Posts tagged listener questions
539 - Introducing My Polyamorous Partner to My Monogamous Parents: Listener Q&A
539 - Introducing My Polyamorous Partner to My Monogamous Parents: Listener Q&A

This week, we're answering a question from one of our subscribers: how do I introduce my polyamorous partner to my monogamous parents?

We'll be discussing ways to approach coming out to family, share some tips on how to make social situations run smoothly, and ways to handle potential conflict or big emotions.

If you want one of your questions answered on a future Q&A episode, consider becoming a Supercast subscriber at www.multiamory.com/join.

Join Dedeker and Orit Krug for our polyamory somatic retreat in northern Spain (September 22-25, 2025) - sliding scale pricing available, use code MULTI when you apply at www.multiamory.com/retreat.

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535 - How Do You Maintain Equity Across Multiple Relationships? Listener Q&A
535 - How Do You Maintain Equity Across Multiple Relationships? Listener Q&A

Today we're tackling a question from one of our Supercast subscribers about equity in multiple relationships, feel prioritized, and how to handle tough conversations about energy, money, and mismatched desire in relationships.

Become one of our Supercast subscribers at multiamory.com/join to get your question answered on a future Q&A episode!

Join Dedeker and Orit Krug for our polyamory somatic retreat in northern Spain (September 22-25, 2025) - sliding scale pricing available, use code MULTI when you apply at www.multiamory.com/retreat.

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531 - What's Wrong with Enjoying Consensual Sex with Multiple People? Listener Q&A
531 - What's Wrong with Enjoying Consensual Sex with Multiple People? Listener Q&A

We're back with another Q&A episode this week! Today we'll be discussing some listener questions about using the word "love" in a relationship, polyamorous identity, and talking about non-monogamy with friends and family who think it's all about the sex.

Join Dedeker and Orit Krug for our polyamory somatic retreat in northern Spain (September 22-25, 2025) - sliding scale pricing available, use code MULTI when you apply at www.multiamory.com/retreat.

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526 - How do you make space for a primary relationship while keeping a non-primary one? Listener Q&A
526 - How do you make space for a primary relationship while keeping a non-primary one? Listener Q&A

Today we're answering some more listener questions! We'll be tackling some questions about moving too fast in relationships, relationship hierarchy, and primary versus non-primary relationships.

Want your question answered on a future Q&A episode? Become on of our Supercast subscribers at multiamory.com/join on a sliding scale!

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523 - How do I cultivate polyamorous community? Listener Q&A
523 - How do I cultivate polyamorous community? Listener Q&A

We're back with another Q&A episode! Today we're answering some questions from our Supercast subscribers about organizing local polyamory meetups, how to handle guilt you feel even when a partner is telling you not to feel guilty, and strategies to deal with missing a partner you don't live with.

If you want to have your question answered on a future Q&A episode, visit multiamory.com/join to become one of our Supercast subscribers!

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518 - Talking to Kids about Non-Monogamy (with Evolving Love)
518 - Talking to Kids about Non-Monogamy (with Evolving Love)

Today we're answering some more listener questions, and we're also being joined by Abbey and Liam from the Evolving Love Project to get their perspectives on non-monogamy and parenting. We'll be discussing some questions about parenting, meeting like-minded people, guilt, and missing non-nesting partners.

Abbey and Liam have been together for over twelve years and non-monogamous for over a decade. Together they started the Evolving Love Project which hosts monthly conversation nights for non-monogamous or curious folk in Canberra and Sydney, Australia and co-host the acclaimed podcast Evolving Love. Abbey also publishes weekly on Substack with her musings on non-monogamy, parenthood & sexuality. They believe that by removing the stigma from these topics, collectively we can push the culture in a positive, caring and more loving direction.

If you want one of your questions answered on a future Q&A episode, consider joining our exclusive community!

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506 - How do I prioritize my career and my relationships? Listener Q&A
506 - How do I prioritize my career and my relationships? Listener Q&A

Today we're back with a Q&A episode! We're answering some questions from our listeners and talking about balancing relationships and a burgeoning career, asking a partner to be more visible in their life, and how to reconcile with decisions others make that affect you.

If you want a question of yours answered on one of our future Q&A episodes, consider becoming a member of our community!

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498 - Is it possible to limit the expansion of our feelings for others? Listener Q&A
498 - Is it possible to limit the expansion of our feelings for others? Listener Q&A

Today's episode is another Q&A! We'll be answering Patreon questions about whether or not your first relationship should be a non-monogamous one, dealing with a partner's NRE with someone else, and if it's possible to limit one's expansion of feelings for another.

If you'd like your question answered on a future Q&A episode, consider becoming a member of our Patreon community!

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485 - My Ex Hurt Me Deeply. Can We Still be Friends? Listener Q&A
485 - My Ex Hurt Me Deeply. Can We Still be Friends? Listener Q&A

We're back with another full-length Q&A episode answering questions from our supporters on Patreon. For today's episode, we'll be discussing what to do when you're in love with someone who hasn't disclosed that you're in love to their nesting partner, getting clarity on why you might want additional partners, and how to stay friends with an ex who has hurt you badly in the past.

