Monogamish Ethics
My wife and I have been married eighteen years, basically since high school. We opened up our marriage two years ago. She quickly attracted an avalanche of attention online, and has had a couple of lovers. It has done her—and us—good. But my own experience has been the opposite of hers: tepid interest online; endless correspondence with sort-of interested parties; a few disastrous dates.
Read MoreFruitTaster: Designer Relationships
Thank you, FruitTaster, for leaving the following comment on my most recent blog post: Monogamish Week! This comment is so insightful and interesting that I wanted to share it with you. And once you've read this comment, make sure you read more of FruitTaster's blog; it makes for excellent reading!
Read MoreMonogamish Week!
We humans are typically creatures of habit; we go along with what we're used to, stick to what feels comfortable, and generally expect others to do the same. Yet relationships themselves are such dynamic, ever-evolving entities. Heck, we humans are ever-evolving ... we find new interests and hobbies, make new friends, develop new habits ... you get the picture.
Read MoreSavage Says: Meet the Monogamish
By Dan Savage Why do most people assume that all nonmonogamous relationships are destined to fail? Because we only hear about the ones that do. If a three-way or an affair was a factor in a divorce or breakup, we hear all about it. But we rarely hear from happy couples who aren't monogamous, because they don't want to be perceived as dangerous sex maniacs who are destined to divorce.
Read MoreSavage Says – The Monogamish Closet
My husband and I are the pillars of society; we both work and pay taxes, we have two lovely children, we are an active part of our church community, I brought my kids to sing carols for charity this week and we host the rest of the family for Christmas. According to many of our friends, we are unusually happily married.
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