by Melina | Jan 27, 2023 | Non Monogamy, Polyamory, Relationship Anarchy
I need to start this article by acknowledging that I am not an academic, nor am I a scholar. I’m a nerd: a nerd who loves to explore ideas, someone who has been fascinated with history and human psychology for as long as I can remember, and who is relentless in...
by Melina | Apr 8, 2022 | Polyamory, Relationship Anarchy
Have you noticed that folks tend to talk about self relationships from two very different perspectives? One group of people will identify it as a process that supports an individual to know and embody their boundaries, to get in touch with their needs and desires,...
by Melina | Aug 18, 2021 | Intimacy, Non Monogamy, Polyamory, Relationship Anarchy, Self Care
Just like any healthy ecology, a relationship landscape will naturally shift and transform through the passage of time: trees grow and blossom in spring, fruit through summer, some shed their leaves in autumn. Smaller plants come, and go. Perennial relationships are...
by Melina | Mar 18, 2021 | Non Monogamy, Polyamory, Relationship Anarchy
This article originally appeared on Polysingleish, April 28th, 2015. It has been edited and updated from it’s original version. The most common script that we follow in relationships is that of the Relationship Escalator. Originating in Patriarchal Monogamy,...
by Melina | Sep 18, 2020 | Non Monogamy, Polyamory, Relationship Anarchy
This article originally appeared on Polysingleish, June 28th, 2015. It has been edited and updated from it’s original version. I have a confession: it took me a while to wrap my head around what ‘couple’s privilege’ was all about....
by Melina | May 3, 2020 | Relationship Anarchy, Self Care
This article was written during the COVID-19 Lockdown. Before you read on, I need to offer acknowledgement that I write under unique circumstances during these lock-down times: I have the privilege to live in an area where there have been few cases, and transmission...
