525 - Your Metamour is Not the Villain with Alex Alberto

Today we're talking about metamour relationships with Alex Alberto. Alex is a queer author, publisher, and filmmaker. Last year, Alex published their memoir, “Entwined: Essays on Polyamory and Creating Home” through Quilted Press, a collective of independent authors they co-founded. This year, Alex is producing a short film called “Coming Out Polyamorous for Thanksgiving,” which is based on an essay from Entwined. Alex also leads writers' retreats and courses at Scrappy Literary, and some of their classes focus on helping writers of all levels write about non-monogamy and unconventional relationships. Alex is originally from Montreal but lives in Upstate New York with their partner, metamour, and kids.

PodcastMultiamoryApril 15, 2025Alex Alberto, metamours, metamour

497 - I Hate the People My Partner Dates

What do you do if you can't stand the people your partner dates or dislike how they date? Today, we're discussing all the different ways these situations can play out, any research available about the topic, and how you can get to the crux of what's really going on, along with ways to cope with it.

PodcastMultiamorySeptember 17, 2024metamours, metamour, dating preferences

419 - Beyond Monogamy: Overcoming Hurdles and Strengthening Bonds Listener Q&A

Today we have another Q&A episode! We'll be discussing some of the challenges of being polyamorous in a monogamous world, rekindling friendships with metamours, and the special joys of polyamory!

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PodcastMultiamoryApril 25, 2023Q & A, joy, metamours

204 - Metamour Troubles & Struggles

What happens when you don't get along with your metamours? Or perhaps one of your metamours doesn't like you and you feel stuck in the middle. Today, we cover some of the struggles you might face in your polyamorous relationship(s). Things won't always go perfect, so we cover ways on how to properly deal with them and communicate with your partner about it too.

185 - Can Men Get Along with their Metamours?

Dr. Alex Bove shares his research on metamours and masculinity.

PodcastMultiamoryAugust 21, 2018metamours, meta, masculine, masculinity, men, polyamorous men, one penis policy, research, studies

184 - Multiamory Answers Your Questions Vol. 3 (Live from Lake Tahoe)

This week we're coming at ya live from our first ever patreon retreat in Lake Tahoe, CA!

133 - 6 Questions You Must Ask Your New Partner

A long list of "glass ceiling questions" has been floating around the polyamorous internet lately. These are questions that are essential to ask a new partner in order to get down to brass tacks on what kind of agreements or rules they have in their other relationships, what they are expecting for their relationship with you, and other nuts-and-bolts questions. In the spirit of efficiency, Multiamory has condensed these questions down to 6 topics to ask about when starting a new relationship. Even better, we made it easy to remember. Just take your date to the M.O.V.I.E.S.! Tune in to find out more.

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