The jury is still out on chivalry and its relation to equality, and I think always will be. The politically correct ninjas of the 90′s would like everyone to believe that men and women are equal, but I think somewhere along the line the message got a little skewed. Just like in that little book, oh . . . → Read More: And the lady will have …
     
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 4 comments  BDSM, Communication, Dating, Double standards, Issues, Labels, Love, Marriage, Media, Open relationships, Opinion, Polyamory, Self, Self esteem, Sex, Sexuality  40's, 50's, 60's, beer, Betty Draper, Bible, Bill Compton, Chauvinism, Chivalry, Don Draper, Drapers, mad men, Retro, Sookie, Sookie Stackhouse, Sweet cheeks, true blood I’ll admit it. Even though I’ve been in an open marriage with Steph since August of 2006, I can be a bit of a polyamory newb sometimes. It was only this past winter when having dinner with S (guy I dated last summer / fall) that he mentioned the term compersion to me, assuming that I . . . → Read More: Comper … what? Keep ‘em coming! This dating disaster comes to us courtesy of Jay at http://jesterjay.tumblr.com. This story sparked a bit of conversation at the office today. Should his friend have told him everything about this girl? Should his date? Does it matter? It’s not my place to judge, just share the stories. {Share your dating stories with Samantha, . . . → Read More: Dating Horror Stories – Episode 3 *Disclaimer* – You’ll probably notice in this post that I talk quite openly about issues my husband and I have had in the past. I write this with his permission, and he has given me his blessing, and I thank and love him for it. I am a very lucky woman. I’m not sure how it happened, . . . → Read More: And *Poof* – He Understands As if opening up your relationship isn’t sometimes intimidating enough, imagine how it feels when one partner decides to pursue outside BDSM relationships. Without proper communication to discuss the ramifications of this, things can get sticky, so I offer you some thoughts / experience / advice to take with you. To start with, don’t judge – try . . . → Read More: BD what? … Part 2 Is there humor in the fact that these polygamists lived in a town called Bountiful? Daphne Bramham, Vancouver Sun On Wednesday around 7:45 a.m., eight plainclothes RCMP officers in unmarked cars drove up to the homes of polygamous leaders Winston Blackmore and James Oler in southeastern British Columbia. They arrested Blackmore, 52, and Oler, 44, . . . → Read More: Bountiful leaders charged with polygamy Breaking up IS hard to do! Of course we all know that, but there’s something to be said about the differences you experience when breaking up while single versus already being in a relationship. For those of you not up with the current situation I’m going through, I recommend you read this behemoth post first. The . . . → Read More: Neil Sedaka? You're onto something. © National Post, 2008 While I haven’t had much time to write lately, I did have some time to be interviewed. Read my interview, and accompanying story in this Saturday’s Weekend Post, by Zosia Bielski. Click here for the article. A few items as follow up: Steph’s not a Fraser, as much as I tried to convince him that my . . . → Read More: Read my interview in the National Post! This week I will share with you one of the hard lessons my husband and I have had to learn, and well are still learning. This definitely falls under the category of continuing education. If you are in a relationship, I hope you are fortunate enough to be with someone who truly cares if you are feeling . . . → Read More: It's Ok To Be Human Labels are an easy solution that give us a sense of security in our lives. When we label something, we can come at it with a pre-determined set of ideas and suggestions on how to work with it, or work around it. Life is supposedly easier with labels, they cut down on complication, and keep everyone . . . → Read More: Soup Can Theories |
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