by Karyn Wittmeyer | Oct 23, 2023 | Agreements, Boundaries, Communication, General Information, Insight Building, Nonmonogamy 101, Relationship Skills, Sexual Health, Tripping Hazards
In a previous blog post, I discussed the difference between rules, agreements, boundaries, and limits. I didn’t spend a lot of time discussing why it’s so important to have exact language and, more importantly, to make sure you and whomever you are talking to have the...
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 | Oct 9, 2023 | Communication, General Information, Insight Building, Jealousy, Nonmonogamy 101, Relationship Skills, Tripping Hazards
Our first post in this series talked about some of the ways people try to avoid jealousy, and begins talking about those behaviors. Our post this week looks at what needs might be under that feeling so that you can identify them and work to get them met. The Needs...
by Karyn Wittmeyer | Oct 2, 2023 | Communication, General Information, Insight Building, Jealousy, Nonmonogamy 101, Relationship Skills
Jealousy is often the boogeyman of nonmonogamy. It is something that people warn others about in Facebook groups, or state as a reason they could never be nonmonogamous. Jealousy gets a very bad reputation amongst nonmonogamous folks, with some even claiming that you...
by Karyn Wittmeyer | Sep 25, 2023 | Communication, Emotional Intimacy, Insight Building, New Relationship Energy, Relationship Skills
The best thing and the worst thing about nonmonogamy is that sometimes you can have a full schedule of relationships. Unfortunately, this can sometimes lead to longer term relationships having little to no sexual connection, or becoming “really good roommates”....
by Karyn Wittmeyer | Sep 18, 2023 | Communication, Emotional Intimacy, General Information, Insight Building, New Relationship Energy, Relationship Skills
Many years ago, the list of 36 questions to ask your mate to fall in love came out. It’s certainly a great list for getting to know someone! The original 36 questions are broken down into three sections that move from ice-breaker to deeper questions about...
