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Relationships Aren't About Conflict
If you consume enough Internet Relationship Content (or if you came to Earth from another planet and were studying the humans) you might...
Laura Boyle
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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Mitigating Couple's Privilege
Let's talk Couple's Privilege. I came here to answer a question from my TikTok and Instagram about what we can do to mitigate couple's...
Laura Boyle
Aug 11, 20234 min read
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Sometimes, We Carry Community.
If you've been here a while, you know I don't believe in relationships that are just struggle. It's not worth it to stay in something...
Laura Boyle
Jul 5, 20233 min read
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Polyamory is not Monogamy Several Times
There is a certain drive to make polyamory relatable or palatable to the mainstream that makes folks say "yes we're just like monogamous...
Laura Boyle
Jun 26, 20232 min read
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When is "Some Day?"
Everyone has different landmarks and moments that matter to them in relationships. As I've been conducting a study of polyamorous...
Laura Boyle
Jun 8, 20233 min read
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Recent Reading
Note: All links in this post are regular old links, I don't make a dime off any of them; all opinions are my own; the gifted books are...
Laura Boyle
May 9, 20235 min read
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Spacing Out Communication
To group chat, or not to group chat? That is the question. ...Shakespeare definitely didn't say that. However, he also didn't have...
Laura Boyle
Apr 20, 20233 min read
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Build an Upward Spiral Instead
Many of us are familiar with the metaphorical image of the "downward spiral" - of things getting worse, rapidly, personally or...
Laura Boyle
Apr 4, 20233 min read
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Meeting New People
A frequent question that polyamorous educators and content creators get asked is "How do I meet new people?" Slightly less often (and...
Laura Boyle
Mar 20, 20234 min read
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Representing Polyamorous Joy
I've been watching a lot of tv, and reading a lot of books, with non-monogamous and polyamorous representation in them. Beyond the fact...
Laura Boyle
Feb 1, 20232 min read
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Burrs and Bounce Houses
"You're like a chestnut," I told my partner. "What?" "You're like a chestnut, you have these prickly burrs of rough edges and big...
Laura Boyle
Jan 5, 20233 min read
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Class Listing 2023
Or, Shameless Self-Promotion. If you, or an organization you attend classes at (or have local to you, or buy convention tix from every...
Laura Boyle
Dec 24, 20226 min read
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Slipping Down the Escalator
What happens when your step off the relationship escalator isn't as graceful as you want it to be? Sometimes polyamorous people talk...
Laura Boyle
Dec 12, 20224 min read
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But Who Sleeps Where? Polyamorous Cohabitation
It's a pretty standard (and occasional pet peeve) question to polyamorous folks who choose to live together - "Where do you all SLEEP?"...
Laura Boyle
Nov 29, 20224 min read
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Taking Space
In this post I talked about the ways that lacking scripts for polyamorous breakups can allow for more complex possibilities - but also...
Laura Boyle
Nov 22, 20223 min read
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Ways To Support Polyamorous Parents
It comes up here occasionally that I have kids. They're both under 10, they're funny and cute, and I love them even when they aren't...
Laura Boyle
Oct 22, 20227 min read
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Coping with NRE
My title will confuse some of you, because NRE (New Relationship Energy) can be very polarizing - some folks love being carried along on...
Laura Boyle
Oct 10, 20223 min read
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Season 6 Episode 5: Non-Binary Polyamorous Experience
"It's really just a matter of making sure people really see me, Ebony, and me includes non-binary identity as well as the experience of...
Laura Boyle
Oct 6, 20221 min read
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Polyamorous Dating and Raising Standards
There's a lot of talk in polyam spaces about "allowing relationships to be whatever they will be" and not being "limited by labels" - and...
Laura Boyle
Sep 21, 20223 min read
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Podcast Season 6 Episode 3: Polyamory on TV
"It's just been wild to see the explosion of representation of polyamory on tv the last few years." "When I started my polyamory in media...
Laura Boyle
Aug 18, 20221 min read
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