Embracing polyamory, I feel blessed with how much more love I’m able to experience. Does the wanting ever go away? I don’t know. By Shelly Rose In the winter of 2015, at 19-years-old, I sat at my aunt’s kitchen island in Bountiful, Utah. We had developed a close bond after we discovered that we had...
Tag: non-monogamy
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#AskCam: How Do I Juggle My Non-Monogamous Relationships?
Welcome to #AskCam, a column where sex and intersectionality are not divided but welcomed together. Dear Cam, How do I go on dates with other cuties when I don’t even have time to go on dates with my wife? When any “taking time” feels more like “stealing time”, how the hell do you prioritize? -Not Enough...
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AskCam: Polyamory, Non-Monogamy, Oh My!
Welcome to #AskCam, a column where sex and intersectionality are not divided but welcomed together. Dear Cam, I’m seeing polyamory and non-monogamy hyped up a lot in media, and it seems awesome, but how do I know it’s for me? Growing up, I only ever saw relationships being between two people, but I’ve never felt ~quite~...
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#DecolonialLove: On Building A More Liberatory Culture of Love
Decolonial love, liberated love, is true love. “Feminism is, nevertheless, very threatening to the majority of Black people because it calls into question some of the most basic assumptions about our existence, i.e., that gender should be a determinant of power relationships.” – The Cohambee River Collective I have ended or paused two relationships recently–both...
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#AskCam: When’s The Right Time To Have Sex?
Welcome to #AskCam, a column where sex and intersectionality are not divided but welcomed together. Dear Cam, I’ve been dating for a few months, and there’s one person in particular that I’ve been really into. Our dates have been fantastic, but I’m ready for something more. When is the right time to move to getting physical...
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Teach Me How to Poly(am): I’m Polyamory-Curious But Unsure of the Rules
Dear Mickey, I’m not currently in a relationship but I have often thought about polygamy. I have contemplated being in a relationship where me and my partner have sex with each other but we also have sex with people outside of our relationship. The only compromise I would ask for is that we don’t talk...