Laura BoyleApr 22, 20213 minJealousy and HierarchyHierarchy is one of the concepts in polyamory that stirs up strong feelings in conversation every time it comes up. There’s a contingent...
Laura BoyleJul 13, 20203 minYour Partners Can Handle Emotions When They’re HardWe talked recently about negative, difficult emotions that you will feel your own personal version of at some point in your life. And our...
Laura BoyleMay 20, 20205 minHard-won CompersionThe last time we talked about compersion, we defined it and talked about why it isn’t mandatory. As a reminder, compersion is the...
Laura BoyleMay 13, 20204 minZero-Sum ThinkingThis isn’t just a polyamory thing. This is a Life Thing. Zero-sum Thinking is the idea that if someone else has something, there’s less...
Laura BoyleApr 15, 20205 minCompersion Is Not MandatoryCompersion is a word you probably won’t use or hear unless you’re polyamorous, or have a lot of polyamorous friends. I define it in this...
Laura BoyleApr 7, 20204 minThe Green Eyed Monster In My Life (Spoilers: It's Me)There are lots of things in life that are Do As I Say, Not As I Do for a person sharing collective advice. I’m a LOT better about...
Laura BoyleApr 3, 20205 minBut Don’t You Get Jealous?Or, a brief examination of sexual and emotional jealousy and the ways polyamorous people are not immune to them Polyamorous people are...