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A Few is the New Two: Real Stories of Non-Monogamous Relationships
In a world where monogamy is widely the only acceptable form of a relationship, some people find that two just isn’t enough…
In this brave and groundbreaking book, men and women from all forms of polyamorous relationships share their stories with the world. In 33 inspiring monologues, they talk about intimacy, jealousy, passion, pain, and of course, the difficulties and benefits of opening a relationship to polyamory.
Their stories and experiences are analyzed in depth by the authors Zohar Carmi and Liat Sadeh-Saadon, who provide a fresh and sensitive perspective on the world of non-monogamy and create a safe space for discussion, consideration, and experimentation.
This eye-opening and judgement-free book is meant for anyone in an open relationship looking for guidance, anyone considering taking the step into non-monogamy, and anyone just interested in knowing more about it.
In this brave and groundbreaking book, men and women from all forms of polyamorous relationships share their stories with the world. In 33 inspiring monologues, they talk about intimacy, jealousy, passion, pain, and of course, the difficulties and benefits of opening a relationship to polyamory.
Their stories and experiences are analyzed in depth by the authors Zohar Carmi and Liat Sadeh-Saadon, who provide a fresh and sensitive perspective on the world of non-monogamy and create a safe space for discussion, consideration, and experimentation.
This eye-opening and judgement-free book is meant for anyone in an open relationship looking for guidance, anyone considering taking the step into non-monogamy, and anyone just interested in knowing more about it.
- GenresPolyamory
340 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 25, 2022
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March 6, 2025
A Wholly Wonderful Read!
I loved the eclectic narratives on the subject of non-monogamy in this engaging book! As a non-monogamous person, I read it in sumptuous sips, not wanting it to end, as stories capturing how people navigate the world of non-monogamy is one of my favorite reading forays. The voices felt intimate, like I was presented with the gift of sitting across from the speakers, imbibing every sumptuous detail.
I recommend this book to anyone who has ever loved, for this is a work about love, learning to love in different relationship styles, and, most importantly, learning to love oneself.
I wish the authors much success on their future endeavors and will look for their next collaboration.
I loved the eclectic narratives on the subject of non-monogamy in this engaging book! As a non-monogamous person, I read it in sumptuous sips, not wanting it to end, as stories capturing how people navigate the world of non-monogamy is one of my favorite reading forays. The voices felt intimate, like I was presented with the gift of sitting across from the speakers, imbibing every sumptuous detail.
I recommend this book to anyone who has ever loved, for this is a work about love, learning to love in different relationship styles, and, most importantly, learning to love oneself.
I wish the authors much success on their future endeavors and will look for their next collaboration.
January 7, 2022
Opening the portal to a “new world”
New Jersey author Zohar Carmi has served as a doula, a health educator and an advocate for women’s rights and now joins Israeli author Liat Sadeh-Saadon who serves as an IT person in writing this illuminating examination of polyamority – the state of having multiple sexually or romantically committed relationships at the same time with the consent of all partners involved. The translation from the Hebrew is by Yael Schonfeld Abel.
This is a well timed and well written release of a book that explores relationships especially stressed during these trying times. While the general public tends to recognize relationships as monogamous, the concept of ‘sharing’ is growing more popular: confining relationships to two people while both partners have work lives in different strata and obligations that require separation time can cause friction, an atmosphere that can be relieved by including another party, with both partners in full compliance with that alteration.
The authors’ open minded spirit is contagious, as they state, ‘There is an entire world of different types of love that are not discussed. A world in which the heart is large and flexible enough to contain more than one love. A world in which our sexual desires can be consummated with multiple people, and in which there is more than one way to experience a full, satisfying love life. This book includes 33 monologues about that “other world” and what takes place in that realm.’
In that casual manner the authors present interesting and sensitive conversations about rules and veto power, jealousy and compersion (wholehearted participation in the happiness of others), concealment and disclosure, symmetry, hierarchy and non-hierarchy, and non-monogamy and children – each in the words of individuals who speak to the readers like acquaintances: these could well be conversations in which we become participants. It works very well and the result is a book that presents the aspects of polyamority too seldom discussed. Highly recommended.
New Jersey author Zohar Carmi has served as a doula, a health educator and an advocate for women’s rights and now joins Israeli author Liat Sadeh-Saadon who serves as an IT person in writing this illuminating examination of polyamority – the state of having multiple sexually or romantically committed relationships at the same time with the consent of all partners involved. The translation from the Hebrew is by Yael Schonfeld Abel.
This is a well timed and well written release of a book that explores relationships especially stressed during these trying times. While the general public tends to recognize relationships as monogamous, the concept of ‘sharing’ is growing more popular: confining relationships to two people while both partners have work lives in different strata and obligations that require separation time can cause friction, an atmosphere that can be relieved by including another party, with both partners in full compliance with that alteration.
The authors’ open minded spirit is contagious, as they state, ‘There is an entire world of different types of love that are not discussed. A world in which the heart is large and flexible enough to contain more than one love. A world in which our sexual desires can be consummated with multiple people, and in which there is more than one way to experience a full, satisfying love life. This book includes 33 monologues about that “other world” and what takes place in that realm.’
In that casual manner the authors present interesting and sensitive conversations about rules and veto power, jealousy and compersion (wholehearted participation in the happiness of others), concealment and disclosure, symmetry, hierarchy and non-hierarchy, and non-monogamy and children – each in the words of individuals who speak to the readers like acquaintances: these could well be conversations in which we become participants. It works very well and the result is a book that presents the aspects of polyamority too seldom discussed. Highly recommended.
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