The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities
Dossie Easton, Catherine A. Liszt
Language: English
Pages: 280
ISBN: 1890159018
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
At last a comprehensive, no-holds-barred guide for anyone who dreams of having all the sex and love and friendship they want. Here are the skills you need for successful - and ethical - sluthood, from scheduling dates to handling jealousy, finding partners to resolving conflict, raising children to caring for your health. If you've ever envisioned a universe beyond traditional lifetime monogamy, this is the book for you.
what your partner has to say, and let him know you heard by telling him what you think he just said. Use this clarification technique before you respond with your own thoughts and feelings. In this way, you make sure you have clear understanding before you go on with your discussion. Similarly, if you're the one talking, it's not fair to expect your partner to read your mind- take the time and effort to be as clear and thorough in your explanation as you can, and be sure to include information
are ready to share. And if all goes well, you may get to try out an item or two from the MAYBE list. We strongly encourage you to try this exercise you will be amazed at how much you will learn, and how easy communication can be once you get started. We have also included on Page 102 an inventory of sexual activities. Try filling it out and see what you learn about yourself. You can make copies to share with your friends as an ice-breaker for a discussion group or for negotiating a sexual
where no one suffers from shame for their desires, or embarrassment about their dreams, where no one is starving from the lack of sex. We dream of a world where no one is limited by rules that dictate that they must be less of a person, and less of a sexual person, than they have the capacity to be. We dream of a world where nobody gets to vote on your life choices, or who you choose to love, or how you choose to express that love, except yourself and your lovers. We dream of a time and a place
For Yourself: The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality. New American Library, New York, 1991. 10 Neil Young, "Love Is a Rose," Silver Fiddle, 1975 11 Kahlil Ghibran, The Prophet. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1968, p. 12 Adapted from How to Talk So Kids Wil Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk. Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish, Avon Books, New York, 13 Random House Dictionary of the English Language. Unabridged, Random House, New York, 1971, p. 925. BIBLIOGRAPHY Dr. Deborah M. Anapol, Polyamory: The New
myth, they question themselves. Such people often have a very romantic view of couple hood that Mr. or Ms. Right will automatically solve all their problems, fill all the gaps, make their lives complete. One friend of ours points out that if something goes wrong in a monogamous marriage, nobody takes that as evidence against the practicality of monogamy- but if something goes awry in an open relationship, many folks instantly take that as proof that non-monogamy doesn't work. A subset of this