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 | Jul 31, 2023 | Agreements, Boundaries, Communication, Insight Building, Jealousy, New Relationship Energy, Nonmonogamy 101, Relationship Skills, Tripping Hazards
When people think about agreements, sometimes they only think about them as big, monolithic edicts written in stone. But many agreements are small or temporary: I’ll wash the dishes if you do the laundry; Let’s never visit this restaurant again. Many...
by Karyn Wittmeyer | Jul 3, 2023 | Agreements, Boundaries, Communication, Insight Building, Jealousy, Labels, Nonmonogamy 101, Relationship Skills, Tripping Hazards
It’s common for people opening their relationships to start out with some ground rules to help them feel more secure in their primary relationship. There’s nothing inherently wrong with having agreements. Every relationship should have them and discuss...
by Karyn Wittmeyer | Jun 12, 2023 | Agreements, Boundaries, Insight Building, Jealousy, Nonmonogamy 101, Relationship Skills, Terms, Tripping Hazards
I’ve been doing this for a long time, so I’ve got plenty of opinions when it comes to talking about and thinking about polyamory. In this post, I want to help you get more precise and thoughtful in the way you communicate with others and think about your...
