The Ethical Slut, Second Edition: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Adventures
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The Ethical Slut, Second Edition: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Adventures
These are just a few of the ways in which sluts have chosen to organize their lives and loves. You get to choose one, or several, or invent one of your own. Relationship structures, we think, should be designed to fit the people in them, rather than people chosen to fit some abstract ideal of the perfect relationship. There’s no right or wrong way
... See moreWhen we see someone who intrigues us, we like to feel free to respond, and, as we explore our response, to discover whatever is special about this new, fascinating person.
Setting these limits is, for many couples, a necessary first step out into the disorienting world of sluthood. However, as couples become more sophisticated at operating the boundaries of their relationship, they tend to focus more on what they would enjoy, and then strategize about how they can make it safe.
We do not allow our sexual choices to have an unnecessary impact on those who have not consented to participate. We are respectful of others’ feelings, and when we aren’t sure how someone feels, we ask. Ethical sluts recognize the difference between things they can and should control, and things they can’t. While we sometimes may feel jealous or te
... See moreThe ideal of lifelong monogamy as the only proper goal for relationships is so deeply buried in our culture that it’s almost invisible: we operate on these beliefs without even knowing we believe
You don’t need the old myths, but what will you have instead?