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Polyamory Is Going Mainstream (Update #2)

This 2nd update of “Polyamory Is Going Mainstream” is brought to you on a break from my project, letting you know I am alive (other than my Twitter feed.) It looks like I am doing two year updates of my blog post of 7/1/13. With an update of 5/27/15, and now

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Part III: Relationship Conflict, Fighting, Arguing

It seems like lots of these excerpts from dialogues and constructed meanings are needed to give you a more detailed picture about me. Here’s a quick one on relationship conflict, fighting and arguing. Relationship Conflict So a client says that arguing/fighting with their partner(s) is one of their main complaints,

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What We Might Talk About: Therapeutic Dialogues

 Therapeutic Dialogues The blog is also meant to give an ongoing picture about my practice, and the person leading it. Blogging about therapeutic dialogue(s) seems to fit that well. I Talk To Clients About… ….Wanting and Choosing Wanting is the verb of desire. Choosing is the act of commitment. Wanting

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Why Desire Is Fragile

Sexual Desire Sexual desire, arousal and lust are powerful and alluring, so why is desire fragile? Whether one believes one’s life to be erotically blessed and indulged, or deprived and wounded, it’s hard not to see that desire (and arousal) is still one of the most robust ways to feel

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Resilient Vision: To Recover From An Affair

A Vision Of Resilient: Recover From An Affair Resilient vision of Monogamy: Monogamous couples who decide to recover from an affair embark on a jointly heroic journey. They will trade pain and complexity for growth and a remarkable slice of wisdom. They give up the mutual accusations. Partners stop taking the other’s affairs

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