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Sleeping with an Ex

My ex-boyfriend, who I was in a relationship with for three years, recently called me to say that he would be coming to town for a long weekend. Since our break-up a little more than two years ago we have kept in contac…
My First, Yet Not My Last?

In September, my "boyfriend" said, "Let's take a break," and I agreed. So we stopped being in a relationship but continued to date, have sex and talk/text. He said the reason for our break is that I'm still young and he…
Varying Degrees of the "Hall Pass"

Today I was watching "The Doctors" and they were talking about varying degrees of a "Hall Pass" in a relationship. They discussed 6 degrees of the hall pass. 1. Would you let your partner have a girls/guys night out? I…
The Four Sexual Relationships

After having my first fight/make-up with someone I was sleeping with outside of a monogamous relationship, I started really thinking about the fact that there's not just "Exclusive" and "Non-exclusive." There are differ…
Could You Date Two People at Once?

Tonight I was watching The Bachelorette and I watched Ashley explain how she has strong feelings for both of the final two guys. This is a typical scenario on The Bachelor/Bachelorette, "I am so torn between my final tw…
The Politics of an Open Relationship, Pt. 1

My girlfriend and I recently agreed to open our relationship of nearly 5 years. Our anniversary is coming up in a couple of weeks. So how's that working for us, you ask? First, a little back story... My girlfriend and…
I'm in an Open Relationship

I asked my boyfriend why should we even have an open relationship? I'm happy with him and that I don't need something like this to get things out of my system. What's the point on sleeping with other guys? But... eventu…
Hmm...An Open Relationship? That Depends...What Is That?

My boyfriend and I spoke about having an open relationship. But... I don't really know what it is. I know people see it differently. A part of me wants to try it. Then the other part doesn't because I don't want to risk…
3 Steps Toward Having a Successful Open Relationship

1) Make sure that it’s what you and your partner really want This summer I had recently come out of a terrible breakup, and I was in no mood to exclusively date anyone; the very idea of commitment terrified me. S…
Boyfriend? What Boyfriend?

I don't think casually dating several people is bad. I actually love the idea. Why try to figure out if one person you're seeing is relationship-worthy if you can date many and choose the best one? Of course, as long…