And make no mistake: relationships take lots of work.

One thing I have learned is to be continually assessing my life and the relationships I have created. Do I like them? Am I happy? Is this working? Is it what I want? To be in the process of my life with people and deciding together what makes sense.

The Myth of Monogamy, David P.

Cheaters do at least one honest thing: they acknowledge that one partner can’t meet all their needs and that they want to have sex or a relationship with someone other than their current partner.

you want certain erotic and emotional desires, needs, and fantasies fulfilled by different partners

“My partner is very aware that I need to feel that I’m special to him, and he’s great at letting me know that he loves and wants me.”

Telling the truth is not always easy, especially when you feel that the disclosure will hurt someone you love. But withholding information to protect someone is not only unfair to them, it is counterproductive to the relationship.

The concept was developed by the psychologist Brad Blanton and first outlined in his book Radical Honesty: How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth.

You might try polyamory if: • you want to have multiple relationships and define those relationships on your terms • you have the desire and capacity to love, share emotional and sexual intimacy, and commit to more than one partner • you don’t want to limit yourself to “just sex” from your additional relationships • you want to explore different