Bringing Up Non-Monogamy With Your Partner

Here are six tips to help you bring up the topic of non-monogamy with your partner…and avoid a fight.

4 MIN READ

Non-monogamy, RelationshipsEffy BlueJanuary 20, 2022communication, opening up

3 Tips to Combat Loneliness While Your Partner is Out

Are you home alone while your partner is out on a date? Here are 3 tips to help you navigate through the loneliness and jealousy.

1 MIN READ

Non-monogamy, RelationshipsJacqueline MislaJanuary 15, 2022self care, self-love

Six Steps to Designing Your Open Relationship

It’s is time to challenge the traditional relationship construct that has been handed to us, and instead, consciously co-design a relationship that aligns with our evolving needs, values, and desires.

5 MIN READ

Non-monogamy, Relationships, Side_HomepageEffy BlueSeptember 15, 2021solopoly, relationship anarchy

How to Embrace Duality: And, Not Or

You may be trying to design your non-monogamous relationship(s) based on what you know about monogamy. Here are three things to consider when designing relationships that are only limited by consent and your imagination.

2 MIN READ

Non-monogamy, RelationshipsCurious FoxJuly 12, 2021communication, opening up

I Couldn’t Have Known Then What I Know Now

When you first open up your relationship there is so much unknown. These are three lessons learned after a bumpy start to a new adventure.

2 MIN READ

Non-monogamy, RelationshipsJacqueline MislaJune 5, 2021

4 Principles for Thriving in Open Relationships

Foundational steps to help you open up an existing relationship or begin an open relationship with a new partner.

3 MIN READ

Relationships, Non-monogamyEffy Blue & Jacqueline MislaMarch 20, 2021solopoly, opening up

Metamour: My Lover’s Lover

I would never have thought I would be planning on co-caring for a puppy with my partner’s wife, that my lover’s lover would end up being one of my best friends - a source of healing and comfort.

2 MIN READ

Non-monogamy, RelationshipsEffy BlueJanuary 18, 2021metamour

Is Non-Monogamy For Me?

Challenges are never-ending for non-monogamous relationships, but how you handle them doesn’t have to be complicated.

2 MIN READ

Non-monogamy, RelationshipsEffy BlueSeptember 2, 2020solopoly, opening up

Coming Out as Non-Monogamous: What to Consider

Practicing and exploring non-monogamy can feel akin to living as a left-handed person in a right-handed person’s world; let us be your pair of ambidextrous scissors.

2 MIN READ

Non-monogamy, RelationshipsEffy BlueAugust 31, 2020solopoly, opening up

Relationship Anarchy: Why its Fundamentals May Surprise You

Most of us conjure up images of violence, chaos and apocalyptic disarray when we hear the word anarchy. Relationship Anarchy is the polar opposite.

2 MIN READ

Relationships, Non-monogamyEffy BlueAugust 18, 2020relationship anarchy

Metamours and Me: A Study of this Uniquely Poly Relationship

The idealized scenario portrayed throughout polyamory literature is that everyone is friends, but it’s also true that there is also no right way to connect (or not) with your metamours.

2 MIN READ

Non-monogamy, RelationshipsEffy BlueAugust 6, 2020metamour

The First Step to Opening Up: Know Thyself

When it comes to relationships: who are you and what do you want; how does your past impact your present; how do you communicate your desires and needs?

5 MIN READ

Identity, Relationships, Love, Non-monogamyEffy Blue & Jacqueline MislaJune 25, 2020opening up, poc

Metamours: One Poly-Relationship You Might Not Be Thinking About

Society and most cultures tell us to expect competition, threat, conflict, hurt and heartbreak when two people love the same person. But that isn’t always the case.

2 MIN READ

Non-monogamy, RelationshipsEffy BlueApril 10, 2019metamour, solopoly