Relationship advice is everywhere and you often hear in the poly community that the mantra is communicate – communicate – communicate… You will hear mention of making agreements, boundaries and of course the importance of love. Respect however is often mentioned in passing and yet respect is paramount in successful happy relationships, romantic or otherwise. […]

The number of people who call themselves polyamorous or say they have an open relationship is on the rise. The media is in a frenzy and local groups are growing like crazy in areas that two years ago had little to no groups or at least little activity. This growth appears to be driven by […]

Presenter Bios available here What Does Polyamory Look Like? Mim Chapman, PhD What is your poly relationship dream, and what does it look like in action? A wide variety of models for loving and living are emerging within the poly community. This interactive workshop will give you the opportunity to look at some of them […]

Keynote Mim Chapman Ph.D. Mim Chapman, Ph.D., is the author of What does Polyamory Look Like?, a new book about the forms of poly diversity. She is a relationship coach, keynote speaker, educator, and change agent, and has been entertaining and mentoring people for more years than she chooses to admit.  She is a certified […]

The Array of Designer Relationships in Polyamory Book Excerpt from What Does Polyamory Look Like? Polydiverse Patterns of Loving and Living in Modern Polyamorous Relationships By Mim Chapman, PhD Publisher: iUniverse.com, August, 2010 Available through the Loving More bookstore. Polyamory is sometimes described as many ways of loving, not just many loves. To be totally […]

Whether you are going on Jerry Springer or just want to explain poly to your best friend, these media tips should help you get your message across clearly. by John Ullman, 2002, revised 2009 Originally published in Loving More Magazine issue #30 Why do Polys need to be media savvy? Like it or not, the […]

CALL FOR PRESENTERS After a few setbacks and challenges Loving More® is excited to be producing the sixth annual Poly Living Conference February 4-6, 2011, in Philadelphia, PA. We are currently exploring different keynote speaker possibilities. We are also looking for Saturday night extras such as Cuddle Parties or other similar offerings. With registration just […]

Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality written by Christopher Ryan, PhD and Cacilda Jethà, PhD Harper. 2010 I am a sex educator and have been teaching college students and adults what I have learned about Human Sexuality for many years. This book has caused me to look seriously at what I believed […]

Preliminary Schedule Presenter Bios Register Friday – October 22 4 PM – 7:00 PM Registration and Check-in Pick up your Conference Package/schedule and get yourselves all checked in.    We advise all people to get checked in first, then head out to grab some dinner before the evening’s festivities. 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM Keynote DOSSIE […]

Workshops Subject to Change Presenters List Human Origins and Polyamory: When Did it All Begin? Anthropologists love to speculate about the origins of human sexual proclivities and behaviors.  We generate detailed theories about attraction, passion and jealousy, all couched under the rubric of reproductive strategies.  In this workshop we’ll explore current theories about the origins […]

Keynote and presenter Dossie Easton, MA Dossie, a longtime player on the San Francisco S/M scene and well-known killer bottom, is co-author with Janet Hardy of  The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships and Other Adventures, newly in its second edition, as well as  The New Bottoming Book, The New Topping Book, […]

Polyamory sends visions of orgies and free love to most people who first hear the term and definition. Even after careful explanation to the uninitiated, they still walk away thinking polyamory equals f***ing anything that moves. This belief that polyamory is about sex is what send people into a frenzy about morality, commitment and family […]

Summer is waning and the Loving More Staff are busy gearing up for fabulous fall conferences. The 24th annual Loving More Retreat is September 10-12, 2010 and a first for us, Poly Living Seattle is October 22-24, 2010. Each event offers it’s own unique flavor for the polyamorous or the poly curious. The Loving More […]

We are pleased to announce the release of Loving More® Magazine’s issue number forty Loving More; US Government Approved. Since 1991 we have been the only magazine dedicated exclusively to topics involving Polyamory-multi-partner relating. We have issues, both past and present, that cover all different styles and logistics of polyamorous relating for the person new […]

The weekly drama series House recently aired an episode in which the patient was in an honest open relationship.   True to Hollywood style all was not as it seemed.  The show was in many ways a train wreck of what can go wrong when people are not fully honest.  The episode featured three stories, the […]

The State We’re In, is an English language international show on world affairs.  We had the pleasure of doing an interview with them last week which is available currently at http://www.rnw.nl/english/radioprogramme/state-were.  This week’s show features my partners Jesus, Ben and I talking about our relationship with each other and how polyamory works for each of […]

On Wednesday April 7, 2010 at the Conference on World Affairs a panel presentation was being presented From Monogamy to Polyamory and Everything in Between.  Wow this is great that polyamory is being included in the Conference on World Affairs held annually at the University of Colorado in Boulder.  Just one problem, on the panel […]

We are overjoyed to announce that Loving More’s pending 501c(3) non-profit status has been approved and the status is retroactive to May 2006.  This means we are officially a tax deductible charitable organization dating back to May 2006.  The non-profit status allows us to apply for both public and private grants, receive tax deductible donations […]

Hats off to Reid Mihalko for doing a phenomenal job heading up the third Poly Leadership Summit.  The Summit took place just after Poly Living Philadelphia.   The Summit was put together somewhat last minute and Reid stepped forward to help organize and facilitate. Sunday night started off with some fun and time to let go […]

Poly Living in Philly last month was phenomenal from the amazing presenters and workshops to the smiling faces of the many people attending for the first time. Friday night opened with a fund video showcasing the comedic side of polyamory with clips from different TV shows.  Reid Mihalko kept people laughing with a great keynote […]