The Heart Wants What it Wants
Jenny Block writes about being in love with two people at once.
Trying to mandate love is like telling a flower to limit its blooms. Corny? Perhaps. But I cannot help but think of the metaphor of flowers and all things living and growing when I think about love. Put it in a pot, stifle its roots and bound to that pot it will remain. But plant it in the ground and allow it all the sun and water it wants and only the earth and sky are the limit for how far and wide it can grow.
None of this is to suggest that a person can't be happy and satisfied with one partner. I have plenty of friends for whom monogamy is the perfect fit. But I know even more people for whom it doesn't work. In fact, it is strangling the otherwise happy partnerships they have. We can't all wear the same size t-shirt. So, why in the world do we demand that everyone "wear" the same size love…?
Discussion
I'm so bored of all these ridiculous open marriage articles. Does Tango NOT have anything else to write about regarding relationships.
We get it.
"The majority of the population struggles with monogamy. Hence the divorce rate. Well, what if there was another option out there? What if we fought what our parents and society have taught us? What if we didn't limit ourselves to one person. Introducing: open relationships - the answer to your boring monogamous lifestyle!"
We get it.
Can we move on now? Jenny has written several articles on the topic now. Can we get something else? If I want to keep reading these articles, I can read her book.
Tango.. please find a new topic to obsess about.
