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#1: Consensual non-monogamy 101 for the straights
The alternative relationship format I’ve been practicing for the last 12 years is called consensual non-monogamy (CNM), also known as ethical…
Apr 28, 2023 • 
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#47: Kink, triads, and blowing up your friend group (an interview with Jon)
This is the second interview in this series where I talk to friends about their non-monogamy journeys.
20 hrs ago • 
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#46: Men are from earth, women are from earth (audio interview)
An audio interview with my anchor partner, Louis
Aug 27 • 
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#4: Telling my Asian mom about non-monogamy
Oct 9, 2023 • Morlene
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#3: You probably don't need to open your relationship
Sep 19, 2023 • Morlene
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#12: What do I do with my jealousy
Apr 28, 2024 • Morlene
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#22: Downgrading my relationship upgraded my happiness
Oct 1, 2024 • Morlene
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#5: How I define loyalty in my relationships
Nov 7, 2023 • Morlene
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#32: The great man shortage of 2025
Feb 28 • Morlene
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#45: Is your relationship making you do weird shit for attention?
Later in the post: relationship permissions worth considering
Aug 14 • 
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#44: We're making rejection way too dramatic
Stop taking "let's be friends" as a personal attack
Jul 30 • 
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#43: The women who want gay friends but not bi partners
Progressive women's dating double standard
Jul 22 • 
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#42: Everyone's a moral expert now
Why we need purists but also need them to chill
Jul 1 • 
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#41: Am I queer enough for Pride?
Narrator: she was having an identity crisis
Jun 12 • 
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#40: The discomfort you're avoiding is the whole point
Singing lessons are teaching me how to navigate jealousy
May 29 • 
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#39: That time trump lost and other perfect days
Three vignettes from times I didn't know my happiness could reach such heights
May 15 • 
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#38: Seen this couple on Feeld before
A slightly snarky tour through Feeld archetypes
May 1 • 
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#37: Feeld date diaries
An hour by hour account of getting ready for a date night
Apr 22 • 
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