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Oooooof. Swinging is cringe to me and I don't mean that as a kink-shame. It is not my thing. And maybe that is because my limited below-the-mason-dixon-line experience with swingers is that most come from a background of patriachal relationship structures in which the wives serve at the pleasure...

I think there is some missing framework here and maybe I'm an opposition voice, but I'll say it and see where it lands. Opening a marriage in any capacity is, by nature, a very selfish act. It is saying, "I want to do this thing that will bring me additional pleasure and joy, and I want it to...

I think there is some missing framework here and maybe I'm an opposition voice, but I'll say it and see where it lands. Opening a marriage in any capacity is, by nature, a very selfish act. It is saying, "I want to do this thing that will bring me additional pleasure and joy, and I want it to...

Neither fits me perfectly but I lean more toward relationship collage. Short story: married 18 years. Happily. Successfully. Weirdly healthy. But we wanted more on the sex front. Truly it was just that. Want more with and for each other and discovered we very much enjoy sexual feelings with...

I also want to speak specifically to counseling. We've done traditional couple's therapy, and it was okay, truly. It was positive, but limited. We have had far better results from an intimacy coach who practices somatic therapy. In fact, I've almost wholly made the switch from traditional...

I agree with nearly everything said, so far. I think you basically nailed it with "Looking for a way out of marriage..." That's the starting place, to me. Nothing happens in this relational dynamic without maintenance of the core connections. I'm always curious to see how others navigate it...

Have been navigating my poly tendencies in my ENM marriage for the last 3 years. (Married almost 19, but ENM for the last 3.) Have very good open and honest communication. Not necessarily struggling nor needing help, but have felt very much closeted in my real life and don't really have anyone...