Laura and her friend Olivia discuss Ambiamory, the ability to go between polyamory and monogamy as a matter of choice rather than orientation. (Giving full credit where credit is due, the term seems to have been coined by Page Turner of Poly.Land) Olivia is not out in all aspects of her life and all her projects as ambiamorous and pansexual, and so she isn't sharing her project links, but would love it if you donated to Planned Parenthood. My wonderful metamour Daniel Greenwolf provided a small statement on why Polyamory is an orientation for him and you can find links to all his projects and social media in his guest page below. As always, the blog is at www.readyforpolyamory.com and updates Monday/Wednesday/Friday. You can give at the P[atreon](www.Patreon.com/readyforpolyamory) and the [Ko-fi](www.ko-fi.com/readyforpolyamory) The intro and outro music is provided by the talented Vince Conaway who you can find at www.vinceconaway.comSpecial Guest: Daniel GreenWolf.

Warning: discussion of some adult situations as portrayed on an explicit television show. If frank discussion of human sexuality or its misuse by a television network for cheap entertainment offends you, do not listen to this episode. Corwin and Laura take apart all the ways the 2012 Season 1 Episodes 1-3 of Polyamory: Married and Dating portray polyamory negatively, or as a stereotyped joke, while noting that this was pretty much the heyday and high point of scripted/not scripted "reality tv" and that if you missed this then, you might still find equal parts enjoyment and anger in watching it, as Laura did. It looks like it's available through showtime's streaming service, though Laura has that channel as an add-on to her Amazon prime account. If you want to watch before you listen, or after you listen to the "recap," (or after the episode, because, really, while we make a great case for it being bad community representation, we also make a great case for it being quite entertaining, albeit cringier than I like) it's "half-hour" made for cable episodes so it takes an hour to watch all three. It's absolutely not necessary, but if you want the option, that's where to find the show; season 1, episodes 1-3. In addition to being an expert on pre 2015 reality tv, Corwin has been practicing ethical non-monogamy for the past eight years, getting his start with polyamory and slowly branching out into other styles of non-monogamy. Currently, he describes his relationship style as ethical non-hierarchical non-monogamy. He also owns and operates Upline, CT's premiere rope studio, the details about which can be found at https://uplinestudio.com. His personal rope & photography projects can be found on Instagram @corwinrope. As always, the intro and outro music are provided by the lovely and talented Vince Conaway, who can be found at www.vinceconaway.com Also, as always, send comments and feedback over to readyforpolyamory@gmail.com; find the blog at www.readyforpolyamory.com; trade monthly support for a MWF blog and a Saturday podcast (and extras!) at www.Patreon.com/readyforpolyamory; and throw a tip in my jar at www.ko-fi.com/readyforpolyamory. Let me know if you found this funny or hated it, because if you hated it I just won't record my zoom date with my bestie after I watch more. Now I need to know where this goes...Special Guest: Corwin.

Compersion is typically defined in the polyamorous community as happiness at the happiness of one's partner with their other partner(s). Some people go so far as to use the phrase "the opposite of jealousy." Laura discusses the concept, the possibility of broadening this definition to "positive empathy for one's partner" and whether that waters down the concept too far (and if so, if we need the concept) - with Kimota Tigerlily and Seva. Related blog posts to today's podcast include: https://www.readyforpolyamory.com/post/compersion-is-not-mandatory https://www.readyforpolyamory.com/post/hard-won-compersion Seva is a community educator in alternative relationships and the rope community and helped build Upline rope studio which is at www.uplinestudio.com. Kimota Tigerlily is a foodie, shibari enthusiast, has a page on O. N. L. Y. F> A> N> S> (Because I'd like a chance at maybe getting the one named after a fruit to take my podcast someday I'm not direct linking) username kimotatigerlily; you can find her at @KimotaTigerlily on Twitter and @KimotaxTigerlily on Instagram, as well as her thoughts on polyamory on tumblr here: https://kimotatigerlily.tumblr.com/tagged/polyamory As always, intro and outro music provided by the lovely Vince Conaway, who can be found at www.vinceconaway.com Also, as always, the blog is at www.readyforpolyamory.com; support us financially and get benefits at www.Patreon.com/readyforpolyamory.com, or throw a one time donation in the hat at www.ko-fi.com/readyforpolyamory.Special Guests: KimotaTigerlily and Seva.

Jealousy is a very human emoition, and one that doesn't go away just because you decide that you're polyamorous. This week, we examine it, reasons one might feel it, and ways to cope with it, in two conversations with an old friend and a metamour of mine, both polyamorous for between 6 and 7 years. On the [blog](www.readyforpolyamory.com), you can find resources on jealousy under the "Jealousy" post tag, or a start in the "But Don't You Get Jealous?" entry under Start Here. Seva's current project is helping build Upline Rope studio which can be found at https://uplinestudio.com. Vanessa/Bella Greenwolf, as head wrangler of Daniel GreenWolf, can be found at www.DanielGreenWolf.com, www.greenwolfcast.libsyn.com, and facebook.com/bellagreenwolfmagic. The intro and outro music as always is provided by Vince Conaway who can be found at www.vinceconaway.com The Ready For Polyamory[ Patreon](patreon.com/readyforpolyamory) and [Ko-fi ](ko-fi.com/readyforpolyamory) are there and I'd really appreciate your support to keep the lights on on the blog and podcast; the blog is up every Monday/Wednesday/Friday, and the podcast every Saturday. Special Guests: Seva and Vanessa "Bella GreenWolf".

