Being polyamorous in a mono-centric and dominator culture can be at times confusing. Often people lack the language, skills and mindset to understand their own feelings and complexity of their relationships let alone explain this to others. To cope with some of these issues the polyamory community has created language and constructs to help in […]

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Register Now for Poly Living, Philadelphia, February 8-10, 2013 or click here for more details. Click Here for Workshop Presenters ~~~~~~ Workshop List This is a partial list and is subject to change! ~~~~~~~~~ Nuts and Bolts of Polyamorous Relationships Jesus Garcia and Robyn Trask Navigating the ins and outs of polyamory can be a […]

I’ve been reflecting recently on the variety of reactions we polyamorists get to our lifestyle. At choir practice the other night, one of the sopranos mentioned to me that she was taking a class on time management and that the instructor had said that after taking the class the student’s would have so much more […]

Register Now for Poly Living, Philadelphia, February 8-10, 2013 or click here for more details. Click Here for Workshop Presenters KEYNOTE ~~~~~~ We’re Out of the “Poly” Closet–Now What? By Kamala Devi Speaking up about multiple loving relationships can be a huge risk. Why is coming out considered such a civil responsibility? You could lose […]

February 8-10, 2013 Philadelphia, PA Tentative Schedule Outline* About the Presenters ———–Full workshop descriptions ~~~~~~ Friday – February 8 ~~~~~~ 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM  – Registration and Check-in This is the perfect time to come pick up your conference package and program and get yourselves all checked in.    We advise all people to get […]

An Introduction to Social Polyamory – By Nancy & Darrell Casey Copy Right 2005 -Reprinted from Loving More Magazine Issue #35 Summer 2005 “When it’s time to cum, you have to go,” was the humorous comment I’d often make as newcomers were introduced to “Rainbow”, which was an off premise Lifestyle Swing club. “Off premise” […]

By Mystic Life The reason most traditional relationships end is due to one (or more) of what I’ll refer to as “The Three D’s”: Drifting, Dysfunction and Desire. Drifting occurs when two people evolve in different directions, and no longer feel a common bond that they once shared. Of course, a certain degree of variation […]

Philadelphia, PA Preliminary Schedule Friday February 10 4 PM – 7:00 PM Check in and Registration – Registration and check-Come to the registration desk; pick up your Conference Package/schedule, name badge and get yourselves all checked in.    We advise all people to get checked in first, then head out to grab some dinner before the […]

Annual testing for STIs (sexually transmitted infection) is something I believe every sexually active person should do for their health, not just for people who are in some form of open relationship but anyone sexually active. It is part of being safe and sane with our own health. Unfortunately testing can often be source of […]

Presentation List Poly Living* February 10-12, 2012 *This list is tentative and subject to change. Full schedule Friday Evening Keynote Busting Loose: Polyamory in the Next Five Years Alan M. of Polyamory in the News Website We may be in for quite a ride. Public awareness of polyamory — that this mind-bending thing exists, and […]

Keynote Alan M. of Polyamory in the News Website Alan first discovered group love and devotion at age 17. He has run the Polyamory in the News site (polyinthemedia.blogspot.com) since 2005. Here he has tracked trends among more than 1,000 articles, TV shows, radio interviews, and other places where the world is paying us attention. […]

By Mystic Life I was recently asked, via my blog, to respond to the question I’ve listed below from a woman who was (like most of us) raised to be monogamous. Upon reflection, I felt that my response may be helpful to readers who are still in the process of defining their values, or who […]

Interest in poly and people exploring or choosing polyamory is exploding, not just in the US but around the world. With this growth and the influx of more mainstream people both old and young, the opposition is beginning to notice and it may get ugly. Several things have spurred this growth; Organizations like Loving More, […]

By Mystic Life Most polyamorous people are drawn to this lovestyle because of their distaste for cheating. But what about if you’re dating someone who is cheating on their partner? Perhaps you don’t even know their partner and are therefore not required to lie to (or withhold from) your lover’s lover. You might then be […]

By Mystic Life I have learned that polyamory can be used to dissolve the ego, or enhance it.  Similar to how nuclear technology can be used to either power a city or destroy it, the poly path can be utilized to bring us closer to peace, or create endless suffering through multiple attachments.  In other […]

It’s not too late to participate in Polyamory House Party Weekend! This International event was created by a group of volunteers from the Polyamory Leadership Network. The first EVER international DIY festival celebrating *your* polyamory *your* way. It is kids of four parent households, poly-fi triads, primaries and their play partners, the ethically non-monogamous, the […]

by Mystic Life I’ve been wondering if the best way to offend members of both the monogamous and polyamorous communities is to form (or be interested in forming) a MFF triad. Several years ago, my girlfriend at the time and I were looking to meet someone who we both could love.  I’m straight, and my […]

by Mystic Life, Author of Spiritual Polyamory I used to believe that the world would be a better place if everyone was polyamorous.  Perhaps in a utopian world in which there was no ego, no fear, and no childhood wounds, that would be true.  However, I’ve come to learn that people need to be where […]

I saw a cartoon on a poly website, where a woman gets up from her sickbed after a day of not checking her email, to find hundreds of messages waiting. She turns to a partner accusingly. “You posted about poly and swinging on the list again, didn’t you!” Well, whether or not swinging is a […]