Part Three: Monogamy, Non-Monogamy, and the Reality of Human Nature If monogamy were effortless…we wouldn’t struggle with it so much. That statement alone may feel uncomfortable, especially in a culture that holds monogamy as both a romantic ideal and a moral expectation. But step back for a moment and look at the reality around us: Infidelity is common Divorce is common Emotional dissatisfaction inside long-term relationships is common And yet, despite all of this, monogamy remains the standard most people feel they are supposed to follow. So what’s going on? Are people failing monogamy…or are we misunderstanding human nature?  … Read More »

Part Two: When Monogamy Became Social Law   In Part One of this series, we explored a reality many people never hear discussed: Early humans likely practiced far more flexible relationship structures than modern society assumes. Pair bonding existed. Love existed. Commitment existed. But strict lifelong sexual exclusivity as a universal rule? History suggests that came much later. So the obvious question becomes: If monogamy was not humanity’s original default…how did it become the dominant moral expectation of Western civilization? The answer lies in three powerful forces that reshaped human society forever: property, power, and religion.   Everything Changed When… Read More »

Part One: What Early Human Sexuality Really Looked Like   There are certain ideas so deeply embedded in a society that we stop questioning them. One of those ideas is monogamy. From childhood fairy tales to wedding vows, from church pews to Hollywood endings, we are taught that one man and one woman choosing one another, emotionally and sexually, for life is not only the ideal, but the natural human design. But what if that isn’t entirely true? What if monogamy, as we know it today, is less a biological blueprint and a more social structure built over time? To… Read More »

  How Far We’ve Come — From an Idea to a Family When we look back to 2017, it’s honestly hard to put into words how far we’ve come. What began as a simple idea — a place for like-minded people to connect, explore, and feel accepted — has grown into something none of us could have fully imagined. We didn’t set out to build a “club.” We set out to create experiences. What we discovered along the way was something far more powerful: a community. Over the years, that community has become a family. From Attendance to Belonging In… Read More »