--- title: "1 Blank canvas Quotes By Tristan Taormino" description: "1 Blank canvas quotes by Tristan Taormino. Plus more from Tristan Taormino and more Blank canvas sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/421/tristan-taormino-25809_blank-canvas_exercise-creating-authentic-relationship_75293.jpg" --- > [“EXERCISE Creating Authentic Relationships The questions below deal with issues most people take for granted and let society define for them. You can start with a blank canvas and create your own definitions. • How do you define intimacy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-taormino/exercise-creating-authentic-relationships-the-questions-below-deal/) [Tristan Taormino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-taormino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/421/tristan-taormino-25809_blank-canvas_exercise-creating-authentic-relationship_75293.jpg) ## Other authors on Blank canvas - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vincent-van-gogh-93793.jpg) Vincent Van Gogh 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blank-canvas/vincent-van-gogh/) ## More by Tristan Taormino > [“That's what's so ironic about the conservative backlash against BDSMers. With increased visibility comes increased bigotry, and conservatives continue to rally against kinky events…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-taormino/that-s-what-s-so-ironic-about-the-conservative-backlash-against/) [Tristan Taormino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-taormino/) > [“EXERCISE Creating Authentic Relationships The questions below deal with issues most people take for granted and let society define for them. You can start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-taormino/exercise-creating-authentic-relationships-the-questions-below-deal/) [Tristan Taormino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-taormino/) > [“You can't plan for everything: obstacles will still come up that you never talked about-that it never even occurred to you to discuss. Issues…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-taormino/you-can-t-plan-for-everything-obstacles-will-still-come-up-that-you/) [Tristan Taormino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-taormino/) > [“It is a relationship that is flexible enough to allow for change and that is constantly being renegotiated in the light of changing needs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-taormino/it-is-a-relationship-that-is-flexible-enough-to-allow-for-change-and/) [Tristan Taormino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-taormino/) > [“It would be unwise to agree to nonmonogamy for the following reasons or with these hidden motives: • You’re so in love with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-taormino/it-would-be-unwise-to-agree-to-nonmonogamy-for-the-following-reasons/) [Tristan Taormino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-taormino/) > [“You are the evil scientist of your desires. - Ignacio Rivera”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-taormino/you-are-the-evil-scientist-of-your-desires-ignacio-rivera/) [Tristan Taormino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-taormino/) > [“Nonmonogamous folks recognize that during a lifetime you can and will be attracted to other people even if you are in a wonderful, fulfilling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-taormino/nonmonogamous-folks-recognize-that-during-a-lifetime-you-can-and-will/) [Tristan Taormino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-taormino/) > [“Open relationships can give you the freedom to create unique relationships, explore yourself and your sexuality, and challenge society's expectations.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-taormino/open-relationships-can-give-you-the-freedom-to-create-unique/) [Tristan Taormino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-taormino/) > [“This is the myth of finding "the One": the one partner you're "meant" to be with, your soul mate, your Prince Charming, the girl…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-taormino/this-is-the-myth-of-finding-the-one-the-one-partner-you-re-meant-to/) [Tristan Taormino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-taormino/) > [“Hotel-Room Coffee Tables I’ll admit to this one. They’re just not as sturdy as they look. It’s really hard to find wood glue at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-taormino/hotel-room-coffee-tables-i-ll-admit-to-this-one-they-re-just-not-as/) [Tristan Taormino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-taormino/) > [“\[I}t is more common that people are monogamous not by choice, but by default.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-taormino/i-t-is-more-common-that-people-are-monogamous-not-by-choice-but-by/) [Tristan Taormino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-taormino/) > [“I think we are doing poor sex education if we don't look at how erotic behavior actually takes place, and offer people interventions that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-taormino/i-think-we-are-doing-poor-sex-education-if-we-don-t-look-at-how/) [Tristan Taormino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-taormino/) > [“The truth is, many people do not consciously choose monogamy; society chooses it for them, and it becomes the default.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-taormino/the-truth-is-many-people-do-not-consciously-choose-monogamy-society/) [Tristan Taormino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-taormino/) > [“Eli likes to explore with other people different kinds of sex that his partner doesn't enjoy; he says, 'It enables me to show different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-taormino/eli-likes-to-explore-with-other-people-different-kinds-of-sex-that/) [Tristan Taormino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-taormino/) > [“One study showed that an individual in an open relationship tends to be "individualistic, an academic achiever, creative, nonconforming, stimulated by complexity and chaos,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-taormino/one-study-showed-that-an-individual-in-an-open-relationship-tends-to/) [Tristan Taormino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-taormino/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blank-canvas/tristan-taormino/#itemlist", "name": "1 Blank canvas Quotes By Tristan Taormino", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“EXERCISE Creating Authentic Relationships The questions below deal with issues most people take for granted and let society define for them. 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