Important
Before you start, each person involved in the relationship must commit verbally and in writing to trying to own and share any jealous feelings without accusing others for victimising them and or defensive and then aggressive when challenged about their behaviours. Everyone will experience those feelings and do things that are unhelpful but it is how they behave next that is the make or break for the health of the relationship.
Unchecked dishonesty and secret-keeping can permanently poison any relationship and is emotional abuse. Abusers have been abused and represent more than half of the population. One of every 2 people you meet.
If someone is abusive, sensitively end the relationship with them for the time being and gently suggest they engage in talking therapy. Only when they have succesfully addressed their own issues, should you reestablish a relationship with them. Abuse will eventually poison the relationship and ripples outwards to impact other relationships.
Be brave and prepare for a hurtful, aggressive response - they will probably lash out defensively and claim that you are abusive. They will claim that they are the victims and that you are manipulative and controlling. Do not buy into this or get upset - they cannot help it.
Licensing and usage
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
This is a human-readable summary of (and not a substitute for) the license. Disclaimer.
You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material
- for any purpose, even commercially.
- The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Notices:
- You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation.
- No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.
My additions to the terms:
- You must provide a hypertext link back to this page in derived work.
- When the material is used in a spoken therapeutic setting, you must verbally accredit this work and share a link to this page using any electronic messaging channel.
essential reading for ALL relationshipS, SEXUAL OR Not
The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Sex Beyond Monogamy - grab your copy by clicking this image
.jpeg/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:39.25%25/rs=w:814,h:407,cg:true)
The classic guide to love, sex, and intimacy beyond the limits of conventional monogamy has been fully updated to reflect today's modern attitudes and the latest information on nontraditional relationships.