Contemporary relationships are in a state of rapid evolution. These
changes can and should empower people with the opportunity to develop
partnerships based on their own sexualities, understandings, and
agreements. This makes it possible to create what Kenneth Haslam,
founder of the Kinsey Institute's Polyamory Archive, has called
designer relationships. Designer relationships may encompass: people
who bond emotionally but not sexually; people who agree to be
non-exclusive; single people who have occasional lovers or friends
with benefits; multiple partner configurations where long-term bonds
exist among all or some; partnerships in which people are kinky and
that make room to explore kink. The possibilities are limitless, and
thinking about a partnership as something people can craft allows for
flexibility and change. Relationships can open and close or have
varying degrees and kinds of openness as circumstances demand. In the
context of a designer relationship, decisions are made mutually,
consciously, and deliberately. Best-selling authors and nationally
known relationship experts Patricia Johnson and Mark A. Michaels are
exemplars of this life choice, and have studied polyamory for over 20
years. This book explains exactly how you and your loved ones can
design your own life and love.