...and other reflections on life as fat polyamorous woman. I have never been a thin person. When I was younger, I was less fat - in the...

If you’ve been around these parts for any length of time, you’ve probably heard my stump speech on the term fluid bonding and why I don’t...

One of the most evocative terms in the polyamory glossary is the cowboy or cowgirl - a monogamous partner who becomes involved with a...

The biggest paradigm shift between traditional monogamy and non-traditional relationships of any kind (relationship anarchy, whether you...

Let's talk Relationship Anarchy, priorities, and hierarchy. Those of you who are even a little familiar with relationship anarchy (even...

Our cultural messaging around relationships, around self-knowledge, and around love (of the self and of each other) is focused very...

There are a number of social conventions that are broadly undermined by polyamorous relating but especially so by non-hierarchical...

When we move from a monogamous to a non-monogamous context, sometimes the contraction of our dating pool can make it feel like the most...

You may have heard of the Relationship Anarchy Smorgasbord - a concept which takes a metaphor of relationships as meals where you and...

It can feel very natural, when seeing multiple people, if you have a really nice experience (try a good restaurant that turns out to be...

We talked last time about the Relationship Escalator, the social expectations that generally circumscribe romantic relationships in our...

I was having coffee with a friend the other day and catching up about our recent dating lives (and their complications in labels and lack...

Have you ever had a hinge partner insist on a particular relationship between you and a metamour? Either directly, or by only having time...

Let's talk about polyamory and the holiday season. (Sorry, Canadian friends - I know you already did Thanksgiving, and I hope it was...

If you took snapshots of my polyamorous life from the moment 17 years ago when I was on a date and was asked if I'd heard of polyamory?...

Sorry for skipping a day on you folks, life ate me a little bit - and these two prompts go nicely together, so you'll maybe forgive me....

Today for 7 days of Kink, the prompt was "What is your favorite kink, and why?" and my short answer was impact, and my long answer was a...

Welcome to the Seven Days of Kink series here on Ready for Polyamory. As you'll have noticed if you've been around here a while, my...

Boundaries are for everyone - but the boundaries you set are different with each person or type of person. We don't set the same type of...

Does your communication need a tune-up? Folks often find themselves talking at cross-purposes when they’re talking about relationship...