Ep. 11 Brooklyn Mom with Open Marriage Thinks You’re Wrong About Polyamory
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- About 10 years ago, Molly Winter decided she wanted to start seeing new men. She was an English teacher in Brooklyn at the time and felt that boyfriends would help spice up her life. That may sound entirely normal, but what made it unique is that Molly Winter was also a married mom.
She and her husband then proceeded to open up their marriage. They first went on dating apps, and after 10 years of dating different people remain happily married. Or so she says.
We interviewed Molly about her adventures into polyamory and her new New York Times bestseller "More."
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Monogamous commitment and marriage was an incredible innovation for human relationships. The default state of many primitive societies is polygamy.
Im still working on monoamory 😔
My former minister (an inclusive church, not specifically Christian) was in a polyamorous relationship with her husband and another woman. There was a lot of discussion before she was accepted as the permanent minister because many members had an issue with it, even though the church taught acceptance of all beliefs, gender identities, races, etc. Eventually they did accept her, although she moved on a few years later to do her own personal ministry work up north. Because of her ministry, the Fellowship were able to accept another polyamorous family who had their baby blessed at the church last year. It was even more complicated by the fact that one of the people in the family was trans. It was quite a lot to take in for many people and there were some who left because of it but I learned a lot from those experiences. I used to think a poly relationship was selfish but I don't look at it that way anymore. It's not for me but I would not judge someone else now if they were to make that choice.
I myself am not polyamorous but I have a number of friends who are. Responsible and ethical non-monogamy is a real thing and has been practiced, quietly and with clear boundaries, for decades. The fact that this woman decided to make a spectacle of her marriage and her relationships does not make her either the “face” of polyamory nor a proper advocate for this lifestyle. Talk to people who have lived this way for 20 years and really understand what polyamory is.
I didn't get that from this woman. When he asked if she was the "face" of polyamory she immediately said she was "A" face of polyamory. There's a big difference there. I'm not seeing any spectacle here, just someone who's trying to help people not judge so harshly.
It's incorrect that monogamy is "pushed" on our society; it's been scientifically shown that monogamous relationships are a benefit to society. Google it. "Normative monogamy reduces crime rates, including rape, murder, assault, robbery and fraud, as well as decreasing personal abuses."
Instead of us googling it how about you point us to some of your favorite links?
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Hope you listened... think it'll be clear that it wasn't promotional
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I hated this generation already and it's just keeps getting worse.
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