I spent 33+ years as a field officer for the GCHQ, the first 20 as a commissioned combat officer & the last thirteen-plus as a deep-cover Major Lieutenant., During that time, I forsook meaningful relationships for the sake of my missions and nearly died 100 times over. It was a lonely, grueling lifestyle & it did a lot to frame my thoughts on monogamy & the sanctity of relationships.
https://www.chirho.consulting/blog/thoughts-on-monogamy-and-celibacy-from-a-former-espionage-agent
#faith #freedom #life #liberty #gchq #cia #monogamy #celibacy #sexuality #relationships
#faith #freedom #life #liberty #gchq #cia #monogamy #celibacy #sexuality #relationships
From 24 Aug: Transmissions and relationships: #polyamory and #monogamy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9zuwD-G6P0
From 23 Aug: The problem isn’t #polyamory, it’s selfish and inconsiderate partners. #monogamy doesn’t fix that. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx0NvM-sYgI
Woe Is Me! “I Cheated on My Boyfriend Once, and I'm Scared I'll Do It Again. Am I Unfit for Monogamy?”
https://theswaddle.com/woe-is-me-my-boyfriend-supported-me-through-an-abortion-then-i-cheated-am-i-not-meant-for-monogamy/
>Woe Is Me! is a series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. In this instalment: an obligatory relationship.
#relationship #monogamy #Polygamy #cheating #reading
#Reproductive #inequality in #humans and other #mammals
"Data from 90 human societies & 49 mammalian species. Humans exhibit lower average sex differences in reproductive inequality than do most other mammals, while falling within the mammalian range. These small sex differences in #ReproductiveSkew are due to institutions supporting #monogamy, to a limited intensity of #polygyny and especially to heavy dependence of children on #care from both parents"
#care #polygyny #monogamy #reproductiveskew #openaccess #mammals #humans #inequality #reproductive
Young women ages 18-22 were somewhat more likely to desire a pregnancy in a relationship that was non-monogamous or violent rather than monogamous or nonviolent.
#relationships #pregnancy #familyplanning #monogamy #IPV
So today someone liked me on #Feeld. I look at the profile and she wants...
wait for it...
wait for it...
... a monogamous relationship.
🤬
Bloody hell! At the very beginning of my profile I write that I'm polyamorous. Did she read it? Did her cat bump her elbow?
#feeld #dating #datingapps #monogamy #polyamory
#Monogamy: How #Christian #sexual #ethics took over the world
https://bigthink.com/series/devils-advocate/monogamy/
#monogamy #christian #sexual #ethics
Sometimes I run into a profile that has pictures reminding me of Nancy. When that happens I throw up a little bit in my mouth and pass.
For those who don't know Nancy is the name I gave to the 30-something lady who dragged me around for 2.5 months at the beginning of my dating career (after 26 years of monogamy). She backpedaled towards monogamy when her husband found himself a girlfriend, and she became jealous. She ghosted me.
#dating #datingprofile #polyamory #monogamy
Seen in a dating profile:
"Seeking a bi-curious sub."
That's it.
Why bi-**curious**? Why not a full blow bisexual? Or the equivalent?
No... really... it boggles the mind. Why would you want someone curious about it? All my poly-curious folks turned out monogamous in the end. If the bi-curious person says "it ain't for me after all," do you force them?
#dating #datingprofile #queer #lgbtq #lgbtqia #bisexual #pansexual #polyamory #monogamy #BDSM
#dating #datingprofile #queer #lgbtq #lgbtqia #bisexual #pansexual #polyamory #monogamy #bdsm
#School board member suggests it isn't 'safe' to hire #Christian teachers due to their support for #monogamy, #family, and #sexual morality https://www.theblaze.com/news/school-board-member-suggests-it-isnt-safe-to-hire-christian-teachers-due-to-their-support-for-monogamy-family-and-sexual-morality
#sexual #family #monogamy #christian #school
“One person can’t meet all of your needs, sure. But I really want to add this: “it is unhealthy to expect all of your needs to be met by people you’re romantically/sexually involved with.”"
https://girlonthenet.com/blog/argument-for-nonmonogamy/ One from this time last year. #NonMonogamy #Polyamory #Polyam #Monogamy #relationships
#nonmonogamy #polyamory #polyam #monogamy #relationships
In honor of Valentine’s Day, some neat anthropological reads from Sapiens about the nature & culture of love:
🧠 Is Love a Biological Reality? https://www.sapiens.org/biology/biological-anthropology-love/
👰♀️ Does Love Always Come Before Marriage? https://www.sapiens.org/culture/love-and-marriage/
💋 The Half of the World That Doesn’t Make Out https://www.sapiens.org/culture/is-romantic-kissing-a-human-universal/
3️⃣ When It Comes to Love, Is Three (or More) a Crowd? https://www.sapiens.org/biology/humans-monogamy-polyamory/
#love #valentinesday #science #anthropology #biology #culture #marriage #romance #monogamy #polyamory #humannature
#love #valentinesday #science #anthropology #biology #culture #marriage #romance #monogamy #polyamory #humannature
"Monogamy" by Adam Phillips
https://rogueliterarysociety.com/f/monogamy-by-adam-phillips-1
#monogamy #sexuality #relationships
Is #monogamy detrimental to the human species? Let's discuss! #sextalk #humanbeans
#monogamy #sextalk #humanbeans
#Polyamory isn’t perfect – but neither is #monogamy
https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/58038/1/the-inside-story-of-the-nonmonogamy-boom-backlash-polyamory
In recent years, the increased visibility of #nonmonogamy has resulted in a wave of vitriol aimed at #poly people
#polyamory #monogamy #nonmonogamy #poly
Calling all TNGers!
Our first #Relationship #Roundtable is coming up on 1/25
#RSVP at fetlife.com/events/1225799
#kink #kinky #freaky #bondage #polyamory #polyam #poly #nonmonogamy #monogamy #enm #discussion #columbus #ohio #CentralOhio #cbus #FetLife #Discord
#relationship #roundtable #rsvp #kink #kinky #freaky #bondage #polyamory #polyam #poly #nonmonogamy #monogamy #enm #discussion #columbus #ohio #centralohio #cbus #fetlife #discord