The Kink Consultant

Behind The Scenes of A Non-Monogamouse Relationship (And Why It Actually Works)

Jan 30, 2026
Samia Mounts, creator of ClosetEd who explores pansexuality, polyamory, and anonymous confessions. She recounts discovering she is wired for multiple loves. They discuss jealousy, boundaries versus control, transitioning a marriage into friendship, and negotiating new relationships with emotional maturity.
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INSIGHT

Everyone Lives In A Closet

  • Society forces most people into a closet around sexuality and kink, making private shame a cultural norm.
  • That secrecy enables both benign hiding and the worst abuses to flourish in the dark.
ANECDOTE

Love Opened Her Eyes

  • Samia discovered she was polyamorous after falling hopelessly in love with someone far away while in other committed relationships.
  • That experience broke her belief in 'the one' and opened her to loving multiple people simultaneously.
ANECDOTE

Cutting Off And Coming Back

  • Samia described cutting off a distant partner to appease a jealous boyfriend and later returning to that person, who forgave her.
  • That forgiveness was pivotal in her deciding never to give up important relationships again.
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