It Doesn't Look the Same Twice
If you took snapshots of my polyamorous life from the moment 17 years ago when I was on a date and was asked if I'd heard of polyamory?...
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Laura Boyle
- Sep 15
- 3 min
Seven Days of Kink, Parts 3 and 4: Do you like D/s? How Much?
Sorry for skipping a day on you folks, life ate me a little bit - and these two prompts go nicely together, so you'll maybe forgive me....
Laura Boyle
- Sep 13
- 2 min
Seven Days of Kink, Part 2: Nostalgia
Today for 7 days of Kink, the prompt was "What is your favorite kink, and why?" and my short answer was impact, and my long answer was a...
Laura Boyle
- Sep 12
- 3 min
Seven Days of Kink, Part 1: Origin Story
Welcome to the Seven Days of Kink series here on Ready for Polyamory. As you'll have noticed if you've been around here a while, my...
Laura Boyle
- Sep 5
- 3 min
Boundaries Are Different for Everybody
Boundaries are for everyone - but the boundaries you set are different with each person or type of person. We don't set the same type of...
Laura Boyle
- Sep 1
- 2 min
Relationship Agreement Tune Ups
Does your communication need a tune-up? Folks often find themselves talking at cross-purposes when they’re talking about relationship...
Laura Boyle
- Aug 21
- 2 min
Relationships Aren't About Conflict
If you consume enough Internet Relationship Content (or if you came to Earth from another planet and were studying the humans) you might...
Laura Boyle
- Aug 11
- 4 min
Mitigating Couple's Privilege
Let's talk Couple's Privilege. I came here to answer a question from my TikTok and Instagram about what we can do to mitigate couple's...
Laura Boyle
- Jul 5
- 3 min
Sometimes, We Carry Community.
If you've been here a while, you know I don't believe in relationships that are just struggle. It's not worth it to stay in something...
Laura Boyle
- Jun 26
- 2 min
Polyamory is not Monogamy Several Times
There is a certain drive to make polyamory relatable or palatable to the mainstream that makes folks say "yes we're just like monogamous...
Laura Boyle
- Jun 8
- 3 min
When is "Some Day?"
Everyone has different landmarks and moments that matter to them in relationships. As I've been conducting a study of polyamorous...
Laura Boyle
- May 9
- 5 min
Recent Reading
Note: All links in this post are regular old links, I don't make a dime off any of them; all opinions are my own; the gifted books are...
Laura Boyle
- Apr 20
- 3 min
Spacing Out Communication
To group chat, or not to group chat? That is the question. ...Shakespeare definitely didn't say that. However, he also didn't have...
Laura Boyle
- Apr 4
- 3 min
Build an Upward Spiral Instead
Many of us are familiar with the metaphorical image of the "downward spiral" - of things getting worse, rapidly, personally or...
Laura Boyle
- Mar 20
- 4 min
Meeting New People
A frequent question that polyamorous educators and content creators get asked is "How do I meet new people?" Slightly less often (and...
Laura Boyle
- Feb 1
- 2 min
Representing Polyamorous Joy
I've been watching a lot of tv, and reading a lot of books, with non-monogamous and polyamorous representation in them. Beyond the fact...
Laura Boyle
- Jan 5
- 3 min
Burrs and Bounce Houses
"You're like a chestnut," I told my partner. "What?" "You're like a chestnut, you have these prickly burrs of rough edges and big...
Laura Boyle
- Dec 24, 2022
- 6 min
Class Listing 2023
Or, Shameless Self-Promotion. If you, or an organization you attend classes at (or have local to you, or buy convention tix from every...
Laura Boyle
- Dec 12, 2022
- 4 min
Slipping Down the Escalator
What happens when your step off the relationship escalator isn't as graceful as you want it to be? Sometimes polyamorous people talk...
Laura Boyle
- Nov 29, 2022
- 4 min
But Who Sleeps Where? Polyamorous Cohabitation
It's a pretty standard (and occasional pet peeve) question to polyamorous folks who choose to live together - "Where do you all SLEEP?"...
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