We've been socialized since birth to view everything in terms of "which is better, which is worse" and it's really difficult to unlearn that habit.
Category: Love & Relationships
My thoughts on defining one’s sexuality
...when I try to break down what people are talking about when they talk about sexuality, I think they're often talking about a bunch of different things that don't all fit in a simple graph or system that's easy to digest.
How to handle feelings you don’t want to be feeling
"...how we internalize [hurt feelings] to send us a message about what our relationship(s) mean to our partner(s) can sometimes be more destructive than [they] need to be. "
A Valentine’s Day Message for Everyone
Once upon a time I thought it was super duper important...
The Mono + Poly Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
It's a common misconception that in order for a mono person and non-mono person to make it work together, the bulk of the emotional labor falls to the mono person to "get over" the script that society had given them.
In which I share my mission and ask for your support
I started blogging regularly on June 22, 2014. It was only two or three years ago that I began to cross-post my writing here for public consumption, but in all - I have posted 1145 writings between here and over on Fetlife. I don't even have to look to remember what my first post was… Continue reading In which I share my mission and ask for your support
The one that explains how I think boundaries work
My aunt, on the topic of love, has always said "when you feel, you know..." and I was starting to think that the concept of boundaries was as nebulous as trying to define the concept of love.
