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Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships

164 - The Relationship Escalator & Solo Polyamory (with author Amy Gahran

Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships

Multiamory, LLC

Society & Culture, Sexuality, Education, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Self-improvement

4.9970 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2018

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

We get to pick the brain of Amy Gahran a.k.a. Aggie Sez about her book, Stepping Off the Relationship Escalator. We explore the social norms for how most people assume intimate relationships are supposed to work, as well as the many ways that people are stepping off the relationship escalator to live and love on their own terms.Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.supercast.com. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can also get access to ad-free episodes, group video discussions, and our amazing Discord community.Whatever you want to learn, MasterClass has something for you, taught by experts in their fields. Support the show and get an exclusive 15% offer at multiamory.link/masterclass.Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes for creators. Everything from graphic design and video editing to photography, writing, and business. Get a free month of Skilllshare at multiamory.link/skillshare.Multiamory was created by Dedeker Winston, Jase Lindgren, and Emily Matlack.Our theme music is Forms I Know I Did by Josh and Anand.Follow us on Instagram @Multiamory_Podcast and visit our website Multiamory.com. We are a proud member of the Pleasure Podcasts network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Monogmy is a hell of a hierarchy. There can be only one is one freaking hell of a hierarchy right there.

0:07.0

And it's not just in the relationship escalator that you only have one partner. It is that that relationship

0:14.9

is intrinsically supposed to outweigh almost every other a non-care-based

0:21.1

relationship that you have. If you're happy with the same old ways of dating,

0:24.8

if you enjoy sucking at communication,

0:26.6

and you have no desire to improve your romantic life,

0:29.1

then our podcast might not be for you.

0:31.4

But if you want some out-of-the-box ideas to deepen your current

0:34.7

relationships, broaden your sexual horizons, develop a better understanding of

0:39.2

yourself, or learn more about non-monogamy. Then you've come to the right place.

0:43.7

I'm Jace.

0:44.4

I'm Am Elaine.

0:45.2

And I'm Dedaker.

0:46.1

And this is the Multiamari Podcast.

0:48.4

Songs I know I did

0:55.0

forcing me to for myself to fit.

1:00.0

On this episode of the Multie-Amory Podcast, we're talking with Amy Garen, aka Aggie Says.

1:11.6

Amy is a longtime journalist and the author of the book

1:14.3

Stepping off the relationship escalator, Uncommon Love and Life. Stepping off the

1:19.7

relationship escalator is a research-based exploration of the social norms for how most people assume

1:25.9

intimate relationships are supposed to work, as well as the many ways that people are stepping

1:30.7

off the escalator to live and love on their own terms.

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