Jealousy doesn't disappear just because you practice ethical non-monogamy. So what are you supposed to do when it shows up?

In Episode 3 of Monogamy Isn't Your Only Option, The Office Social gets into one of the most talked-about—and often misunderstood—parts of ethical non-monogamy: jealousy.

We explore jealousy vs. envy, insecurity, fear of being replaced, and compersion—the idea of experiencing happiness from seeing your partner happy with someone else.

But we also ask a harder question: How much jealousy is your partner responsible for helping you manage?

If your partner needs reassurance every time you go on a date, is that communication and emotional support—or does there come a point where their jealousy begins controlling your other relationships?

And what happens when someone proudly identifies as polyamorous but struggles every time their partner actually connects with someone else?

We discuss:

• Can you be polyamorous and still be jealous?
• Jealousy vs. envy: what's the difference?
• What is compersion—and do you have to experience it?
• Is jealousy always rooted in insecurity?
• Fear of being replaced by another partner
• When should you reassure your partner?
• When does reassurance become emotional dependency?
• Is asking your partner to cancel a date a boundary or control?
• Who is responsible for managing jealousy in ENM?
• Can jealousy ever be justified?

Different people. Different experiences. Different answers.

We're not here to tell you that ENM is better than monogamy—or that being jealous means you're doing non-monogamy wrong.

We're here to have the conversation.

So we want to know:

If your partner's jealousy repeatedly affects your ability to see another partner, at what point does their jealousy become their responsibility instead of yours?

Monogamy Isn't Your Only Option
Presented by The Office Social

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