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Tag: relationships

  • Image representing post: Dating App Writers Room

    Dating App Writers Room

    A new video from BriTANick! Now there's a rare treat.

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    • posted 1 March, 2020
  • Image representing post: I ignored warnings from friends and family not to marry my husband

    I ignored warnings from friends and family not to marry my husband

    A surprisingly uplifting story from the Washington Post.

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    • Repost
    • posted 2 January, 2020
  • Philosophy Tube - Men. Abuse. Trauma.

    Men. Abuse. Trauma. | Philosophy Tube

    Dan watches "Men. Abuse. Trauma." on Philosophy Tube and doesn't quite get flashbacks.

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    • 3 comments
    • posted 1 December, 2019
  • Image representing post: This is your phone on feminism

    This is your phone on feminism

    Our devices are basically gaslighting us, argues Maria Farrell.

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    • Repost
    • posted 23 September, 2019
  • Image representing post: Anniversary Break

    Anniversary Break

    Dan and Ruth celebrate their 12th anniversary by cycling across Scotland.

    Read more - about 21 minutes (4918 words)

    • Article
    • 7 comments
    • posted 28 June, 2019
  • A Little Poly Story

    A Little Poly Story by Danielle Corsetto



    Oh Joy Sex Toy

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    • Repost
    • posted 12 March, 2019
  • JTA and Annabel looking into a cabinet at the British Museum.

    Happy Metamour Appreciation Day, JTA

    JTA and Dan would be friends anyway, but having a partner-in-common has given them the opportunity to be closer still. Dan shares some of their history together.

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    • Article
    • posted 27 February, 2019
  • How to Poach an Egg and Leave a Marriage

    by Brandy Jensen ...

    Set a timer. Cook the eggs for precisely three minutes and not a second longer.

    Everyone thinks they have a sense of how time passes, but it’s crucial to use a timer. You are never as right as you think. Three minutes goes by more quickly than you expect. Six years even quicker.

    ...

    …

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    • Repost
    • posted 11 December, 2018
  • Ruth, Dan, JTA and the kids at the top of the slides at a soft play area.

    Poly Parents Evening

    Ruth, JTA and Dan went to a school parents' evening as a trio. And everything was fine.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (705 words)

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    • 2 comments
    • posted 7 December, 2018
  • What Monogamous Couples Can Learn From Polyamorous Relationships, According to Experts

    Polyamory — having more than one consensual sexual or emotional relationship at once — has in recent years emerged on television, mainstream dating sites like OkCupid and even in research. And experts who have studied these kinds of consensual non-monogomous relationships, say they have unique strengths that anyone can learn from.

    Consensual non-monogamy can include polyamory, …

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    • posted 1 September, 2018
  • Why Are You Bothering?

    Why Are You Bothering? (The Polyamorous Misanthrope) A letter I got recently and a question I was asked in another forum really got me to thinking. The question was: How did you come to realize that poly-amorous relationships were right for you? Now … A letter I got recently and a question I was asked …

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    • posted 18 August, 2018
  • Image representing post: The Most Skipped Step When Opening a Relationship

    The Most Skipped Step When Opening a Relationship


    You’ve had hundreds of hours of discussions on what your open relationship will look like? Check!
    You’ve written down a list of limits, boundaries, rules, and expectations? Check!
    You’ve created dating profiles that honestly detail what you are looking for and the honesty with your existing relationship? Check!
    You’ve read at …

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    • 1 comment
    • posted 12 July, 2017
  • Image representing post: The Long Tail of an Abusive Relationship

    The Long Tail of an Abusive Relationship

    Even the tamest of abusive relationships can have an impact that lasts for years or decades. Dan shares a facet of his experience.

    Read more - about 5 minutes (1035 words)

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    • 7 comments
    • posted 30 April, 2017
  • Ruth and JTA with a huge amount of shopping.

    Means-Assessed Household Finances (Socialism Begins At Home!)

    For the last four years, Ruth, Dan, JTA, and those who've lived with them have used a system of means-assessment to fairly share the burden of their household finances. Now, Dan makes their model available to you to copy, use, and expand upon. Socialism begins at home.

    Read more - about 6 minutes (1222 words)

    • Article
    • 14 comments
    • posted 12 October, 2014
  • @SelinaWilken: Sometimes I'll read horoscopes, and just go down the list until I find the one I like best. This month I'm Aquarius.

    Horoscopes

    A long time ago, Dan dated a girl who would read several different horoscopes for her star sign, and pick the one she liked. And that wasn't even the craziest thing about her.

    Read more - about 4 minutes (893 words)

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    • 3 comments
    • posted 17 April, 2014

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