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Intimacy and connection are what we often yearn for in romantic relationships.
Many people avoid them because they associate it with control or loss of self.
With conscious work, we can separate intimate connection from codependency and control. We can hold on to Self while being vulnerable and connected. #OpenRelating #ExpansiveRelationships #HonestRelating #ConsciousRelating #RelationshipCoach #RelationshipAdvice
Many people avoid them because they associate it with control or loss of self.
With conscious work, we can separate intimate connection from codependency and control. We can hold on to Self while being vulnerable and connected. #OpenRelating #ExpansiveRelationships #HonestRelating #ConsciousRelating #RelationshipCoach #RelationshipAdvice
Are you unsure how to broach the subject of being non-monogamous in a new relationship?
Rather than bringing up polyamory immediately if you are not yet sure what's the right relationship style for you,
a good place to start is discussing together what commitment and love mean to you both.
Talk about emotional wounds, boundaries and needs, and wonder together about the limits of openness and growth in your relationship.
It can be an abstract discussion out of which your personal boundaries can emerge.
#OpenRelating #HonestRelating #ConsciousRelating #OpenRelationship #Polyamory #NonMonogamy #RelationshipCoach
Rather than bringing up polyamory immediately if you are not yet sure what's the right relationship style for you,
a good place to start is discussing together what commitment and love mean to you both.
Talk about emotional wounds, boundaries and needs, and wonder together about the limits of openness and growth in your relationship.
It can be an abstract discussion out of which your personal boundaries can emerge.
#OpenRelating #HonestRelating #ConsciousRelating #OpenRelationship #Polyamory #NonMonogamy #RelationshipCoach
Syncing up expectations at the start of a new relationship can save a lot of heartache down the road. Express your values, needs and boundaries early on. It's much easier to hear things that don't align with your worldview, at the start of a relationship. What are deal-breakers, and what are flexible wants? #OpenRelating #ConsciousRelating #RelationshipCoach #RelationshipAdvice #OpeningUp #ExpansiveRelationships
Men are socialised to project an image of power and hide their vulnerability. Women are socialised to appease men's fragility. They are often afraid to express actual feelings. When women feel empowered to act authentically, it can be a shock to many men. #ConsciousRelating #OpenRelating #men #women #vulnerability
The fear that my partner will fall in love with someone else and leave me, comes from the belief that I am not good enough for my partner, so someone else that comes along will be a better choice for them.
This is a very important realisation that can lead to amazing growth in self-confidence and self-love, as long as I am willing to admit this to myself, to my partner, and then work on changing this self-limiting belief.
#SelfLove #Polyamory #OpeningUp #OpenRelating #ConsciousRelating #RelationshipAdvice #RelationshipCoach
This is a very important realisation that can lead to amazing growth in self-confidence and self-love, as long as I am willing to admit this to myself, to my partner, and then work on changing this self-limiting belief.
#SelfLove #Polyamory #OpeningUp #OpenRelating #ConsciousRelating #RelationshipAdvice #RelationshipCoach
Are men and women fundamentally different? The differences we observe are a result of each gender spending much more time in their own company and socialised to be different. Men feel they need to fit in a competitive aggressive environment and adjust their behaviour and thinking to match. #OpenRelating #ExpansiveRelationships #men #women
Being polyamorous isn't just about wanting to have multiple relationships for yourself. It is also about accepting you have no control over another person's autonomy. If your feel you have a right to limit how your partner relates to others, that is not polyamory, it's possessiveness. This can be a very hard lesson to learn. #OpenRelating #autonomy #agency #ConsciousRelating #relationships #multigamy #abundance #ExpansiveRelationships #polyamory #enm
I will come out and say that when I first discovered non-monogamy, I did get very excited about having the 'permission' to date everyone that I liked even a little bit and liked me back.
Then I realised that while love and affection are indeed infinite, my time and energy are limited resources.
to know yourself is to know your needs, wants and desires.
This includes your capacity to offer yourself to others.
Dating people just because 'you can' sounds like a very unconscious activity to me.
I learned that if I want be in happy fulfilled relationships, it's important that I actually connect with people that I respect, value and appreciate for who they are, and have the necessary energy and time to ensure they are meeting their needs in our relationship. #OpenRelating #RelationshipCoach #ExpansiveRelationships #AbundanceMindset #polyamory #cnm #enm #HonestRelating #nonmonogamy #multigamy
Then I realised that while love and affection are indeed infinite, my time and energy are limited resources.
to know yourself is to know your needs, wants and desires.
This includes your capacity to offer yourself to others.
Dating people just because 'you can' sounds like a very unconscious activity to me.
I learned that if I want be in happy fulfilled relationships, it's important that I actually connect with people that I respect, value and appreciate for who they are, and have the necessary energy and time to ensure they are meeting their needs in our relationship. #OpenRelating #RelationshipCoach #ExpansiveRelationships #AbundanceMindset #polyamory #cnm #enm #HonestRelating #nonmonogamy #multigamy
There's nothing evolutionarily more natural about monogamy.
If anything, the increasing complexity of human life means that expanding the options for human connection and intimacy through Expansive Relationships, can be seen as part of a social evolution.
#OpenRelating #autonomy #ConsciousRelating #relationships
#dating #RelationshipCoach #RelationshipCoaching #honesty #multigamy #nonmonogamy #abundance #ExpansiveRelationships #AbundanceMindset #polyamory #HonestRelating #enm #cnm
If anything, the increasing complexity of human life means that expanding the options for human connection and intimacy through Expansive Relationships, can be seen as part of a social evolution.
#OpenRelating #autonomy #ConsciousRelating #relationships
#dating #RelationshipCoach #RelationshipCoaching #honesty #multigamy #nonmonogamy #abundance #ExpansiveRelationships #AbundanceMindset #polyamory #HonestRelating #enm #cnm