Jealousy and polyamory

When you first learn about polyamory or non-monogamy, what most people call ‘open relationships’, you’ll likely be directed to several publications: The Ethical Slut, Opening Up, and the website More Than Two. And these were things I read when I started my journey into non-monogamy. Quickly I found though

When happening upon polyamory, most people are referred to the same sort of material. The book “Opening Up” is often recommended, “The Ethical Slut” and “Sex at Dawn” are becoming some of the popular things to point people toward. Most people are told that there’s no one right way

Around two or so years ago, I identified as “polyamorous”. In 2012, I stopped calling myself “poly” for a variety of reasons, and instead chose to call myself “non-monogamous”. I want to share the reasons I stopped associating with the poly[am] community in part as a way to express