Page Turner's Blog, page 105
February 13, 2019
“I Broke Up With Him, And All He Said Was ‘Okay'”
Hi Page,
I’ve been reading your blog for a while. Part of why I’m writing to you is that I’ve loved your articles on breakups. I’m hoping you can help me because I just had the world’s weirdest breakup.
I’d been seeing this guy for a little bit, » Read more
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February 12, 2019
There Can Be Only One!: Toxic Masculinity & the One Penis Policy
Today’s post is a guest post from John.
This is John’s third guest post for Poly Land. Here are the other articles he’s written for us:
A Single Yankee in King Arthur’s Relationship: Single and Surrounded by Poly People
15 Open Relationship Rules That Make Basically No Sense
Here’s John’s regular haunt, » Read more
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February 11, 2019
The Conversations You Have When You’re Semi-Demisexual
He takes a while to get to know people before he feels comfortable with them. And when he does, he doesn’t want to jump right into bed. He wants to make sure you’re both comfortable with one another. That there’s an emotional connection first.
He’s had it up to here with a culture that links sex and disrespect. » Read more
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February 10, 2019
When You Move Away From Trying to Be Right All the Time & Focus on Learning Instead
I can remember it clearly, the pressure to be right all the time.
Grade school, junior high, high school. It was all the rage. Especially in my group of friends.
I hung out with the “smart” kids. Girls (mostly) who took advanced placement courses, read for fun. Had unusual talents and interests. » Read more
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February 9, 2019
What You’re Like When You Achieve Your Full Potential, According to Experts
In 1943, Abraham Maslow introduced his hierarchy of needs in his paper A Theory of Motivation. According to his hierarchy, human beings are motivated by a number of different needs, but some are more basic than others. If those basic needs aren’t met first, then a person will not have the opportunity or drive to work towards ones higher up in the hierarchy. » Read more
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February 8, 2019
Managing Phone Etiquette With Multiple Partners Can Be Challenging
It was kind of a running joke between all of us, back in the day. “Pete’s in three relationships, actually. He’s dating two women and he’s also obsessed with his phone.”
Because he was. It was pretty annoying when we were holding poker nights since he’d often become fixated on whatever texts he had coming in and would completely miss what was going on in the game. » Read more
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February 7, 2019
10 Questions to Ask a Couple in Order to Vet Them for Dating
Hi Page,
I’ve been thinking lately that I’d like to try dating a couple. Should be easy, right? There are a million of them out there looking for a partner. But that’s the whole problem. Quantity doesn’t mean quality. Still, I have seen happy triads, and I know I want that’s what I want for myself. » Read more
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February 6, 2019
“Is a Relationship Just Friendship With Sex?”
I recently published a piece called “There *Are* Asexual Polyamorous People, You Know.” That article attracted a lot of attention and resulted in many comments and private messages. For the most part, its reception was very positive. I heard from a bunch of folks who were happy to see some ace representation, » Read more
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February 5, 2019
Myers-Briggs & Love Languages Aren’t Scientifically Valid, But That Doesn’t Make Them Useless.
In 2008 I became obsessed with Myers-Briggs. For those who haven’t heard of it, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality test that gives you a 4-letter result. Each letter is a different binary that represents a dimension of personality.
The first letter of a Myers-Briggs result is either E for Extroversion or I for Introversion. » Read more
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February 4, 2019
“My Newly Polyamorous Partner Keeps Making Unfunny Jokes About It”
Hi Page,
I’ve been doing the whole polyamorous relationship thing for about 7 years. I love your blog because it’s such a good mix of levels. There are plenty of beginner articles that I can send to friends who are curious about poly or just getting into it, » Read more
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