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Enjoying Rich and Abundant Relationships: A Guide to Open Relationships
Written by Steve Pavlina
Narrated by Florian Höper
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How abundant can your relationship life become? Are there any real limits to what you can experience and enjoy with willing partners? In this article I'll share some candid thoughts about creating more depth in open relationships, including what I'm interested in exploring next. I really appreciate this exploration of open relationships that I've been undertaking for the past 4 years. It's been a transformational experience to say the least, not all at once but as a gradual process of unfolding and maturing over time. What was once outside my comfort zone is now firmly within it. This is a beautiful place to be, but of course I'm not the kind of person to stop and settle even when things are good. I love to keep finding new ways to learn, grow, and explore...
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Read in an extremely slow and tedious manner. Some slightly interesting ideas on the subject matter, but the text seems to repeat itself often. Feels more like the author justifying his own behavior than giving advice to others. Also quite male-centric with some questionable ideas. There are much better texts on this subject.