An anchor partner is an emotional support partner with whom you have a strong connection and helps ground and balance you. An anchor partner may or may not be a nesting partner, romantic partner or sexual partner.
Month: September 2020
Kitchen Table Poly
A relationship style which emphasizes frequent interactions between metamours. The term describes the idea that all of the people involved in the poly relationships would be comfortable sitting around the kitchen table, like a family.
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Nesting Partner
A nesting partner is one that you share living space with. This may or may not include: owning property, sharing finances, or raising children. It is possible to have multiple nesting partners, and multiple nests (homes).
New Relationship Energy
New relationship energy (NRE), is a euphoric emotional state associated with the early phase of a romantic relationship.
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Relationship Anarchy
Relationship Anarchy (RA) is an approach to relating inspired by the document “The short instructional manifesto for relationship anarchy” by Andie Nordgren.
The premise is that each relationship is unique and the people in that relationship get to define it. RA rejects traditional hierarchical models, in which certain types of relationship, such as lovers, are considered more important than other types, such as friendships.
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Relationship Escalator
A commonly held belief that romantic relationships should progress through stages, such as: dating, exclusive dating, engaged, living together, married, owning property, and having children. The term is often used by people who choose not to pursue this progression.
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Solo Poly
A nonexclusive approach to relationships in which the relationship with self is considered the most important, or primary relationship.
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Unicorn
A unicorn is a term for an individual that dates couples. Most often used for a bisexual woman who dates an established male/female couple. We recommend the most expansive definition possible.
It can be used as a positive as in: I am a fabulous unicorn! Or it can be used as a negative: I think that couple is not respecting your personal needs and treating you like a unicorn.