Relax, it's just sex : understanding non-possessive intimate relationships /: understanding non-possessive intimate relationships. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Leslie Spurr, PhD.
• Authors: Spurr, Leslie
• Contents: IntroductionChapter 1 Intimate RelationshipsExclusivityRelationshipsAlternatives to the Traditional ModelThe Relationship TrajectoryA Little HistoryAgreementsChapter 2 Non-Exclusive ArrangementsThe Fourth OptionExistential DecisionsAdvantages, Disadvantages, and BarriersDefining TermsChapter 3 Non-Possessive Relationship IssuesMate GuardingJealousyTrustHonestyLoveIntimacyAttachmentsFreedomCommitmentChoicesPossessionLossAltruismChapter 4 Yin versus YangCognitive ShiftsMorality versus EthicsPersonal QualitiesGender Differences: BenefitsGender Differences: ChallengesChapter 5 Practical MattersRestrictionsSelectivityCommunicationSecrecyDisclosure to OthersDesirability/Performance IssuesUnequal ParticipationRisk ManagementCommonality CharacteristicsPrerequisites for Non-PossessivenessThe AttractionChapter 6 Swinging and "The Lifestyle"Recreational Sex ClubsHooking-Up PatternsSeductionConsumer SatisfactionSingles with Couples: Pros and ConsSingles with Couples: Policies and ProceduresThe Newbie ExperienceOrientationResortsChapter 7 Digital Double DatingSocial/Sexual NetworkingWeb-Based CouplingFirst DatesPrivate PartiesHouse PartiesSocialsDoggingChapter 8 Threesomes, Foursomes, and MoresomesThree's a Crowd?Ménage ManagementPlaying Mixed DoublesGroup GropesOrgy OptionsChapter 9 PolyamoryLoving MorePolyfidelityChapter 10 Friends with BenefitsBooty CallsBooty-Calling PerksChapter 11 The Appeal of Non-Possessive Intimate RelationshipsExpanding AwarenessSearching for the Best of Both WorldsKeeping Love AliveSeeking Sexual SensuousnessAvoiding the Pitfalls of PossessivenessTaming the Rage ReactionGoing Underground in a Vanilla WorldTweaking Family ValuesNavigating ChangesGrowing Older GracefullyCoping with DissolutionPursuing HappinessLoving Non-PossessivelyNotesBibliographyIndex.
• Publisher Details: New York : Praeger
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (208 pages)
• Subjects: 306.7; Psychology -- Human Sexuality; Non-monogamous relationships; Sex; Sexual freedom; Psychology -- General; Sexual behaviour
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216137788
• Related ISBNs: 9781440854736
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