Monthly Archives: February 2012
February 28, 2012
Polyday 2012 is Coming!
That's right folks, the time has come - Polyday 2012 is on the horizon. In fact, rather closer to the horizon than you might think. In case you've no idea what I'm talking about, Polyday is a one-day annual event where ...
February 24, 2012
Independent Women and Fairytale Endings
I had a realisation almost a year ago which shook my down to my soul. It took a long time to come to terms with and challenged a large portion of my self-identity. Now I look back on it, it ...
February 22, 2012
Ask Polly: how do we deal with jealousy?
Welcome to Ask Polly, the UK's first poly advice column! We invite readers to send poly-related questions to our resident columnist, Polly, and she'll do her very best to offer advice. You're also very much encouraged to join the conversation ...
February 14, 2012
Steps Against Abuse
Whether you blame it on reinvented, revived puritan standards, misogyny, or any other social force, the cultural environment in the West very often leads to what I would call "sexual minorities" beginning on the defensive. Whether it's kink, poly, or ...
February 10, 2012
Something about Working with Shame
Part of me wishes Faun would realise how much this conversation hurts me. I know the old adage about the heart breaking is an overused one, but the feeling I get when he tells me the passion may be, or ...
February 8, 2012
Ask Polly: Gifts
Welcome to Ask Polly, the UK's first poly advice column! We invite readers to send poly-related questions to our resident columnist, Polly, and she'll do her very best to offer advice. You're also very much encouraged to join the conversation ...
February 4, 2012
The Unicorn, or Fantasy and Reality
Ah, that favourite of poly fantasies: the unicorn. We've all heard of them, that mythical creature who will somehow magically develop both romantic and sexual attraction for both members of an extant couple. There are a few required tropes that must ...
February 4, 2012
Polyosophy – Ancient Greek conceptions of love
So while I plough on through Rousseau's Social Contract (harder going than I remember... More evidence I need to kick my brain back into action) here are some quick thoughts on love. In modern English, we have (roughly) one word for ...
February 1, 2012
God is Love
I was reading a forum discussion last week about polyamory and spiritual/religious practices. The discussion was a few years old and I didn't want to resurrect it, but one post caught my eye. This post stated that, by definition, a ...
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