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The Ethical Slut, Third Edition: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love by Janet W. Hardy, Dossie Easton

challenging informative slow-paced

3.75

This book has some solid relationship advice for all kinds of relationships - not just polyamorous ones, but monogamous and even platonic ones. Being clear in communication, figuring out what you want, and setting boundaries are fundamental to interpersonal skills. The takes on what constitutes sex are a bit unorthodox, but interesting. However, the major problem I have with this book is that it focuses so much on the positive sides of being nonmonogamous that it comes across dismissive and hand-wavy to potential issues. And this problem is pervasive, cropping up in pretty much every chapter. 
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