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Pros
Opening up is a book about non-monogamy. She believes polyamory is the medicine that could bring a new vision for healthy, loving, and sustaining relationships.
This book is an excellent resource for the novice or those like myself looking for direction on communication skills and how to navigate boundaries in new relationships. Although the world of opening up our relationship to ourselves and/or another is ... Read More
The book gives insights into other possible relationship styles that can work and be legitimate options for many people. It just offers the ups and down to expect and how to move through those tougher moments to get to the best you and your partner ca... Read More
Tristan taormino is a great author on polyamory. He paints the picture that non-monogamy can be anything other than monogamy.
This book is amazing on multiple levels! Just reading the introduction, i was hooked. This is definitely worth getting (and keeping on your shelf after you've read it) extremely helpful book.
Cons
This book encourages life ruining ideas and you don't even realize it because it all seems so open and friendly.
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Quality
Durable great looking and a total great investment
Lots of tools and skills to help with trust communication etc
There is no replacement for working on your own self awareness sensitivity and communication skills
Almost halfway through and so far its extremely validating for me to read
Shipping
I read it pretty quickly and it informed me of common issues and how to manage sensitive areas of negotiation
Fast shipping book came in good condition
Packaging/appearance
Fascinating provocative packed with nuggets of solid information my only beef with this is the pool of interviewees seemed a li... Read More
The point is that its outside of the box for us do define
Competitiveness
I like 34the ethical slut34 better but 34opening up34 is probably more approachable for someone who isnt already weird
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- This product had a total of 909 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 29 2024.
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The author is knowledgeable but not judgmental compassionate yet firm
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It gave us a lot to talk about and a lot of things to think through that we had not and couldve been detriments to us had we gone into this without discussing
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Cons still a bit outdated links to followup reading are mostly deadoverall a mustread along with tes by dossie easton
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The extremely high divorce rate shows that monogamy doesnt work for the majority of people
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For the slightly conservative people that might read this book please dont get side tracked by the inclusion of information about gay bisexuality and bdsm not all open and poly relationships include these elements
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I like 34the ethical slut34 better but 34opening up34 is probably more approachable for someone who isnt already weird
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It doesnt teach you how to make yours work but how to have nonviolent communication and create healthy boundaries
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Its a well explained reasoning behind why its okay to want multiple relationships and its given from the perspective of a woman who decided to make this leap
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