by Franklin | Jan 29, 2018 | Crowdfunding, The Authors, The Book
A few years back, my partner Eve Rickert and I wrote a book. You may, if you’re reading this blog, have heard of it. It’s about polyamory, and it’s called More Than Two. In the book, we said, “We’re not experts on polyamory. We believe there are no experts. Polyamory...
by Franklin | Dec 15, 2014 | Crowdfunding, Relationship Ideas
Some time ago, I wrote about dating black belts. I prefer to date people who have already demonstrated the skills required to treat others well in a relationship–that is, people who are black belts at relationships. It’s a common misconception among folks...
by Franklin | Dec 15, 2014 | Crowdfunding, Ethics, Polyamory
Way back in 2003, I proposed a “secondary’s bill of rights” for polyamorous relationships. This Bill of Rights, much of which was written by my partner Shelly, came out of our attempts to navigate the hierarchical relationship I was in at the time...
by Franklin | Dec 15, 2014 | Crowdfunding, Ethics, Relationship Ideas
A couple of months ago, I was presenting at a poly event. We were talking about consent, and someone used a phrase I’d never heard before, but which the linguist in me (who’s basically an eight-year-old squeeing over the neat things people do with...
by Franklin | Dec 15, 2014 | Crowdfunding, Relationship Ideas
I have said many times that one of the core secrets to good relationships is good partner selection. A huge number of relationship problems can be avoided up front simply by choosing good partners: partners with compatible ideas about relationships, with good...
by Franklin | Dec 15, 2014 | Crowdfunding, Polyamory
In our book More Than Two, one of the dangers Eve and I talk about with existing couples opening their relationship to polyamory is the problem of “couple privilege.” “Couple privilege” is a set of assumptions and expectations, some external...
