Gay Couples Institute: Creating Healthy Gay and Lesbian Partnerships... One Family At A Time

Open Relationship Web Seminar Series

Do open relationships really work? Let’s find out.

Here’s the information you need to register for the web seminar series on open relationships.

The seminars are being held:
- Tuesday, June 24th, 12:30pm, (PST) Topic: Communication Skillbuilding - Part 1
- Wednesday, June 25th, 12:30pm, (PST). Topic: Is This Right For Me?
- Thursday, June 26th, 12:30pm, (PST). Topic: Communication Skillbuilding - Part 2
(if you can’t attend, as long as you’ve registered, you’ll get the downloadable audio file)

Only 15 total spaces are available so that everyone has a chance to ask questions of the expert. The Priority List nabbed all the spots, but I’ve received the ok for 6 more.

Watch this video for all the details now!

 



Feedback: Your Concerns About Open Relationships

Gay open relationships are a really difficult topic for many couples. Clearly, an open relationship is right for some couples, and not right for others. Given so much pain caused by this topic (see below) we’re putting together a web seminar series for you.

In preparation for our seminar series on this topic, we conducted a survey of your major concerns. Here’s what you told us:

1. Is this right for me?…

  • “My top fear is that my boyfriend wants to have an open relationship and I don’t want this. I’m trying to be “relaxed” but any time I think about him with another I feel just terrible.”

2. How do you maintain emotional monogamy:

  • Is the key to open relationships to hold onto a sense of emotional monogamy with your committed partner and allowing the additional partners to be respectful playmates?
  • Can one remain emotionally faithful to your partner while sleeping with other people?

3. How do you establish rules around this issue?…

  • “Rules about what is/is not off limits (no friends, no repeats, no ex’s?)”
  • “What are the alternatives to an open relationship? Is it the only alternative to sexual boredom that’s out there and if not what else is on the menu?”
  • “Is it a “natural” progression for gay relationships?”
  • “How can you “close” your open relationship if it turns out that this arrangement doesn’t work for you”

Do you have any opinions on this issue? Give us a comment below if so.



Your Ideas For “Ask The Expert” Web Seminar Series

Dear Reader,

We’ve received over 44 emails with suggestions for the Ask The Expert Series coming to our Web Seminar workshops schedule.

I’m going to start the Expert series June 3rd, with sign up registration beginning between Monday, May 26th and Thursday, May 29th.

POST MORE OF YOUR IDEAS BELOW! Your suggestions so far have been great.




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