He does whatever he wants, and she stays loyal. That's "one-way monogamy," and it is NOT ethical non-monogamy.
Adam & Pris break down the Netflix manosphere documentary, the Ohio pastor's "second wife," and the double standards women face in the swinger lifestyle.
Happy Halloween from Beyond Monogamy with Adam & Pris! This week we're talking about a word getting dragged through the mud. In Louis Theroux's Netflix documentary Inside the Manosphere, influencers describe an arrangement where the man sleeps with whoever he wants and his partner stays faithful to him alone. Then, like the universe wanted to prove our point, an Ohio co-pastor introduced her husband's "second wife" from the pulpit, and the congregation clapped.
We get into:
- One-way monogamy and why it's just cheating with the door open
- Trad wives, religion, and the cycle of "obedience"
- The viral church announcement, the prophet talk, and the serious allegations that followed (which the couple denies)
- Polygamy vs. polyamory: why they are NOT the same thing
- Power, age gaps, and consent, from Adam's perspective as a former seminarian
- The "one penis policy" and the insecurity behind it
- Why everyone assumes the woman got talked into the lifestyle
- Do women really run the swinger lifestyle? Unicorns, single men, and bulls
- Pris's message to women: your partner is not your owner. Use your voice.
Bottom line: whether it comes from a podcast mic or a pulpit, if the freedom only runs one way, it isn't non-monogamy. It's control with a new label.
If this episode hits close to home and you or someone you love has experienced sexual abuse, RAINN offers free, confidential support 24/7: 800-656-4673 or https://www.rainn.org
CONNECT WITH US
Website, episodes, blogs & merch: https://beyond-monogamy.com
FREE livestream every Thursday at 7PM Central: https://beyond-monogamy.com
100% anonymous confessional (tell us your story): https://beyond-monogamy.com
FullSwapRadio, every Thursday at 2PM and 7PM Central: https://fullswapradio.com
COME SEE US
Swinger 101 Workshop at Forbidden Fruit, November 15
Krazy Winter Nights, Kansas City, February 19-21. Use code BEYOMONO at https://krazykasbah.com
OUR PARTNERS
SDC: ready to meet couples who do this the ethical way? It's where we'd start. Use our link, code 38236
If you enjoyed this episode, hit SUBSCRIBE, ring the bell, and drop a comment: have you ever run into one-way monogamy in the lifestyle? New episodes of the swinger podcast every week.
Disclaimer: We are not licensed therapists, counselors, or sex coaches. Just a couple sharing our life experiences in ethical non-monogamy. Adult themes; listener discretion advised.
#BeyondMonogamy #EthicalNonMonogamy #ENM #SwingerLifestyle #OpenRelationship #Polyamory #SwingerPodcast #Manosphere
