Posts tagged secondary
402 - Looking Back on the Polyamorous Commune (with authors Glen Olson and Terry Lee Brussels)
402 - Looking Back on the Polyamorous Commune (with authors Glen Olson and Terry Lee Brussels)

Glen Olson and Terry Lee Brussels, authors of the book "Fifty Years of Polyamory in America: A Guided Tour of a Growing Movement," join us for a deep discussion about their book, the history of polyamory, influences from literature and the idea of a utopian society, and more.

Glen Olson is an author and historian of polyamory communities in America. He is a retired fire captain, paramedic, and technical writer. Over the years he has made presentations to colleges and science fiction conventions on the subject of open relationships and polyamory. Find more about Glen at glenolson.org.

Terry Lee Brussel-Rogers is an author and hypnotherapist, helping clients with everything from intimacy without jealousy to spiritual growth and poly relationship coaching. Terry co-founded Live the Dream, an education and support group for people interested in alternative lifestyles, cooperative living, open relationships and group marriage.

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PodcastMultiamorypolyamory, commune, history of polyamory, book, community, primary, secondary, tertiary
133 - 6 Questions You Must Ask Your New Partner
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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PodcastJase Lindgrenmetamours, first dates, new relationship, open, closeted, in the closet, veto, rules, agreements, hierarchy, primary, secondary, sex, holidays, family, work, sleepovers, scheduling, time, beginnersguide
93 - Being Secondary While Putting Yourself First
93 - Being Secondary While Putting Yourself First

At Multiamory, we generally discourage people from building their relationships on a basis of strict, primary-secondary hierarchy. However, primary-secondary relationships are still very common in the polyamorous community. All three of us have engaged in these kind of relationships at one point or another, for better or worse. In this episode, we talk about the experience of being a secondary partner, and we give our advice to secondaries for crafting relationships that will keep them safe, happy, and sane.

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PodcastJase Lindgrensecondary, hierarchy, primary, dating, couples, adding a third, dating as a couple, triad