Episode 64: What Rules to Have
"You want rules to protect your relationship, but will they actually work? Find out if the boundaries you're planning might backfire."
Topic
Managing difficult emotions
Polyamory isn’t always pretty and it can sometimes bring a lot of emotional turmoil. People struggling with mental health issues may be especially struggling. Here are all the entries around managing your emotions.
Episode 63: Visualising Your Partner
You can't picture your partner with someone else without feeling awful—and you're not sure if opening up is even possible for you.
Rules about love
When your love rules backfire: Why strict boundaries in relationships sometimes push partners away instead of bringing you closer together.
Episode 61: PTSD and Polyamory
You're trying polyamory again after a traumatic first experience, but old wounds keep surfacing. Is it worth pushing through, or should you stop?
Episode 58: Sexual Incompatibility
Your partner wants to open the relationship due to sexual unhappiness, but you're blindsided. How do you navigate this sudden shift?
Episode 57: Begging For Time
You're in a new triad but feeling like the third wheel with no one making time for you. How do you speak up when you're already the newcomer?
How to ask for reassurance
Ask for reassurance in polyamory without triggering withdrawal or guilt. Learn how to express jealousy to your partner effectively.
Getting over a partner's sexual history
You're okay with your open relationship most days, but your partner's sexual history keeps triggering deep insecurity. How do you get past it?
Episode 52: Anxious After Marriage
You got married and now the anxiety about non-monogamy feels unbearable—making you wonder if this lifestyle is really for you after all.
Episode 48: Too Much NRE
Your partner's been in NRE for 18 months and won't commit to polyamory. When is it time to move on? Get advice on this week's episode.