It was time. A year ago I had sat on the beach in Ocean City, Maryland and felt that a separation with my husband of three years was the right decision. While we had been very in love, we had … Continue reading Living Together, Part 1
When I first started meditation practice as a 23 year old, it was very difficult to sit for long periods of time in one posture due to all the emotional and physical discomfort that arose. I oscillated between being bored … Continue reading Polyamory as Spiritual Practice
Polyamory helps God evolve. This may seem like a bizarre, perhaps even nonsensical statement, but I hope you will understand what I mean, and perhaps even agree with me, by the end of this blog post. There are many reasons … Continue reading Polyamory and Spiritual Growth: The Heart of the Matter
Back in 1981, as a freshman at Cornell, I remember many late nights with friends, eating pizza and smoking pot in each other’s dorm rooms, discussing how we wanted to live our lives after we graduated and (presumably) got married … Continue reading Children and Polyamory: The Kids Are Alright
This Spring my partner’s wife Guin found a new job in Windsor, Ontario, and the whole family is moving there this summer. Lance, her boyfriend, has already decided that he would move with them to Windsor. Art and I spent … Continue reading Should I Move in with Them?
A year ago today Art paid me a visit at the house I was staying at while temporarily separated from my husband. What happened that night was completely unexpected and I embarked on a love with depth and breadth like I … Continue reading Poem for Our One Year Anniversary
Tired of always seeing monogamous people on TV? Unicornland is an upcoming series that navigates uncharted territory in New York City’s dating scene: Couples. Creator/producer Lucy Gillespie answers some questions about the series. To learn more and support Unicornland, visit their … Continue reading Unicornland, the New Series
Last night I had that dream again. I was back in middle school and I was with Teddy. When I knew him in real life, Teddy was a short boy with a bright spirit who shared art, English, and homeroom … Continue reading The Inner Lover
Thanks to my friend Alan for the giving me the idea for this post. When we say that someone is monogamous, we usually mean that he/she is sexually exclusive with one partner. But does that mean only intercourse or all … Continue reading The Five Dimensions of Relationship Openness
In Claudia Emerson’s Late Wife, a book of poems about a marriage in which an ex who passed away figures large in a relationship, the speaker describes making love with her husband for the first time and discovering that his … Continue reading The Seven Types of Lovers
