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Poly and competition video: https://youtu.be/FtdsZ8B7JQY
Non-mono and sex positivity video: https://youtu.be/s7E9ASb3LfE
The first step you and your enmeshed partner should do before starting open or poly: https://medium.com/@PolyamorySchool/the-most-skipped-step-when-opening-a-relationship-f1f67abbbd49
Relationships (pairings of people) should not be defined by anyone except the two people in that specific pairing; communication and asking for wants and needs: https://log.andie.se/post/26652940513/the-short-instructional-manifesto-for-relationship/amp
Your partner does not need to be your everything: https://www.businessinsider.com/esther-perel-why-modern-marriage-is-so-hard-2016-8
Assumed dichotomy of friend vs partner; partners are not inherently above friends; friends do not have to be unsexual/unromantic: https://asamlambung.tumblr.com/post/151929219210/challenging-societal-expectations-of-friendships/amp
Partnerships do not need sex: https://medium.com/@thelolaphoenix/the-hierarchy-polyamorous-people-dont-talk-enough-about-2d006f3c070d
First does not mean primary; second does not mean secondary; singleish: https://polysingleish.com/2013/02/01/polynormativity-and-the-new-poly-paradigm/
Riding the relationship escalator is optional and you can take or leave any part of it: https://www.multiamory.com/podcast/164-relationship-escalator
Ideas for good rules: https://www.morethantwo.com/polyrules.html
If you and your partner are expecting to date the same person together: https://unicorns-r-us.com / https://www.reddit.com/r/polyamory/comments/e6vi6e/for_those_of_you_that_have_decided_to_bring_a/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
If you and your partner are contemplating "no men": https://polypretzels.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/one-penis-policy/
Rules vs boundaries: https://ideatrash.net/2015/07/the-difference-between-boundaries-and.html
What couple privilege is; managing new and old relationships: https://www.morethantwo.com/coupleprivilege.html
Feelings are not your enemy; non-hierarchal is not for everyone; poly is not for everyone: https://medium.com/@thelolaphoenix/thirteen-things-i-wish-id-learned-before-choosing-non-monogamy-ce3533cbd525
How to make an effective dating profile as a married poly man: https://www.reddit.com/r/polyamory/comments/ce2bqw/alright_people_who_date_married_men_what_do_you/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Trial and error; gender imbalance; be kind to yourselves: https://teatimetomato.com/2019/11/07/advice-my-wife-and-i-opened-up/
Why Don't Ask Don't Tell is generally a terrible idea: https://medium.com/polyamory-today/why-dont-ask-don-t-tell-relationships-aren-t-for-me-905633a44cba
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