“Having a brilliant life means going outside your comfort zone. And sometimes discomfort shows us ways we can improve.” — Franklin Veaux Comfort zone Copy Share Image
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time. maya angelou” — Franklin Veaux Courage Copy Share Image
“When you ask for what you need, you give a gift to the people you love. Few” — Franklin Veaux Gift Copy Share Image
“Expectations are often invisible unless we specifically look for them.” — Franklin Veaux Expectations Copy Share Image
“In what ways am I empowered in my relationships? What things help me to feel empowered?” — Franklin Veaux Empowered Copy Share Image
“There's nothing wrong with asking your partner to take time to show you why you're valued.” — Franklin Veaux Copy Share Image
“Jealous feelings come from a sense of loss, or a fear of it.” — Franklin Veaux Fear Copy Share Image
“What do I need from my relationships? How often do I re-evaluate my needs?” — Franklin Veaux Copy Share Image
“We can easily be hurt and broken, and it is good to remember that we can just as easily be the ones… — Franklin Veaux Copy Share Image
“Advocating for what you want when you're being pulled in different directions is a powerful tool to help resolve conflict, contrary to… — Franklin Veaux Copy Share Image
“What boundaries can you set to protect your actual needs? How important is your own autonomy? Are you communicating your boundaries and… — Franklin Veaux Boundaries Copy Share Image
“The most immediate is that if you tell your partner "It's okay to ask for anything you want," it better be true.… — Franklin Veaux Copy Share Image
“If the idea of dating someone doesn't prompt an enthusiastic "Fuck yes!" then the answer is no. Ambivalence has little place in… — Franklin Veaux Ambivalence Copy Share Image
“a person who has already shown a willingness to cheat in a monogamous relationship may well cheat in a polyfidelitous relationship.” — Franklin Veaux Monogamous Copy Share Image
“When we make ourselves vulnerable to others, we do more than show them how we value their friendship. We show that we… — Franklin Veaux Friendship Copy Share Image
“Your partner is a person, and people can't be stolen. If some new shiny tries to "steal" him, he has to consent… — Franklin Veaux Copy Share Image
“when you seek to reduce risk by imposing constraints on other people's behavior, you transfer that risk onto others. By doing this… — Franklin Veaux Habits Copy Share Image
“The agreements that work most consistently are those that are rooted in compassion, encourage mutual respect and empowerment, leave it to our… — Franklin Veaux Copy Share Image
“For those of you who imagine that polyamory is a fancy word to excuse your cheating, we have bad news for you… — Franklin Veaux Copy Share Image
“You'll need courage because polyamorous relationships can be scary. Loving other people without a script is scary. Allowing the people you love… — Franklin Veaux Courage Copy Share Image
“Almost always, jealousy is rooted in some sort of fear: of abandonment, of being replaced, of losing the attention of someone you… — Franklin Veaux Fear Copy Share Image
“Honesty is an indispensable part of consent. Being able to share, to the best of your ability, who you are in a… — Franklin Veaux Consent Copy Share Image
“This means full opportunity to voice needs, negotiate agreements and advocate for building the kind of relationship you want. Because different people… — Franklin Veaux Copy Share Image
“Adopt a fluid idea about the way your life will look, keep in touch with your changing needs and those of your… — Franklin Veaux Fear Copy Share Image
“Forget trying to figure out the right rules that will keep you safe forever; there is no safe forever. Instead, go into… — Franklin Veaux Compassion Copy Share Image
“The assumption lurking beneath a desire for hierarchy is that we can't really trust our partners to act well without a set… — Franklin Veaux Hierarchy Copy Share Image
“We were so busy thinking about protecting ourselves that we didn't think about the happiness of anyone else who might become involved… — Franklin Veaux Doing the right thing Copy Share Image
“Some poly lesbians find it especially difficult to come out in their communities, because lesbian couples have fought so hard to gain… — Franklin Veaux Freedom of choice Copy Share Image
“Polyamory can feel threatening because it upsets our fairy-tale assumption that the right partner will keep us safe from change. Polyamory introduces… — Franklin Veaux Change Copy Share Image
“Change is the one eternal of life. What I have now I will cherish, and what we build tomorrow I will cherish,… — Franklin Veaux Change Copy Share Image
“We propose a different metric for the success of a relationship. Relationships that make us the best versions of ourselves are successes.” — Franklin Veaux Relationship Copy Share Image
“That's the funny thing about fear of change. Sometimes the more rigid we are when we insist that we do not want… — Franklin Veaux Change Copy Share Image
“When we feel unworthy, we feel disconnected—even when our loved ones are craving connection with us. We feel isolated and alienated, even… — Franklin Veaux Love Copy Share Image
