Tag: <span>communication</span>

Jealousy: Monogamy’s Messiest Habit

For a very long time, monogamy, the idea that you have one romantic or sexual partner at a time, has been the main model for relationships in Western culture. In this structure, a person is expected to find one partner, stay faithful, and share all emotional and sexual intimacy with them alone. While this system works for many people, it also comes with strong social rules. Let’s unpack them!

What is NRE?

NRE is that bubbly, excited feeling you get when you first start really connecting with someone. Often mistaken for a symptom of falling in love, this mega dose of delicious attraction and euphoria can be exciting, but also potentially wreak havoc on pre-existing relationships of all kinds.

The Vocabulary of Non Monogamy

One of the most challenging parts about creating discourse regarding non-monogamy, is how broad a subject it is and how nuanced its details are. Part of that challenge comes from language, the more mainstream it becomes as a topic, the more terminology people get exposed to, but that also leaves more room for misinformation and misinterpretation.