I blog for the Psychology Today website, and occasionally their editors ask me to edit what I have written to make it fit better with their site. The blog below is an example of that. The editors asked me to make the language less explicit and to focus on the psycholiogical aspects of post-sex communication,ContinueContinue reading “Mastering Aftercare: Tips for Lasting Sexual Satisfaction”
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Explore Mixed Relationships: Workshop in Los Angeles January 11
Mixed Dynamic Relationships Workshop in Los Angeles Jan. 11 Are you in a relationship with someone who wants a different format than you do? One wants an exclusive relationship, and the other wants to be open to multiple partners? Both want multiple partners, but would prefer different kinds of openness? You share a craving forContinueContinue reading “Explore Mixed Relationships: Workshop in Los Angeles January 11”
Slate Interviews Dr. Eli Sheff about Coming Out as Polyamorous to Children
A Slate reader asks how to talk to kids about polyamory, and Dr. Eli provides an answer.
SwingTown Publishes Dr. Eli Sheff’s Post on 5 Common Problems in Polyamory and How to Avoid Them
The folks over at SwingTown asked if I would write them a blog about how to deal with common problems that beset polyamorous relationships. This is what we ended up with — enjoy! https://swingtowns.com/blog/poly/five-problems-polyamorous/
Greater Good Magazine Publishes Dr. Eli Sheff’s Article What Monogamous Folks can Learn from Polyamory
In their most recent edition, Greater Good Magazine published my new article that details seven things people in monogamous (and especially blended or divorced) relationships can learn from polyamorous folks. http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_you_can_learn_from_polyamory
Response to “I want to be poly and don’t know how to bring it up to my spouse”
One of my readers of my Psychology Today blog recently asked a question that I have heard many times, in many different settings: “I want to be polyamorous but I am not sure how to bring it up to my spouse.” Because the question is so common, I wanted to post the response here forContinueContinue reading “Response to “I want to be poly and don’t know how to bring it up to my spouse””