by Karyn Wittmeyer | Oct 16, 2023 | Attachment, Boundaries, Communication, Insight Building, Jealousy, Nonmonogamy 101, Relationship Skills, Tripping Hazards
In our first post about jealousy, we talked about the difference between jealousy and envy, explained why people may feel jealous, and began discussing ways that people utilize different behaviors to avoid either feeling jealous or learning to sit with the emotions to...
by Karyn Wittmeyer | Sep 4, 2023 | Attachment, Communication, Emotional Intimacy, General Information, Nonmonogamy 101, Relationship Skills
Let’s break down what emotional intimacy really is when it comes to our nonmonogamous relationships! It’s important not to get it confused with affection, physical intimacy, new relationship energy, and having shared trauma (because trauma bonding is...
by Karyn Wittmeyer | Aug 14, 2023 | Attachment, Boundaries, Communication, Emotional Intimacy, Insight Building, Relationship Skills, Terms
Navigating the complex dynamics of multiple romantic relationships while making sure all the romantic partners involved are being fulfilled can be tricky. Interpersonal relationships are complicated at the best of times, let alone when intimacy is involved. One of the...
by Karyn Wittmeyer | Jun 5, 2023 | Attachment, Boundaries, Emotional Intimacy, Insight Building, New Relationship Energy, Nonmonogamy 101, Relationship Skills, Tripping Hazards
Now that I’ve told you a bit about the link between limerence and New Relationship Energy, what the signs of limerence are, and what the different phases of love are, and how hormones released during NRE affect your attachment style, some of you might have some...
by Karyn Wittmeyer | May 22, 2023 | Attachment, Emotional Intimacy, Insight Building, New Relationship Energy, Nonmonogamy 101, Relationship Skills, Terms
One big problem that western culture has is that we only have one word for love, even though we all know there are different kinds of love. What’s worse is that our entertainment glorifies the most exciting types of love that also happen to burn out the fastest,...
by Karyn Wittmeyer | May 8, 2023 | Attachment, Emotional Intimacy, New Relationship Energy, Tripping Hazards
In our blog post on NRE as a variation of limerence, I discussed how this phase of a relationship should not be mistaken for attachment or attachment style. I want to look a little closer at what attachment is and how your attachment style might influence the...
