Pathways to Pleasure – Which one’s yours?
Desire is deeply personal, yet often follows familiar patterns. These five pleasure pathways can help you better understand your own.
Tag: communication
Consent Is a Conversation, Not a Contract
Consent requires honesty with ourselves as much as with others. Sometimes the hardest part isn’t saying “no”, it’s recognising when we don’t actually want to say “yes.”
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!
How to Ask About Non-Monogamy Without Being Rude
Non-monogamy is no great mystery, but asking someone about their personal life can be dicey, no matter which kind of relationship it is. This guide will help you navigate!
Sexual Communication: Learn to Ask for What You Want
Talking about sex shouldn’t be taboo; it’s a game-changer for intimacy. Speak up, explore desires, and watch your relationships ignite with passion.
Desire Mapping: A Guide to Naming, Claiming, and Communicating Your Wants
In this guide, we’ll explore simple, encouraging ways to tune into your wants, own them fully, and share them in a way that feels safe and authentic. Your desires are valid. Your voice matters. And you deserve to be heard.
Straight Men and the Struggle With Non Monogamy
This post explores why non-monogamy may feel particularly difficult for cis men and how confronting these challenges can lead to personal growth and healthier, more fulfilling relationships.
How To Discuss The Possibility Of A Threesome With Your Partner
This is a sponsored post by Erobella. As a sex+ platform, Erobella champions the welfare, autonomy, and security of sex workers by advocating for their acceptance and de-stigmatisation in society and politics, throughout Europe and beyond.
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.
5 Important Communication Skills for Polyamory
Communication skills are essential for all relationships, and polyamory is no different. Here are 5 key skills to learn and use.
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.