Brad and I have no regrets about opening up our relationship two years ago, but we’re feeling a little monogamish these days, having a temporary lull in our need for novelty and a more immediate need for stability and security. “How monogamous are you?” I asked Brad the other day. I described an imaginary spectrum … [Read more…]
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Shortly after Brad and I decided to “try” polyamory – allowing ourselves to feel romantic love for more than one person at a time – it occurred to me that I had the potential to reconnect with each of the long lost loves in my life. Of course, a big part of the reason for … [Read more…]
Contrary to the popular notion that “love conquers all,” spiritual teacher Teal Swan cautions hopeless romantics that “love is not enough” to create harmonious relationships: When people ask whether “love” is enough to make relationships work, they don’t mean “love” in the big sense of the word, Swan says. They mean the feeling of being … [Read more…]
My new spiritual guru Teal Swan says the era of marriage is coming to an end and polyamory is the way of the future, but we can’t just jump into the lifestyle without preparing ourselves emotionally and spiritually. “As a species, when we evolve to a higher vibratory rate, the perception of separation will dissolve, … [Read more…]
Crying… I’ve been listening to Teal Swan talk about relationships all day and realizing Brad and I might no longer be compatible. We’re on different pages, and I don’t know if we’ll be able to get back on the same one without some sort of separation. Recently, I’ve complained a lot about my needs for … [Read more…]
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I’ve been advised to stop writing stupid, vague titles for my diary entries, but the Cat Power song “Sea of Love” immediately came to mind just now, at 3:30 in the morning, the first chance I’ve gotten to sit down and write about the life I’ve been living lately. It’s always hard to find time … [Read more…]
“Just two more minutes,” Brad said when I stopped scratching his back tonight. He hadn’t said that since the old days, when I used to scratch his back to sleep every night, before nursing Nora to sleep became priority. “Just one more minute… please…” he said five minutes later. I scratched slower and softer, slower and … [Read more…]