Two ways to resolve conflict in your relationships. On involves pulling rank (in a loving way) and pattern interrupts. The other is simply an agreement of what happens when someone unilaterally ends a stressful conversation. 

I've heard, "I can't beat so-and-so like I used to. I love them too much."

I just can't comprehend.

There are a lot of reasons that a relationship (or series of relationships) might not work.

Polyamory or any sort of ethical non-monogamy are not the answer, nor are they right for everyone. 

If you are able to answer all three of these questions in the affirmative, then you have what it takes to create a successful relationship. 

Will you? Maybe, maybe not.

I've often found that the very people who proclaim to all how accepting WE KINKSTERZ are of others are themselves incredibly intolerant of views that don't exactly match their own. 

…is two problems. Or more.

“If you don’t still love them, or worse, you barely even know them, it’s creepy. It’s stalkerish.”

Musing on the idea of value, and how important providing value is to creating love and lasting relationships.