Living a life of consensual nonmonogamy (CNM, otherwise known as ethical nonmonogamy) is both fulfilling and challenging. Join Cass, Dan, and a variety of guest facilitators, from 3:00-5:00pm PDT on the second Sunday of every month to discuss a variety of topics relating to consensual nonmonogamy. Please arrive promptly. The virtual doors will close 10 minutes past the scheduled start time. If you need to arrive late, contact us in advance at info@thecspc.org. We might be able to accommodate you.
Our topic this month is: Re-Emerging From the Pandemic.
We’ve all been living our lives differently over the past year. As you look to the future, what do you see? Are you ready to re-emerge? Let’s talk about opening up our love lives!
How have you been trying to get your needs for intimacy and touch met, and how will that change going forward? Do you expect and/or want things to go back to how they were before?
What do your plans and protocols look like for opening up social circles? Are there milestones you want to see in terms of COVID risks? Requirements you have for yourself, partners, or metamours? Will there be permanent shifts in your priorities as a result of the pandemic?
And the pandemic is not the only force for change we’ve seen over the past year. Do you expect that the fractured political landscape will affect your decisions in opening back up? What about the increased awareness of socio-economic and racial disparities? Will you be approaching the power dynamics in your nonmonogamous relationships differently with more awareness of the systems that impact them?
Click the button below for registration. The link to participate will be emailed to you shortly after you register. If you haven't received it within an hour of registering or if you have opted out of emails from the CSPC, please contact us at registration@theCSPC.org. Please take a moment to review our event agreements.
Moving into CNM can be a difficult step to take when evaluating your needs and the needs of your romantic relationships. This group exists as one of the many way-stations on your path to discovery and romantic or sexual fulfillment. Talk to others who are on the same journey, share your victories and missteps, and learn from each other. Find out through shared learning about boundaries, agreements, and healthy practices. Whether your style is polyamory, open relationships, swinging, relationship anarchy, or you simply don’t know and just want to emerge from your monogamous cocoon, connect with people who have the same fears, questions, and desires to talk it all through.
This group is not intended to take the place of professional counseling, nor should it be the only resource you access in your discovery. This is a community. Together, we will agree on a glossary of terms, create an ever-expanding list of resources, and hold space for one another as we travel this path toward more love.
Facilitator Bios
Cass (she/her), CSPC board member and Dan (he/him), CSPC volunteer and 5 year member, are an interracial couple in a 5 year long open relationship. Cass and Dan married after both left failed traditional monogamous relationships spanning 15-20 years, and are now active in a number of consensual nonmonogamy communities in the Pacific Northwest. Just people who have experienced many of the pitfalls and fulfilled promises of kink, polyamory, and swinging, they seek to facilitate conversations and assist the group to achieve self-guided learning and problem solving.
Love Offerings
Please pay what you can for our discussion group. Donations help us bring you quality programming! Standard “love offering” is $5 but we want you to come, whatever your financial situation.
Free: Warm hug - everyone is welcome regardless of personal finances
$5: Platonic kiss - standard donation for discussion group
$10: Share the love - sponsor a free ticket for someone who needs it
$20: Group love - sponsor several free tickets for our community members
$50: Big sexy love tribute - become a patron of this event
$100: Shower us with love - keep the CSPC’s mission alive