that was definitely the case for me—i was really in my head about labels like “queer” and “bi” (how dare i claim to be of a marginalized group when i had no lived experience to show for it?). if you are a woman who is questioning the sexuality you’ve always known, or are starting to feel like it’s time to finally answer the phone that has been quietly ringing in the back of your mind for years, and have no …

this is the fifth and final story of a five-part series on how alternative relationships are reshaping love in canada. a recent poll conducted by ipsos on behalf of global news revealed that two per cent of canadians say they are in a mixed-orientation relationship (a figure that rises to nine per cent among respondents aged 18 to 34). but they have ultimately chosen to enter a relationship (or stay in one) with a straight person of the opposite sex. …

i now feel ready for this, but i’m struggling a bit with the limitations that i want to put on the situation. i think, in general, you have to understand that his brain off sex and on sex are two very different entities. as to whether bottoming makes someone more vulnerable, it really depends on how you do it and whether you have predilections for vulnerability in the first place. even though i do like a lot of things about …

you can draw sexual and romantic boundaries around your relationship with your partner in any number of ways, and there are no wrong answers as long as you both agree with what’s on the table. so, you want to explore a sexually open relationship but you don’t know what kind. though there are always outliers, polyamorous people tend to want to put in the effort of an emotional relationship with multiple partners.

if you three get along really well, you …