I've written about jealousy before on this blog. Quite a lot in fact, as being polyamorous (or embracing any other type of ethical non-monogamy) leads you to explore this emotion quite often. It's usually either when speaking to someone for the first time about how you structure your relationships, and they inevitably say "I couldn't... Continue Reading →
Jealousy and envy are a bit like Kendall and Kylie Jenner: they look so similar (to the uninitiated) that it's easy to get them confused; they're everywhere (often cropping up when you least expect it); and they are perceived by many as a bad influence. I've written about jealousy many times for this blog and... Continue Reading →
Everyone feels jealous to some degree at many times in their life. You may have been jealous of the kid in your class who was academic, sporty and popular. Or perhaps the person at work who always seems to get everything right and is up for promotion. More likely is that you're jealous of that... Continue Reading →
'I couldn't do it. I'm too jealous'. So ends most discussions I have about nonmonogamy. Like the pin that bursts the conversational balloon, bring up 'jealousy' and the chat comes to a grinding halt. I even, this morning, witnessed a young woman on Twitter say she's not ready for another (monogamous) relationship since she's too... Continue Reading →
When faced with the concept of consensual non-monogamy for the very first time, many people struggle to understand it. If all you've known is monogamy, talking to someone who says they don't abide by the same relationship runes as you do - the ones you assumed all the rest of the world followed too -... Continue Reading →
Jealousy is something that affects most relationships at one time or another. Relationships of any kind. It rears its ugly head on all sorts of occasions and, as Not an Odalisque mentioned a few in her recent blog post on jealousy, for many varied reasons. We often hate ourselves when it happens, perhaps thinking that... Continue Reading →