“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 by local groups to get them shut down. What the anti-kink fanatics don't understand about us… — Tristan Taormino Copy Share Image
“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… — Tristan Taormino Copy Share Image
“EXERCISE Creating Authentic Relationships The questions below deal with issues most people take for granted and let society define for them. You can start… — Tristan Taormino Copy Share Image
“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… — Tristan Taormino Copy Share Image
“It is a relationship that is flexible enough to allow for change and that is constantly being renegotiated in the light of changing needs,… — Tristan Taormino Copy Share Image
“It would be unwise to agree to nonmonogamy for the following reasons or with these hidden motives: • You’re so in love with the… — Tristan Taormino Copy Share Image
“Nonmonogamous folks recognize that during a lifetime you can and will be attracted to other people even if you are in a wonderful, fulfilling… — Tristan Taormino Copy Share Image
“Open relationships can give you the freedom to create unique relationships, explore yourself and your sexuality, and challenge society's expectations.” — Tristan Taormino Copy Share Image
“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… — Tristan Taormino Copy Share Image
“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… — Tristan Taormino Copy Share Image
“[I}t is more common that people are monogamous not by choice, but by default.” — Tristan Taormino Copy Share Image
“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… — Tristan Taormino Copy Share Image
“The truth is, many people do not consciously choose monogamy; society chooses it for them, and it becomes the default.” — Tristan Taormino Copy Share Image
“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… — Tristan Taormino Copy Share Image
“One study showed that an individual in an open relationship tends to be "individualistic, an academic achiever, creative, nonconforming, stimulated by complexity and chaos,… — Tristan Taormino Copy Share Image
