Episode 89: Mismatched Drives
Reading Time: 16 minutes Sometimes making a rule causes the exact problem that the rule is designed to prevent.
Considering Polyamory
Whether you’re considering it or your partner has asked you about it, here are the entries we have for folks considering polyamory for themselves or their current relationships — both the good and the bad scenarios.
Episode 85: Insecurity and Comparisons
Reading Time: 13 minutes You’re in a not so open minded city. How do you tell people you want to date that you’re currently in a polyamorous or open relationship?
Scared of competition
Reading Time: 6 minutes My wife and I just decided (well she did) that we should try and open relationship. At first I was devastated but we talked and over a few weeks we’ve been more honest about things than we ever have. We absolutely love each other, we have 3 kids and a house, good jobs, the dream …
Episode 84: Disclosure and Outing
Reading Time: 29 minutes You’re in a not so open minded city. How do you tell people you want to date that you’re currently in a polyamorous or open relationship?
No sign is a sign
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’ve been “hanging out” with J for about 3 years. We agreed in the beginning it would be an open friendship allowing us both to date and see other people. After 2 years of hanging out we both established we care for each other but haven’t set any terms of what we are to each …
Episode 81: Just FOMO
Reading Time: 9 minutes Thinking about the things you might be missing out on doesn’t, in fact, make you a jerk. That’s what’s on this week’s episode of Non-Monogamy Help. Non-Monogamy Help Non-Monogamy Help is a relationship advice podcast for people in non-monogamous or polyamorous relationships. With the help of a therapist with over a decade of experience, your …
Recognising your own needs
Reading Time: 3 minutes I just started listening to your podcast and it has helped with a lot of questions, but I have one of my own. My partner and I have been together for 5 years and they recently told me they are polyamorous. We have been monogamous our whole relationship and have casually said that maybe in …
Episode 80: Trying to Convince
Reading Time: 7 minutes If you’re trying to convince your partner to be polyamorous, you may not be able to “fix” them wanting monogamy. That’s what’s on this week’s episode of Non-Monogamy Help. Discussion Topic: Could you see yourself being monogamous? Listen here on or on Anchor. Visit the Anchor website to find where else the podcast is distributed …
Episode 78: Not Good Enough
Reading Time: 9 minutes Sometimes when your partner wants non-monogamy you can be left feeling like you’ve failed or not done enough. That’s what’s on this week’s episode of Non-Monogamy Help. Discussion Topic: What would you do if your family did not like one of your partners? Listen here on or on Anchor. Visit the Anchor website to find …
Unrealistic personal expectations
Reading Time: 8 minutes My wife [married for 11 years] and I have been ethically non monogamous for a while, mostly swingers. We’ve never had issues about being sexually open but those activities were always together, we never really looked separately, while it helped sort through some feelings that come with going off script(monogamy), I don’t think we really …