Beyond the Kitchen Table: Modes and Models of Parallel Polyamory

with Laura Boyle of Ready for Polyamory

a live and recorded online class from Wicked Grounds

12/9 6pm Pacific

Advanced ticketing required to either attend live or through the recording. Get yours through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

And RSVP on FetLife to let friends know you're coming.

Many polyamorous "authorities" present kitchen-table groups as the holy grail of polyam interactions. While these relationship styles work well for many people, structures that fall outside that framework can be equally positive and healthy. This class will focus on building parallel relationships, being intentional about your choice of how much to interact with your partners' wider networks, and how to openly communicate about:

1. How to be entwined in someone's life but not close with a meta
2. "Stepping off the relationship escalator"
3. How to negotiate wanting a different level of interaction than a meta does
4. Balancing D/s concerns with poly concerns
5. Maximizing personal responsibility and minimizing stress on hinge partners

PRESENTER:

Laura Boyle is a relationship coach, educator, and author of Monogamy? In this Economy? Finances, Childrearing, and Other Practical Concerns of Polyamory. She's the voice behind the Ready for Polyamory blog and podcast, and has been an expert voice on polyamory in such publications as The Boston Globe and Cosmopolitan. She's been polyamorous for nearly 20 years and has been teaching since 2018.

TICKETING:

https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/b5a15df977

The regular ticket is $30. This is what most people should pay.

If that would be a barrier to attendance, use the $20 option. If you're able to be generous, paying at the $40 level allows us to make tickets accessible to those who need the discount.

Choose the level you can comfortably afford.

Patreon members at the VIP+ level may get discounted tickets for $10. Just see your Patreon membership emails for this month's discount code. Find out more at Patreon.com/WickedGrounds!

If cost is a barrier at any level, please use the "Volunteer List" to request a free scholarship ticket. We will award as many scholarship tickets as we can on a space-available basis.

ACCESS:

This will be a live, online class offered through Zoom. To participate, you may need to download the free, basic version of the Zoom app before the class! This class will be recorded and accessible to those who registered.