Season 2 is dropping next week! Get ready for more conversations with Sarah and Alex about breakups, queer erasure, couples privilege, and more! Got an idea or a question? Hit us up on instagram: @MistakesCast

Thinking about opening your marriage? This episode is full of advice from long-term couples who have transitioned to non-monogamy: common mistakes to avoid, arrangements that seem work best, and genuine guidance from folks who have been through it.

Sarah and Alex revisit a past infidelity. Jessica wonders if non-monogamy is an 'answer' to cheating in a relationship. Will and Jada stop by for a tearful conversation about continuing their marriage after a breach of trust.

Will & Jada clip on YouTube

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Really America, forced preganacy?? What's next? Sarah, Alex and Jessica talk about the intersections between reproductive justice and non-monogamy: How free are we to define our own morality and make our own choices? Why do we cede these choices to government or religious authorities? What happens when those authorities lose their legitimacy?

NPR on Abortion access impacts on men: https://www.npr.org/2022/06/27/1107715589/abortion-access-impact-on-men

Pew Research on conflicting conceptions of morality: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/04/15/whats-morally-acceptable-it-depends-on-where-in-the-world-you-live/

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"But why tho?" A lovingly skeptical friend presses Sarah and Alex on their decision to open their marriage and gets all her nonmonogamy questions answered. Featuring Seattle artist, author, executive director and podcaster Reagan Jackson.

Y-We * Reagan's website * South End Mixtape

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A weekend retreat with a friend reminds Sarah that non-monogamy isn't just about sex.

Opening/closing quote from Kai Cheng Thom: https://kaichengthom.com/

Ban on co-living: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article260770552.html

It's your friends who break your heart: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/03/why-we-lose-friends-aging-happiness/621305/

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Between 1993 and 2018 about 45 percent of marriages ended in divorce.