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Sensual: An Erotic Life

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My First Rope Session with an Experienced Rigger

As he tied me, I was immediately present, turned on, fearless, and willing… is this how to find power in helplessness? — I met him on a dating app, after I made a profile expressing only one thing: I want to be tied up. I elaborated on my desire — I was seeking non-sexual “labbing” first, and we’d see where it went from there. …

BDSM

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My First Rope Session with an Experienced Rigger
My First Rope Session with an Experienced Rigger
BDSM

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If Not Romance

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A Survival Guide for When Your Partner Has a Date With Someone Else

Especially useful for anxious types! — A few days ago, my partner Drake came home and told me he was going to go out with one of his coworkers. This was someone he’s talked about a lot, who seemed really cool, but in the past when I’d asked if he had feelings, he denied it. “No…

Polyamory

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A Survival Guide for When Your Partner Has a Date With Someone Else
A Survival Guide for When Your Partner Has a Date With Someone Else
Polyamory

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Sensual: An Erotic Life

·May 13

Play Partners, Romantic Partners, or Friends with Benefits — Do Labels Matter?

I have my first kinky “play partner” and I’m digging it — I’m heading out for a 2-hour drive to visit Aaron today. I met him online specifically seeking someone to practice rope with. Our very first time tying, the erotic energy was strong between us, but it has since faded. Now when he ties me, I feel soothed, safe, dreamy, and…

Kink

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Play Partners, Romantic Partners, or Friends with Benefits — Do Labels Matter?
Play Partners, Romantic Partners, or Friends with Benefits — Do Labels Matter?
Kink

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Sensual: An Erotic Life

·May 6

Tell Somebody the Shameful Details of Your Sex Life

It’s probably not as bad as you fear — Last night I was feeling sorry for myself about something I regularly feel sorry for myself about: my partner and I don’t sleep together. I mean this in a literal way — we sleep in different beds, different rooms altogether — but it also has a direct relationship with our…

Sex

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Tell Somebody the Shameful Details of Your Sex Life
Tell Somebody the Shameful Details of Your Sex Life
Sex

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Sensual: An Erotic Life

·Apr 30

I Apologized to My Ex Three Years After Breaking up With Him

And experienced spiritual closure in the form of a deer — I’m walking through the forest and feeling a little strange. Maybe it’s the migraine I woke up with, or maybe it’s the microdose of mushrooms I took that took away the pain but not the strange feeling. …

Breakups

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I Apologized to My Ex Three Years After Breaking up With Him
I Apologized to My Ex Three Years After Breaking up With Him
Breakups

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If Not Romance

·Apr 28

How To Write While Falling Through the Dark

Make sure you know your way back — I have drafts of pieces saved on my Google Drive. Six, seven, eight different stories, each one unfolding into long, unwieldy hallways, with doors that open into more hallways, each one containing even more doors, each new space darker than the last, more frightening, and filled with more demons. I…

Writing

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How To Write While Falling Through the Dark
How To Write While Falling Through the Dark
Writing

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If Not Romance

·Apr 23

I Dated a Rich, Older Man, but his Money Stopped Feeling like Care

Because there’s more to balance than what’s in the bank… — (Originally published in Lustery APRIL 21, 2021) I admit I like being taken care of. A part of me was curious. I had, for some time, been harboring this fantasy: I’d go on a date with an older, rich man. I’d have an excuse to get dressed up, to be…

Relationships

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I Dated a Rich, Older Man, but his Money Stopped Feeling like Care
I Dated a Rich, Older Man, but his Money Stopped Feeling like Care
Relationships

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If Not Romance

·Mar 24

What I Learned About Polyamory from my Mental Breakdown

The most profound lessons can come from the worst devastation — If you’ve been following me, you know that after practicing ethical non-monogamy for about seven years, I recently hit a place where polyamory quite simply just sucked. Polyamory Sucks Right Now Maybe it’s the full moonmedium.com My partner, Drake, started dating someone else during a time I was already wishing for more time with him, leading me to feel…

Polyamory

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What I Learned About Polyamory from my Mental Breakdown
What I Learned About Polyamory from my Mental Breakdown
Polyamory

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Put It To Rest

·Updated Jan 20

A House Plant Teaches me About Relationships, Love, and Joy

Talking about this plant in an Al Anon meeting helped me see the metaphor — I’ve been attending Al Anon meetings ever since my relationship began its long, painful process of either falling apart or growing — or possibly, a little bit of both. In case you’re unfamiliar with Al Anon, it’s a 12-step group for family and friends of alcoholics. I’ve recently come to…

Love

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A House Plant Teaches me About Relationships, Love, and Joy
A House Plant Teaches me About Relationships, Love, and Joy
Love

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Sensual: An Erotic Life

·Jan 10

The Less-Full Moon Against a Pale Blue Sky

Is my love fading away or is there hope yet? — Another morning where the moon is out the front window, against the early-morning, blue sky. It’s slightly less full than the day before. Drake is still sleeping. I crawled into bed with him around 6:30, after being awake about an hour. …

Love

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The Less-Full Moon Against a Pale Blue Sky
The Less-Full Moon Against a Pale Blue Sky
Love

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Anne Shark

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Polyamorous and sex-positive essayist, poet, and over-thinker.

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