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We had a great conversation last Friday over dinner and wine. It was the first time we'd had a full evening alone together in a long time. We spoke very openly about our evolving thoughts on non-monogamy. It was one of the more authentic, open conversations we've ever had - and we usually aren't...

I'm going to try to use this space to periodically summarize where I think my relationship is at as my wife and I journey toward (contemplate? experiment with?) non-monogamy. We're in our mid-thirties and we've been married for just about nine years. We dated for about four years before we were...

Hi FallenAngeline, Thanks for helping clarify Spork's point. I think I understood what she meant. My reference to terminology was more of a criticism of my own use of terminology in my previous post - how I had neglected to define what I meant by "love". I wanted to clarify that I probably...

Shaya, Thanks very much for the resources. I've already begun the Taornimo book and I'm finding it very insightful. The essay with practical non-monogamy tips was also very helpful. It distills a lot of the fluff out of the literature on the subject and offers a pretty practical picture. I'll...

I tried responding already, but somehow lost my message in transmission, so here goes again. All of these responses have been incredibly helpful. I think my lack of handle on the terminology is coming through a bit again, so Spork's suggestion that we avoid bothering with the fancy labels is...

[Edit - tried to respond, somehow lost my message...will try to figure out what happened!]

Hi everyone, I'm here pretty unexpectedly. I started up this account following some recent conversations with my wife. I'm a 34 year old Canadian man, married and with children. My wife and I live a very conventional life, and we are probably what you would consider conventionally successful...