, the mind...
View ArticleWhy I’m no longer on the original Facebook solo poly discussion group (but I...
Mariposa:This fantastic post from Aggie at Solo Poly explains whats happened with the group we co-moderated for the last year and a half. I’m sad that things have turned out this way- the community...
View ArticleOrigins
When did I first know I was polyamarous? There’s a loaded question. Let’s start at the begining shall we? Like many little girls born in the 80s, I grew up on a steady diet of Disney fairytales and...
View ArticleThe Slut, The Witch, and the Solo Poly Woman
“Be wild; that is how to clear the river. The river does not flow in polluted, we manage that. The river does not dry up, we block it. If we want to allow it its freedom, we have to allow our...
View ArticleSpiritual Paths, Solo Polyamory, and Primary Self-Relationships
“Honor your self, Worship your Self, Meditate on your Self, God dwells within you as you.” ~ Swami Muktananada Muktananda was a controversial figure, who had a profound affect on many lives, my own...
View ArticleSingleish: Adventures in a Polyamarous Lovestyle
Singleish: [noun] i) describing a non-monogamous attitude towards intimate relationships where an individual, not in any form of primary, committed intimate or romantic relationship, wishes to...
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