If you'd like your question answered on the show, consider joining our Patreon!

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478 - "How to put RA principles into practice when most people you interact with don't subscribe to it?"
478 - "How to put RA principles into practice when most people you interact with don't subscribe to it?"

This week's Q&A episode is circling back to relationship anarchy and how to navigate it when most people either don't subscribe to it or don't even know what it is.

If you want your question answered on a future Q&A join our Patreon community at www.patreon.com/multiamory.

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474 - "How can I know if sneakiarchy is happening in my relationship?"
474 - "How can I know if sneakiarchy is happening in my relationship?"

This week we're tackling a question about sneaky hierarchy, aka sneakiarchy. We're talking about how to recognize it in future relationships, how to recognize when you might be creating it by accident, and more.

If you want your question answered on a future Q&A episode, consider becoming a member of our Patreon community! Visit www.multiamory.com/join to sign up.

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468 - "I want to fix our desire mismatch, but my partner doesn't."- Listener Q&A
468 - "I want to fix our desire mismatch, but my partner doesn't."- Listener Q&A

This week's question for our Q&A episode is addressing mismatched desire during busy, long-term partnered life and being stuck in "practical mode."

If you want to submit a question to be answered on one of the extra Q&A episodes we're doing for the next few months, become one of our Patreon supporters at www.patreon.com/multiamory.

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461 - My Partner Won’t Admit Their Jealousy - Listener Q&A
461 - My Partner Won’t Admit Their Jealousy - Listener Q&A

Today we have another Q&A episode, so we're diving into some listener questions. Some of the topics we're covering are what happens when just one relationship in a triad has to end, how to support a long distance partner, how to build confidence when you’ve been a “late bloomer” regarding sex and relationships, and what to do when a partner will not acknowledge their own jealousy.

If you want to have your own question answered in a future Q&A episode, consider joining our Patreon community!

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447 - De-Escalation to Re-Escalation: Listener Q&A With Amanda Katherine
447 - De-Escalation to Re-Escalation: Listener Q&A With Amanda Katherine

Today's episode is another Q&A, this time with Amanda Katherine from the Live Your F*ck Yes Life.

Amanda Katherine (she/they) — — is on a mission to help you face your fears, speak your truth and get you one step closer to living your f*ck yes life.

She has worked as a trauma informed coach, writer and facilitator since 2016 and as an artist, actor and storyteller for the better part of two decades. In 2018, they launched their podcast, Live Your F*ck Yes Life — the space to be for conscious conversations and candid shares around shit nobody really fcking talks about. In 2019, she shared her journey of navigating a preventative double mastectomy at the age of 27 in her self published book, I Chopped Off My Tits. And she’s spent the last few years facilitating and supporting queer folks and recovering people pleasers through her Live Your F*ck Yes Life events & workshops and 1:1 coaching around all things relationship anarchy, non monogamy, coming out later in life, demisexuality, grief and beyond.

Amanda is going to help us tackle some of our listener questions today. If you want your question answered on a future Q&A episode, consider joining our Patreon subscribers!

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435 - Why Won't My Partner Sext Me? Listener Q&A with Leanne Yau
435 - Why Won't My Partner Sext Me? Listener Q&A with Leanne Yau

We're back with another Q&A episode, and this time we're joined by Leanne Yau, aka Poly Philia!

Leanne is a polyamory educator and sex-positive influencer. She creates and curates humorous and educational memes, tips, videos, and other bite-size content on non-monogamy, queer relationships, and sex positivity, and was named #1 in Cosmopolitan's '10 Polyamory Experts to Follow on TikTok'. Leanne has been actively non-monogamous since she was 17 years old, and her content draws from her own experiences as a bisexual, neurodivergent, Chinese woman based in the UK. Leanne also launched the Happy Polydays podcast, narrated a number of polyamory audiobooks, created the #PolyamoryTipoftheDay series, and provides non-monogamous peer support to individuals and couples across the globe. She is currently in training to become a polyamory-friendly therapist, and is on track to qualify in 2026.

If you'd like your question featured on one of our future Q&A episodes, consider joining our Patreon community!

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422 - Are You Polyamorous or Just Pretending? Listener Q&A with Jessica Esfandiary
422 - Are You Polyamorous or Just Pretending? Listener Q&A with Jessica Esfandiary

This week we're joined by Jessica Esfandiary for another Q&A episode to answer some more listener questions! Today we'll tackle topics like enjoying fun experiences without your partner, dating polyamorous newbies, imposter syndrome, and more!

Jessica is a dynamic writer, speaker, and podcast host whose expertise lies in the realm of open relationships and how the principles of these types of connections can be applied to everyday life. She is also the host of the Open Late podcast.

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