The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love

by Janet W. Hardy

We recommend that when you are in the company of the unfamiliar, you look for unfamiliar wisdom. You’ll find lots of it, and it will make you richer.

“Listen to your fears: they have a lot to teach you about yourself.”

It’s also worth pointing out that PrEP does not protect against other sexually transmitted conditions, including pregnancy;

Didn’t know that pregnancy is a sexually transmitted condition :p

Start by giving yourself permission to learn. Allow yourself to not know what you don’t know, to be ignorant: Buddhists call this “beginner’s mind.” You must allow yourself to make mistakes; you have no choice. So reassure yourself: there is no graceful way to unlearn jealousy. It’s like learning to skate—you have to fall down and make a fool of yourself a few times before you become as graceful as a swan.

“It is a fundamentally radical political act to de-privatize sex.”