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Continue reading →: Balance is everything.Balance is everything. Especially when you’re managing marriage, kids, work, vanilla friends, and spicy friends—both seasoned and fresh. It’s a juggling act that can teeter out of control if you’re not careful. Yes I know, guac is still always extra. We’ve found that when stepping into the lifestyle (LS) community,…
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Continue reading →: Curious about the whole bicurious thingIf you had asked me about my sexuality a couple of years ago, I would have told you I was into guys and only guys. Honestly, it wouldn’t have occurred to me to say anything else. I’m a partnered Midwestern mom, living in a Midwestern world. What else would I…
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Continue reading →: Reflections on a revealing yearI’m sitting on my couch, wrapped up in cozy blankets as the fire crackles and the snow falls softly outside. The fam is still asleep, and I have a rare moment to myself. And I just keep thinking, “wow, that was a year.” When it started, I was in a…
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Continue reading →: A Naughty Twist on ‘I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus’Ok, I will admit that my last post was possibly a bit of a downer, I thought it might be nice to end the year on a lighter, more fun note. So, with apologies to the author of the classic song “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” here’s my deviant…
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Continue reading →: Holiday Hopes and Ghosted StoriesSo This Is Christmas It’s the hap-happiest season of all… or so the song goes. But why doesn’t it feel that way? Where are the marshmallows for toasting? Does anyone even go caroling in the snow anymore? And for the record, I don’t even really like snow that much—unless I’m…
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Continue reading →: Lemme talk to my midlife girlies for a sec.Hey, boys. You’re gonna wanna skip this one. Why? Because we’re talking about girl stuff. Libido (or lack thereof). Fluctuating body temperatures. And, you know, periods. And emotions. And menopause (and its sister, peri). Are they gone? Good. Okay, girls. Let’s get real for a minute. Perimenopause is real. It…
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Continue reading →: Date Night for Two.After months of juggling house parties, outings with other couples, kids’ events, and family activities, I climbed to the proverbial mountaintop and declared, “We are going to have a date night—just the two of us—and we are going to have fun!” This sudden proclamation was a little out of character…
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Continue reading →: It’s weird, right?Participating in the “lifestyle” can feel pretty weird, especially when you’re brand new and can see both sides of the experience. Traditionally, we’re taught that any relationship, sexual or not, outside of marriage is taboo. Usually, that’s because one partner is secretly seeking something on the side. But what happens when…
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Continue reading →: Baby stepsWe are lying on a hotel bedroom floor, mostly naked. He is wrapped around me and I’m wrapped up in him, living entirely in the moment. “I want you to be bad for me,” he says, his blue eyes flashing with lust. “Can you be a little bit bad for…
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Continue reading →: Who needs a plan?“So what’s your goal tonight?” Bruce asks as he steers around a tractor trailer on the highway. We’re on our way to a “lifestyle” Halloween party, whatever that means. “Goal? We’re going to a party. Why do I need a goal?” He shrugs. “Most people make a plan for what…
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