What if nothing about us needed to change? What if we simply spent years in atmospheres that benefited from our disappearance? with people who could only have us with our lights out?

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I can’t believe I’m saying this to myself or to you: I’m almost eighty. How in the world did it happen so fast? One minute I was a young woman carrying endless dreams in her heart, and the next minute ...

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It was only through the freedom to experience the full extent of polyamory that I discovered the beauty of monogamy. As soon as I discovered the existence of nonmonogamy, I felt like I had always been ...

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Most of us avoid being judgmental. I know I do, but I still catch myself judging people automatically. I remind myself that it’s natural—that my mind’s sole purpose is to evaluate people and ...

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