What’s New: November 2024
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What’s New: November 2024

I hope you've been wrapping up warm as the weather gets colder!

My page anniversary is this month, so please watch my Instagram stories as I may do something to celebrate on the 19th or 20th.

Anyway, here's the latest news!

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What’s New: October 2024
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What’s New: October 2024

I'm always here creating new resources for you to have better, healthier non-monogamous relationships, and here's the latest in store!

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What’s New: August 2024
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What’s New: August 2024

The sun is shining, and I am similarly typing this with a sunny smile on my face, as I've got a lot of exciting updates to share!

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What’s New: July 2024
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What’s New: July 2024

I hope you all had an excellent Pride Month! June is also my birthday month, and I had an amazing time with my lovers and friends on top of an incredibly busy month work-wise.

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Let’s Talk Monogamy: Transcript of GB News Interview
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Let’s Talk Monogamy: Transcript of GB News Interview

I was interviewed by GB News on the topic ‘Let’s Talk Monogamy’. I cover whether humans are monogamous, how to open up a monogamous relationship, reactions from family and friends to living an open lifestyle, and the pros and cons of practising honest, ethical, and consensual non-monogamy.

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7 Famous Polyamorists From History
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7 Famous Polyamorists From History

For #PolyamoryWeek 2021, I compiled a list of 7 polyamorists from history. Polyamory is not a phase, and it is not a new trend. Non-monogamy has always been a part of human history.

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Polyamory, Jealousy, and the ‘Buffet Analogy’
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Polyamory, Jealousy, and the ‘Buffet Analogy’

When assessing whether your jealousy is healthy or toxic, I like to compare it to eating at a buffet.

Imagine a situation where the love/time/attention of your partner is the food, and you and your metamours are the guests at the buffet, feeding on this valuable resource.

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I’m Autistic and Polyamorous. Here’s Why It Works For Me.
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I’m Autistic and Polyamorous. Here’s Why It Works For Me.

April is Autism Awareness Month, so I thought I’d talk about what it’s like being autistic and polyamorous. I realised there weren’t a huge number of resources about autism and polyamory, and decided it was time to talk about my personal experiences.

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“You’re Polyamorous? What If Your Partner Leaves?”
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“You’re Polyamorous? What If Your Partner Leaves?”

The scariest thing about polyamory is that it exposes all the cracks in your relationship. That’s why it’s so important to have a strong and healthy bond, and why people who open up because they’re trying to fix a bad relationship are doomed to fail.

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No, Polyamory Is Not A ‘Solution’ To Cheating
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No, Polyamory Is Not A ‘Solution’ To Cheating

I’ve been seeing a worrying trend on the internet recently, where people say that anyone who cheats in a monogamous relationship “should just be polyamorous”. Worse yet, some seem to think that if everyone were polyamorous, cheating wouldn’t exist. There seem to be a lot of people who conflate polyamory with doing whatever you want. This post aims to address why not all cheaters are “actually polyamorous”.

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Let’s Talk About ‘Revenge Dating’ in Polyamory
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Let’s Talk About ‘Revenge Dating’ in Polyamory

I’ve come across a toxic phenomenon in the polyamory community which I would like to call “revenge dating”, which is when you date someone for the sole purpose of taking revenge on, or manipulating, someone else.

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Apologies Are For Other People, Not For You
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Apologies Are For Other People, Not For You

A strange thing happened to me the other day. I received a notification of a new message request, and opened it to find a lengthy message from a girl who I was at school with a decade ago.

“I am not sure if you remember me,” it said. “I’ve recently been in touch with my faith again, and in the past years have had many near death experiences, which has led me to realise that I don’t ever want to leave this earth without asking for forgiveness from those I’ve hurt…”

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