Open Relationships

Poly Pride Day in Central Park

Jenny Block | Posted 11.21.2008 | Living


Jenny Block

When I was asked to write a book about the fact that I was in an open marriage, I was thrilled. And then, I was terrified. I never set out to be a spokesperson or poster child for polyamory.

What About Love? Open Marriage Can Be About Sex And Love

Jenny Block | Posted 07.16.2008 | Living


Jenny Block

If a couple sets the rules of an open relationship, follows them, and is honest about whether or not those rules are working for them, they can have a reasonable expectation of success.

Portrait Of An Open Marriage, Take Two: Yes, I Have A Husband And A Girlfriend

Jenny Block | Posted 05.07.2008 | Living


Jenny Block

I met Jemma at an art gallery. She had told me she was straight. But after about six months of spending time together, we went away on a weekend trip. It was on that trip that she asked me to kiss her...

Less Monogamy, More Fun

Suzanne Portnoy | Posted 04.12.2008 | Living


Suzanne Portnoy

What I have in common with prostitutes is this: I use my body to give men pleasure. And I do it because men give me pleasure in return. I make my own fantasies happen.

Open Relationships: What The World Needs Now?

Tango | Dan Eldridge | Posted 04.02.2008 | Living


Alternative relationships can often be difficult to maintain. It's the same reason gay men and women sometimes stay in the closet their entire lives: ...

Revenge Cheating, Artificial Sweeteners And Depression

Dr. Belisa Vranich | Posted 03.31.2008 | Living


Dr. Belisa Vranich

Dear Dr. Belisa, I'm puzzled by this media frenzy about Patterson and his wife cheating on each other simultaneously. Simultaneously? Come on now, is...

Why Animals And Governors Struggle With Monogamy

Huffington Post | Posted 08.14.2008 | Living


That question of whether monogamy is natural or not has been kicked around probably since it was decided that monogamy should be natural. Now with Sp...

The Business Of An Open Relationship

Tango | Dan Eldridge | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Carrie and I made the decision to spend the rest of our lives together. But because we've decided to do so without getting legally married (see Marria...

How To Keep Two Lovers

The Guardian (UK) | Linda Blair | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Just imagine it. A younger lover to fulfil all your physical desires and another, more mature and settled partner to share your domestic bliss, even t...

Marriage, Minus The Monogamy

tangomag.com | Dan Eldridge | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Our hero gets engaged to the girl of his dreams, a friend of a friend who just so happens to hate the concept of marriage, and who prefers the conveni...

Too Young To Be Monogamous?

Christine Hassler | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Christine Hassler

Dear Christine, I'm 25 years old and in a serious relationship. We've been together two years and are exclusive, but I'm starting to wonder if I'm ma...

"You Are Responsible For Your Own Orgasm"

tangomag.com | Jenny Block | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


I WAS 17 WHEN my sexual education began. "You are responsible for your own orgasm," my boyfriend told me. He was the guy I lost my virginity to, the ...