Saving Our Relationship By Having an Open One feat. Bayleigh and Swaggy C

LOVERS by Shan

Lemonada Media

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Sexuality

5.0 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Open relationships. Now, you can clutch them pearls and raise those eyebrows all you want to, but this conversation is not going away - especially not in America. Using two separate samples based on the U.S. Census, researchers found that one-fifth of the population in the United States has engaged in consensual non-monogamy at some point in their lives and if the trend continues, the only place this number is going is up. So… are open relationships the bandaid, the cure or the curse of our generation? And furthermore, how do you actually start one? Like for real? Let’s talk about it on this episode of Lovers and Friends.We have a loaded conversation between our starring guests on this episode, Swaggy C and Bayleigh. A married couple with a new baby, but an old, inactive desire to explore consensual non-monogamy within their marriage. There are a lot of themes to pull from this interview like: what happens when non-monogamy is one person’s yum and the other’s yea I guess if that will make you happy… OR the dangers of using non-monogamy as a punishment for unfulfillment… OR the joys/ struggles of having a partner who is supportive of your desires, but not all the way cooperative. However what stood out to me in this episode is how to go from being curious to actually being actively open...for real.FOLLOW THE GUESTS ON THIS EPISODEFollow Bayleigh:https://www.instagram.com/bayydayyhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SwayleighGanghttps://www.tiktok.com/@bayydayyyFollow Chris “Swaggy C”:https://www.instagram.com/swaggyctvhttps://www.youtube.com/@KingSwaggyFollow Dr. Monica: https://www.therapyforqpoc.comtherapyforqpoc@gmail.comTHANKS TO THE SPONSOR OF THIS EPISODEBETWatch Zatima starring Crystal Renee Hayslett and Devale Ellis by joining the millions who stream Black culture athttp://www.bet.plusBetter HelpDiscover your potential with BetterHelp. http://www.betterhelp.com/lovers for 10% off your first month. Hello FreshTry America’s #1 Meal Kit for yourself. Get 60% off plus free shipping. Http://www.hellofresh.com/lovers60DipseaExplore your fantasies or get inspired with a 30 day free trial now. http://www.dipsea.com/loversFollow Shan:https://www.instagram.com/shanboodramhttps://www.tiktok.com/@shanboodyhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSE2Lr9RfYXiFtiX1jk5qngloversfriendspodcast@gmail.comOpen relationship reading list From Dr. Monica: IG Educational Pages · Evita Sawyers | @lavitaloca34· Chanee Jackson Kendall | @chaneespeaks· Jhen | @monogamishpod· Kevin Patterson | @polyrolemodels· @polyamouraousblackgirl· Leanne Yau | @polyphiliablog Books · Pre-Order | A Polyamory Devotional: 365 Daily Reflections for the Consensually Non-monogamous | Evita Sawyers· Love is Not Colorblind | Kevin Patterson· Polysecure | Jessica Fern· The Ethical Slut | Hardy & Easton · More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory | Ricket & Veaux· Polyamory & Jealousy | Ricket & VeauxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	A lot of people start the conversations around consensual non-monogamy when there is an option.
0:05.9	What if I came to you today and I was like, like, her example, I met someone, this is how I feel
0:10.3	about this person, how would you react to that? Would you say, great, go for it? Or would you say,
0:14.3	whoa, I'm not ready for that yet? I don't know. I think my thing is we'd have to like talk about how we're going to start, like, if we're really serious about this or not.
0:21.2	Because like we've had some of the conversation where we are like going to start and then
0:24.8	we're not going to start and it doesn't ever seem like real.
0:27.5	I think and this is like, I hope this is not offensive in any way.
0:31.8	I'm more of like if it happens, it happens.
0:35.6	Open relationships.
0:37.4	Now you can clutch your pearls and raise your eyebrows all you want to,
0:41.2	but this conversation is not going away, especially not in America.
0:45.0	Using two separate samples based on the U.S. Census,
0:47.5	researchers found that one fifth of the population has already engaged in some form of consensual non-monogamy.
0:59.0	And if the trend continues, the only place this number is going is up. So, our open relationships, the Band-Aid, the Cure, or the Curse of our generation.
1:05.0	And furthermore, how do you actually like start one?
1:09.0	Like, for real.
1:13.4	Let's talk about that on this episode of... Lovers and friends.
1:15.8	I'm gonna take you on a trip, baby.
1:17.7	I don't pretend, I say.
1:19.4	Lovers and friends.
1:21.3	I'm gonna hold you down down to the end.
1:24.5	I said...
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