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Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships QUOTES

Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships QUOTES

21 " Those who talk most about the blessings of marriage and the constancy of its vows are the very people who declare that if the chain were broken and the prisoners left free to choose, the whole social fabric would fly asunder. You cannot have the argument both ways. If the prisoner is happy, why lock him in? If he is not, why pretend that he is? —George Bernard Shaw "

― Tristan Taormino , Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships

22 " Jealousy is really an umbrella term for a constellation of feelings including envy, competitiveness, insecurity, inadequacy, possessiveness, fear of abandonment, feeling unloved, and feeling left out. "

― Tristan Taormino , Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships

23 " Work to achieve balance, rather than equality. This is not simply a matter of semantics; there is a difference. Balance means that everyone is generally getting their needs met; no one is compromising too much or feeling too limited by the agreement. All partners have agreed to priorities concerning the time and energy they dedicate to the relationship, and each partner’s actions reflect these priorities. No one feels taken advantage of. "

― Tristan Taormino , Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships

24 " It’s very easy to be distracted by all the good feelings that come with having sex with someone for the first time, or getting to know a new sexual partner. You can get caught up in the giddy feelings, become focused on the outside sex and the outside partners, and take your primary relationship for granted. "

― Tristan Taormino , Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships