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I picked this up after a few rocky attempts at opening my relationship, and the chapters on jealousy and time management were the most useful part. Taormino doesn't pretend it's easy, she just gives you actual tools for the hard conversations.

Finally a book on non-monogamy that doesn't just theorize but actually walks you through the practical steps, like the way Taormino breaks down different agreement structures with real-life examples. I've read a ton on the topic and this one's the first that made me feel like I could actually sit do

The chapter on negotiating boundaries really helped my partner and I stop dancing around what we actually wanted—we finally sat down and mapped out our own agreement over a weekend. It's not just theory either; Taormino includes real exercises that made the abstract stuff feel doable. I've already l