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Love Isn't a Stone
In “The Lathe of Heaven,” Ursula LeGuin said “Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the...
Laura Boyle
Oct 20, 20215 min read


Can You Hear It Sing?
There are parts of polyamorous literature, and polyamorous “popular culture” that seem to prioritize pain and struggling forward through...
Laura Boyle
Oct 18, 20213 min read


Polyamorous Rom-Coms We'd Love To See
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that once you’ve been polyamorous a while, traditional rom-com plots start to look a little more...
Laura Boyle
Oct 13, 20213 min read


When it's Time to Leave
One of the best things about polyamorous relationships is how deeply personalized we can make the relationship experience. When we toss...
Laura Boyle
Oct 7, 20213 min read


Respecting Boundaries is a Moral Imperative
Boundaries are the definitions around every interaction we have - with our friends, our families, our partners. Sometimes ours and...
Laura Boyle
Oct 5, 20214 min read


The Trap of 'Too Much'
Many of us struggle with a sense of ‘being too much’ for other people, whether it’s an accurate one or not. At some point in our lives we...
Laura Boyle
Sep 30, 20214 min read


NRE Chasing
It's a polyamorous truth universally acknowledged that NRE is a hell of a drug - and much like other drugs, that means it can be...
Laura Boyle
Sep 28, 20213 min read


Polyamorous Parenting Frequently Asked Questions
One of the most frequent comments polyamorous folks get (and one of the things I suggested you maybe not say to your polyamorous friends)...
Laura Boyle
Sep 23, 20215 min read


IT'S ALIVE! My Book, It's Alive!
Ready For Polyamory: A Pragmatic Guide to Consensual Non-Monogamy is available for pre-order on Amazon, with delivery on October 1, 2021.
Laura Boyle
Aug 31, 20212 min read


ABCs of Polyamory
Today, we’ve got some words that characterize polyamory - a whole alphabet of them. I hope they remind you of reasons you care to...
Laura Boyle
Aug 10, 20211 min read


Polycules and Constellations
I call my network of relationships a polycule. This is a portmanteau of polyamory and molecule, and it’s a word that I find to be cute as...
Laura Boyle
Aug 6, 20212 min read


Labels
I love words. (This is perhaps not surprising. I write and talk at you a lot for someone who doesn’t, eh?) That said, labels and I have...
Laura Boyle
Aug 4, 20212 min read


Assumptions and Compulsory Monogamy
A tweet thread by Remodeled Love (@RemodeledLove) went viral last week. It reads “Dear GenZ Polyamorous Folks, Please stop with the...
Laura Boyle
Aug 2, 20213 min read


Instead of Entitlement
In my continuing quiet obsession with the relationship anarchist manifesto, I want to look today at the section called “Love and Respect...
Laura Boyle
Jul 30, 20213 min read


Remember, It’s Not About You
“There is a horrible kind of conceited independence,” says Miss Bingley in Pride and Prejudice, talking of Elizabeth Bennet’s willingness...
Laura Boyle
Jul 28, 20214 min read


Build for the Lovely Unexpected
Today’s post is titled after a tenet of the Relationship Anarchist manifesto. It’s an idea that I try to have guide all my human...
Laura Boyle
Jul 26, 20213 min read


Season 3 Episode 10: Podcastiversary!
My podcast baby is a year old!! This week's episode was live in video on facebook live - and that's going to get shared maybe? at some...
Laura Boyle
Jun 12, 20212 min read


A Hopeful View
You know how all the innovative, beautifully progressive-for-its-time art of 30 years ago is deeply cringey to rewatch now, if also...
Laura Boyle
Jun 10, 20212 min read


Belonging
June, and Pride, and the “who belongs at Pride and who doesn’t and why” discourse always gives me a big bundle of Feelings, with an...
Laura Boyle
Jun 8, 20212 min read


Season 3 Episode 9: Practical Solutions for Jealousy and FOMO
Jealousy is presented as the mind-killer in polyamory a lot of the time, but it's a presentation of all kinds of other emotions and...
Laura Boyle
Jun 5, 20212 min read
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