Fear of Losing a New Polyamorous Partner
Build security in polyamory by strengthening your relationship with yourself, not relying on your partner to mature the bond.
Lola Phoenix
Episode 187 - Ex Becomes a Metamour
No relationship is inherently safer than any other, and trying to control every possible outcome only breeds the fear it's meant to prevent.
Anxiety and Co-habitation in Polyamory
An exploration of how the stability of living together can paradoxically increase the fear of loss when a partner starts dating others.
Episode 186 - Communication Versus Gaslighting
Telling someone they're wrong when they see withdrawal of affection is gaslighting-adjacent, even if unintentional.
Polyamory and Grief
An exploration of how to handle the anger that arises when a partner pursues new connections during your time of crisis and grief.
Episode 185 - Relationship Anarchy and Autonomy
Autonomy means freedom to make choices, but those choices affect others. Listen to Episode 185 on relationship anarchy and autonomy.
Marriage and Polyamory
An exploration of how to handle a deepening new relationship while engaged and why marriage can be redefined to fit a non-hierarchical life.
Episode 184 - Dating a Co-Worker
Shrinking to make space in a partner's life only suffocates oneself and creates resentment that will eventually become unavoidable.
Resentment in Polyamory
An exploration of why intellectual acceptance cannot fix a basic incompatibility in needs and how to stop rejecting yourself in a relationship.
Episode 183 - Disclosure and Privacy in Polyamory
Sometimes the best way to address fear of missing out is to invite partners to share new experiences, rather than tell them afterwards.