ONLINE: Non-Escalator Relationships: Strategies and Challenges

In polyamorous relationships, but especially solo polyamorous or Relationship Anarchist relationships, we often step off the “relationship escalator” - that “first comes love, then comes marriage” pattern we all know from nursery rhymes that says our relationships are most valid if they end in the death of one half of the dyad after a lifetime together. Relationships that choose to operate otherwise pick their own milestones, celebrations, and end points, and this class offers up a workshop-style discussion of the various ways folks have chosen to do this as well as strategies to overcome common challenges to living life “off the escalator.”

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:

$30 suggested; $20-$40 sliding scale. We offer a sliding scale, so that cost is not a barrier to attendance. Choose the level you can comfortably afford.

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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 will need to download the free, basic version of the Zoom app before the class! This class may be recorded but is not guaranteed available for later viewing.

Zoom now provides closed captioning which will be available for this event.