Opening Up: A Guide To Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships

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“We have put a lot of work into our relationship through constant communication, and because of that we are able to open up to others. I love having my foundation. I love that I have found someone who can be my friend, lover, partner, fuck buddy, BDSM partner at any given time and still be polyamorous.”

She believes that trust is the key to their open relationship: “If you

The majority of swingers consider themselves emotionally monogamous and sexually nonmonogamous.

“Honesty and the ability to communicate kindly.”

In my book, what’s right is following your heart and creating honest, ethical relationships that work for you.

I find myself asking myself, when I’m feeling jealous, Do I have such little faith in myself and my value as a person that I think I could be so easily replaced? Again, it comes around to forcing myself to take care of myself. When I solidly believe in my worth as a person, there is room for others in my partners’ lives.

time and energy they dedicate to the relationship, and each partner’s actions reflect these priorities. No one feels taken advantage of.

Our primary rule is not “anything goes,” it’s “everything is negotiable.”