Polyamorous triads are an occasionally contentious topic within the community because they're many people's entry point in but often also challenging - and, as people's entry point, much like high school sweethearts, it often doesn't work out, but for a select few it does. Today's guest is one of those select few. Daniel GreenWolf joins Laura Boyle for a discussion of triad relationships, their challenges, their positives, and how he's landed in two of them at once without meaning to. You can find more information on this topic in the blog post “New Triads: Relationships on Hardmode,” from May 6. Daniel can be found at www.DanielGreenWolf.com, www.Greenwolfcast.libsyn.com and facebook.com/GreenWolfCast, as well as on essentially all social media as Daniel GreenWolf. Intro and outro music is provided by the lovely Vince Conaway, who can be found at www.vinceconaway.com As always, the blog is at www.readyforpolyamory.com, updating Monday/Wednesday/Friday, and we're back next Saturday with another podcast, this one discussing jealousy. If you like what you hear, consider throwing a tip in our tip jar at www.ko-fi.com/readyforpolyamory, and if you want additional content in the same vein, become a patron at www.patreon.com/readyforpolyamory. Special Guest: Daniel GreenWolf.

Today Laura gets to have a lovely conversation about relationship agreements, the basis of ethical non-monogamy, and somehow, today, the basis for giving her a lot of shit. This may be because our guest is her boyfriend. Ken Briodagh is a storyteller, writer and editor. He's been my partner for more than 4 years and polyamorous for some years more than that. He is the creator of StoryPhoenix, which you can visit at www.StoryPhoenix.com, facebook.com/StoryPhoenixes/, Twitter @StoryPhoenix . You can follow Ken @AtlasWriter on Twitter and youtube.com/user/atlaswriter. He’s been a cook, telemarketer, medical supply technician and mover of the bodies at a funeral home. Most of his exploits are either exaggerated or blatantly false and no one can prove otherwise. Related articles to today's topic: https://www.readyforpolyamory.com/post/what-are-relationship-agreements https://www.readyforpolyamory.com/post/if-you-re-new-to-polyamory-with-a-partner https://www.readyforpolyamory.com/post/navigating-boundaries-and-agreements-when-you-re-both-polyamorous https://www.readyforpolyamory.com/post/questions-to-ask-when-dating-while-polyamorous https://www.readyforpolyamory.com/post/the-time-i-had-a-fight-about-sleepovers And, as always, the whole blog at www.readyforpolyamory.com updates MWF, and you can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readyforpolyamory, on instagram @readyforpolyamory and on Twitter @lauracb88. If you'd like to toss a coin in the hat we're at www.ko-fi.com/readyforpolyamory, and the Patreon is at www.patreon.com/readyforpolyamory. Patrons get access to exclusive content and I get to make jokes about you subscribing to my newsletter. Special Guest: Ken Briodagh.

Today's episode is the only one this season without specific guests in conversation with our charming host. Basic information on polyamory can be found under the "Start Here" posts tag on the blog, and the February 24 post "What is Polyamory, Anyway?" covers most of this territory at: www.readyforpolyamory.com/post/what-is-polyamory-anyway; the immediately following post, A Brief History of Polyamory, may interest you as well. You can find many more definitions at the site's Polyamory Glossary The Ready for Polyamory blog can be found at www.readyforpolyamory.com You can become a patron for additional goodies on Patreon at www.patreon.com/readyforpolyamory You can leave a tip to help keep the metaphorical lights on for these projects at www.ko-fi.com/readyforpolyamory Follow us on instagram @readyforpolyamory ; on Twitter @lauracb88 ; and at www.facebook.com/readyforpolyamory Our intro and outro music as always comes from the talented Vince Conaway, who you can find at www.vinceconaway.com

Introduction of format for Ready for Polyamory podcast, hosted by Laura Boyle, discussing ethical non-monogamy and polyamorous relationships as an extension of the blog at www.readyforpolyamory.com. Episodes will include many guests, content both extremely serious and extremely humorous, depending on the week. Season 1 will run weekly with 12 episodes; season 2 is in the works but no promises on release dates, a girl has to sleep. Patreon at: www.patreon.com/readyforpolyamory for early releases and exclusive content; Ko-fi at ko-fi.com/readyforpolyamory if a blog post or podcast episode speaks to you and you'd like to drop a tip in my jar. Intro music by Vince Conaway and his hammered dulcimer, www.vinceconaway.com has the links to all the goodies.