Being the analytical beast I am, I have an intense resistance to emotions I can’t explain or figure out how to manipulate. If I can feel it, I want to be able to understand it, and thereby have more or … Continue reading
One thing I’ve thought about a great deal, particularly since becoming poly, is the concept of emergence and how it relates to relationships. Emergence, in the context I’m using it, is when a system exists, made up of components, and … Continue reading
In trying to explain the eternally difficult concept of the ridiculously loaded and not-quite-right word “mine” when used with regard to people, I came up with this analogy, which, the more I think about it, is turning out to be … Continue reading
In our generally monogamous culture, standard dating is viewed as a series of auditions. If you pass the first, then you get a second date. If you pass that one, you get a third date (and possibly sex, if we … Continue reading
