Friday Five: Radical Love
As our world continues to shift toward a more inclusive and accepting realm for all forms of love and self-expression, we are being introduced to a myriad of concepts that define our unique relationships and identities. We’re sharing some terms that you might not know but perhaps will resonate with!
Radical Monogamy
This concept is attractive for couples as an act of reclaiming monogamy as a liberating choice rather than the normative societal views of standard relationships. For example, you might explore ethical non-monogamy, but decide being with one person is actually what feels best for you.
Radicalizing a relationship style that’s derived from historically oppressive systems, such as religion, gives people a newfound agency to CHOOSE monogamy as a conclusion to an explorative journey rather than it being something they are forced to conform to.
2. ENM
Ethical Non-Monogamy is a relationship style for couples who make a conscious decision to be non-monogamous within the confines of their own agreed terms.
Ethics within relationships are subjective, and this term invites couples to be openly communicative and create ethical boundaries that make sense for their partnership.
For example, you can choose to date solo or together, and decide how much of your outside relationships you want to share with one another.
3. Demisexual
Being demisexual means that you are only sexually attracted to someone after first creating a meaningful and emotional connection with them.
4. Gynosexual
Deriving from the ancient Greek root “gune” meaning “female,” this term describes anyone who is attracted to femininity. This transcends someone’s gender, as anyone can physically or energetically portray feminine qualities.
5. Heteroflexible
As the name suggests, being hetero-flexible means you identify as primarily straight, but will sometimes have sex with people of the same gender.
The intention of these terms is to support people in establishing their own unique forms of self-identity and partnerships. We hope to continue to inspire you to be fearless in the ways that you choose to love others and yourself 🤍
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