Stories
Ethical non-monogamy, in the first person.
What it actually feels like — opening a long marriage, building a polycule that holds, dating as a trans person, choosing solo polyamory on purpose. 4 narratives so far, with more to come.
- Opening up · The LifeStyle · Long marriage
We opened our marriage after fifteen years. Here's what nobody warned us about.
A long-married couple's first year easing into the LifeStyle — the conversations, the false starts, and the thing that actually changed.
- Polyamory · Queer ENM · Kitchen-table · Chosen family
It took me three years to build a polycule that feels like family.
A queer person's path from a chaotic first attempt at polyamory to a kitchen-table network that actually holds.
- Trans · Dating · Safety · Disclosure
Dating as a trans woman, I found ENM communities easier — and harder — than I expected.
A composite account of disclosure, fetishisation, vetting, and finding the rooms where she was met as herself.
- Solo polyamory · Autonomy · Starting over
After my divorce, I chose solo polyamory — not as a consolation prize, but on purpose.
A composite account of discovering that autonomy wasn't the thing left over after a marriage ended. It was the thing she actually wanted.