Polyamory in a Conservative World

Polyamory is a challenging concept for the world at large to accept in its present paradigm. In Canada, we are afford a great deal of latitude with regards to relationships, sexual orientation and household residents. With the ongoing fascist backlash with regard to Muslims, one wonders if the world is heading into a next generation holocaust.

Top 10 Posts of 2015

Our readers’ favourite posts from 2015. An eclectic mix of posts that ranges from the serious to the absurd. Enjoy a trip back through the months of the Richtig Haus experience.

An honourable mention in the 11th spot goes to the Fictitious News post “Nick Jonas, Unintentional Serial Killer“.

Free Download: Zwei Liebes

I came across this song the other day while cleaning up my music library. This song was based off a poem I wrote in 1995 about a polymorous relationship I was in. 

Poly Personality Update IV

This is the most recent update for the Polyamory Personality Survey.  When I began this survey, I expected a greater percentage of the respondents would be Sensory Perceivers. So far, they are lagging behind in the polls. We invite all polyamorous people to complete the survey and send us your results. More information about your privacy included in the survey page!

Poly Personality Update III

This is the most recent update for the Polyamory Personality Survey. Updates include more female respondents, the emergence of sensory judgers on the survey, and one personality type pulling into the lead! We invite all polyamorous people to complete the survey and send us your results. More information about your privacy included in the survey page!

Self-protection in Polyamorous Relationships

Polyamorous relationships are relatively new on the relationship landscape. While it should be self-evident that polyamorous relationships have always existed in one form or another, the public declaration of such is new. Because of this, there are financial self-protection measures that polyamorous people need to consider before entering into a cohabitating relationship.

Bro Questions

My big brother is one of my best friends. He is incredibly supportive of my decisions, though always has questions about how the triad works. I thought I would share some of his questions for other poly-curious people.

How to Talk to Your Doctor About Polyamory

Good advice on integrating your identity with your doctor.

Prism Integrative Acupuncture

 

Bringing up alternative relationships styles with a doctor can be intimidating, especially when you don’t know for sure what their experience is with these topics. However, to get the care you need, it can be important for your doctor to know your relationship status. HSDP‘s most recent workshop focused on working with polyamorous patients in clinic: how we can create a safe space for patients to talk about their relationships without being judged. This is a followup post to Talking to Your Doctor About BDSM.

For Poly Patients:

• You may first want to decide what you want your doctor to know about your personal life based on what is necessary for your care.
  • For example, perhaps it is relevant to tell your doctor that you are in multiple relationships when you have a questions about safer sex practices, but not when you are going in for…

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Star Trek: Polyamorous Power Couples

Star Trek is a successful franchise of both movies and television series. Over the years I have had opportunity to view all of them. I followed Next Generation, Deep Space Nine,and Voyager during their runs, and loved it. Looking back, I think polyamory could have brought more stability and greater power in particular unions.

Poly Personality Update

I started this survey less than a month ago, and the information that is coming in is starting to form an interesting pattern. We are still interested in gathering as much data as we can, and hope to continue the survey over the next six months to a year (or by the time we receive 100 – 200 responses). Currently we have received information on individuals fitting 8 of the 16 personality categories.