The Ethical Slut, Third Edition: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love
Janet W. Hardyamazon.com
The Ethical Slut, Third Edition: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love
You can recognize the feeling without shame or guilt and decide you’re not going to act on it because you don’t need to or want to. You will probably feel good about this decision—it is the decision made by people who’ve thought about monogamy and chosen it consciously. But the next three options are far more common: 1) Deny the desire: This is a c
... See moreIt is often not clear to you what constitutes a profound and meaningful relationship: Is the criterion the mutual exchange of ideas or is it the mutual exchange of sexual pleasure? Both may indeed be there, yet their presence will not necessarily make the communication very deep. The only true criterion is how genuine you are, how open and undefend
... See moreSex can be so much more than we have come to believe. It can be a gateway to more connection, more vitality, and more sensation in all areas of our lives. All we have to do is explore it with the mind of a beginner. To leave behind the menu that’s been handed down to us, with all of its rules and expectations, and feel our way.
As we get used to speaking our genuine experience, to being honest about what we desire, we open up our interior experience to our partner. Being willing to reveal what’s inside is the prerequisite for true intimacy. To give someone else a glimpse of the universe within—a place that has long been ours and ours alone—is to invite them to know you in
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