@intimacywithlaura: LESSONS IN NONMONOGAMY: Romantic and platonic relationships should look more like each other. It’s easy to fall into “either/or” thinking. It's romantic or it's not, they have "feelings" or they don't... But friendly and romantic connections aren't binary - they're on a spectrum. #universalenmlessons #relationshipadvice #intimacycounseling #relationshipcoach #relationshiptips
I don’t know if it’s the autism, but the only difference between a “romantic”relationship vs a friendship for me is whether there is a sexual element. Literally everything else is the same for me. I romance everyone and it makes me happy.
2025-09-14 15:21:07
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Chef Don Splain :
I'm sorry but I can't take the word nonmonogamy seriously. Every time I hear it I start singing “The Muppet Show” theme
2025-09-04 16:06:03
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Jake Bski :
nailed it
2025-10-17 17:49:05
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Vaguerson :
I literally just did this as a way of making a decision about if my boundaries were being crossed
2025-10-14 17:02:20
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PsymoneStar :
Best explanation ever
2025-10-21 18:05:14
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Katie :
I struggle with this hard I’m autistic and non monogamous and the line of romantic and not it’s hard because I can love easy in both ways but I don’t quite understand how they can live in the same space at the same time
2025-09-05 13:01:40
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Goth Falcon :
I personally try to avoid hierarchy in my relationships as much as I can, but I definitely agree with the rest
2025-09-06 09:52:26
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S.O. Authentic :
I struggle to find friends who have the depth to match this but I absolutely love your thoughts on how it can be.
2025-09-04 19:53:12
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Chlo :
Can you speak on attraction/physical intimacy, specifically how you decide whether a connection is “platonic” or not?
2025-09-07 05:49:32
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Blue :
Reprogramming that binary thinking takes so much work sometimes. I'm NB and practice relationship anarchy yet my brain really reverts back to old patterns sometimes, especially when things are different or new.
2025-09-10 09:34:13
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Mack87Mack :
I agree with what you're saying and I love your posts. I am polysaturated, so I have no complaints, except to say that hearing in Utah the vast vast majority of non-monogamous people seem to be wildly radically disingenuous. This kind of friendship loyalty is exceedingly rare here.
2025-09-05 13:58:24
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Kjel Love :
ive been saying this and people always look at me weird...
2025-09-10 04:37:07
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DumpHim :
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 some will be prioritized- a rare statement from poly people which is one of many reasons I have difficulty identifying as poly. Yet the nm or enm etc center monogamy in it’s terminology which is annoying 😂
2025-09-05 17:01:24
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MomTheCreatureKeeper :
Also though- we should value friendships more!
2025-09-06 15:59:19
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PoisonedHedge :
Very well said
2025-09-05 04:11:01
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Risa :
just because my partner finds another woman beautiful doesn't take away from my beauty. just because he wants to spend time with her doesn't mean he doesn't want to spend time with me I have to learn these things all on my own without help it was a hard lesson if anyone is in that spot and they feel like they need that help by no means am I perfect but I'm here you're not alone
2025-09-09 14:01:06
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Costume cryptid :
We’re decolonizing the capitalist hyper independent training, 👏
2025-09-05 16:14:54
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Jordan Costa :
this is what unlocked my mind to nonmonogamy, friends and loves, family and coworkers, they are all called relationships. it's a relationship between two people and THEN you decide where on the spectrum you two are. dinner and a movie can be platonic for buddies, or romantic for loves, it's all a spectrum
2025-09-23 19:15:21
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ellepoodleparty :
romantic relationships are the best 🥰
2025-10-01 00:41:06
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Nerdrockor :
Early in in my polyamorous journey I was questioning whether I was or not. My partner at the time pointed out that I loved different. She said the way I was affectionate with my friends impressed them and they wished they could be like that. They were really entrenched in monogamous thinking and patterns so this was quite earth shattering for them.
2025-09-10 02:19:46
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The Shop Pittsburgh :
This is an excellent way to frame ENM relationships! Thanks for sharing!
2025-09-06 16:15:08
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katieclaylifecoach :
Love this!!! Yes please! 🔥🔥🔥
2025-09-11 01:21:20
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devonrexenthusiast :
I love to love friends intensely 💕
2025-09-10 22:47:27
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Switchy :
Being in the skink community for 5 years I’ve learned so much about love. It’s funny but I use Dante’s 9 circles of hell as my reference to my relationships. The 9th circle is my found family and romantic partners long term, the 8th is close friends and newer romantic relationships . 7th is new friends and so forth. I love this spectrum so much! ❤️❤️❤️
2025-09-09 09:43:39
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Still Jane :
it's ALSO okay to outgrow each other and have a change in your relationship dynamics
2025-09-09 23:05:34
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