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Ready for polyamory

Entries from individuals just starting out in polyamory and having some of their first difficulties.

Episode 59: Feeling Disconnected

If COVID caught a relationship when it was just forming, is it worth picking back up again if you’re feeling disconnected? That’s what’s on this week’s episode of Non-Monogamy Help. Discussion Topic: How do you prefer to end a relationship? We always assume that in-person is

Lying by omission

My fiancé who I have been with for 15 years. Has asked if I would be in a open relationship. He says he has always thought this way but what really made him to bring it up was talking to his therapist… and he got a crush on a mutual

How to define cheating

Here is my situation. I’ve been with my partner for four months, we started our relationship as another one of mine was ending. I definitely jumped in full force to the relationship, partly because of my heartbreak over the previous one. It turned out to work out really well,

Polyamory and the LGBTQ community

My question is this, why are most polyamory relationships associated with the gay, or lesbian society. I’m not prejudice[d] against anyone’s sexual preferences. Currently, I am on house arrest. Because of a situation I put myself in. Since my first marriage I’ve had a belief that

Overcoming vaginismus in polyamory

I've had vaginismus and vulvodynia for the past few years which made vaginal sex impossible for me due to the pain. I’ve been in love and a relationship through this with my partner who as a consequence of my health has also been sexually dormant for about

Parenting and polyamory

I’m a 34 year old female in a 14 year relationship with a man. We have one preschool age child. Before we got married, six + years ago, I was very clear that I was not interested in constant monogamy. My partner was equally not wanting an intimate relationship with

Episode 17: Delaying The Inevitable

Your partner has agreed to open your relationship, but you’re afraid to make the first leap. Should you wait until they have a date first? That’s what’s on this week’s episode of Non-Monogamy Help. Listen below. You can also find the podcast on Spotify, Apple, and

Rushing into polyamory

I’ve been dating a guy for a few months now, he’s non monogamous and that has been clear from the beginning, though he doesn’t have other partners at the moment. I have myself been interested in non monogamy since I was a teenager and read and talked

Three truths in non-monogamy

I have always been against dating or getting in a relationship. I’m too insecure and weirded out with sex (I hate nudity and vulnerability, it makes me uncomfortable as well as scared about possible sex diseases) and knew deep down that it would make me go crazy like it

The right reason to do polyamory

I’ve been dating my partner for almost 1 1/2 years. For most of it, we have been completely in love. Big plans for our future. Starting bands together. Lots of time spent with family. Making plans to move together and leave the country. We have the same values,