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Chelsea.Poole
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Pickpick

Gillian Anderson set out to normalize women‘s fantasies. She‘s collected personal stories from women all over the world along with their ages, locations, sexual preference, living situation and socioeconomic information. These fantasies are then organized by common themes such as: strangers, want, being worshiped, forbidden lovers, kink, being watched, etc. I‘d say this is well done but repetitive to listen to at once. Better to dip in and out of.

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TheBookgeekFrau
More: A Memoir of Open Marriage | Molly Roden Winter
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Pickpick

A fascinating look into another's marriage. The whole multi-relationship prospect seems exhausting to me; both physically and emotionally. But I get the different partners feeding different facets of a person. I like my alone time more 😁 My favorite part of the book was Molly's mother, Mary--love her!

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TheBookgeekFrau
More: A Memoir of Open Marriage | Molly Roden Winter
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While the grand naps, the Nanma reads 😁

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Suet624
More: A Memoir of Open Marriage | Molly Roden Winter
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I grew up in the 60‘s and lived in a commune in the 70‘s, so I‘m not a prude. I spent time in my 40‘s wishing I could expand my marriage…but mostly I just wanted a relationship in which I could have my own little room to retreat to. This woman (and her husband) decided to open up their marriage and each of them became involved with other partners. I had a few problems with this because a) they must be independently wealthy and quite privileged 🔽

Suet624 Because they spent a fortune on hotel rooms, b) I can‘t figure out why the author chooses to have her heart broken repeatedly merely so she can feel beautiful and special to someone else for a period of time, c) did her therapy help her or is she still floundering about trying to get comfy with her and her husband‘s partners. When did she and her husband actually hang out as a family? Okay, enough of my complaining. (edited) 7mo
Tamra Honestly, my life has so many moving parts as it is I can‘t imagine intentionally juggling more. 😅 Each to their own - though I‘m wise enough to know every single person has their challenges so the grass isn‘t necessarily greener. 7mo
IndoorDame I‘ve seen almost exclusively negative comments about this book so don‘t have a great desire to read it, but as someone who doesn‘t strictly identify as poly and has been in both open and monogamous relationships, I do think it‘s worth knowing that open relationship tend to be radically different from one another (structure, rules, intentions) but people don‘t change and the problems in open relationships tend to be the same as in monogamous ones. (edited) 7mo
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Suet624 @Tamra Definitely each to their own - I have no qualms with them working through their desires. I just know, as you said, that the grass isn't necessarily greener. 7mo
Suet624 @IndoorDame Thanks for your comments. I was surprised by how high the ratings were on Goodreads for this book, actually. Now that I'm in my late 60's I'm so happy to live alone and not juggle anyone else's sexual or emotional needs. I remember having strong desires and I prefer where I'm at now, where I'm not buffeted about by my hormones. :) With kids and grandkids about, my happiness comes from other sources. It's peaceful. 7mo
IndoorDame @Suet624 I‘m so glad to hear you‘ve come to a place of peace! That kind of happiness is really the dream whatever shape it takes. 💜 7mo
Suet624 @IndoorDame 💕💕💕 7mo
BarbaraBB I‘ve felt so restless and filled with desires and hormones too and I may have act upon them but man am I glad I have sat it out and am now in a place I want to be!! 💝 7mo
Leftcoastzen Ugh 😣 7mo
Suet624 @BarbaraBB it‘s so hard to not act on desires … I‘m happy that you are where you want to be. 💕💕 7mo
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CaliforniaCay
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Not the kind of thing I'd recommend to everyone, but if you're considering "putting yourself out there" and feeling unsure, this book can serve as a nice little pep talk from an expert that could help ease your mind and know what to expect. I was already thinking about dating again for the first time in 4 years when I started this. It made me feel better about that decision and now I'm happily dating and feeling better about it than ever before ?

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JenReadsAlot
More: A Memoir of Open Marriage | Molly Roden Winter
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Mehso-so

This was like a train wreck that I just couldn't look away! Yikes.

TheBookHippie Oy …. 7mo
Tamra 🫣 7mo
AmyG 😬 7mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
More: A Memoir of Open Marriage | Molly Roden Winter
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Watermelon pear wine 🍷 and book! yes please! It‘s been a nerve wracking weekend at work! So glad it‘s over until Tuesday! 😴❤️

Edited to vent!! This book is like driving by a wreck and not being able to turn away! I am screaming at this woman and her terrible decisions! “LOVE YOURSELF!” OMG! I‘ve made some pretty bad choices in my lifetime, but daaammmmnnnn girl!! 😱😫 the title should be changed to NO!!!!!!!

Read4life Relax and enjoy 💙💙 8mo
slategreyskies Watermelon pear wine? Mmmm 😋 8mo
TieDyeDude Screaming at the book in a fun, cathartic way, or in a frustrating, annoying way? 😁 8mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @slategreyskies I‘m not a drinker but this wine is really good 😊 8mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude frustrating!! She is so self destructive! 8mo
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Amor4Libros
More: A Memoir of Open Marriage | Molly Roden Winter
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I started reading this book and being very judgemental. Yes, the author can be very annoying and exhausting, and I felt that at the beginning she was just trying to please her husband and the partners she encountered along the way.

But I‘m glad I read it. It gave me a new perspective about an alternative lifestyle, how messy it can get, and how communication and both main partners not forgetting that their family comes first can make this work.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
More: A Memoir of Open Marriage | Molly Roden Winter
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👫💍 +🧍I don‘t know what to say or think of this one! It‘s crazy, reckless, immoral, and mindblowing! I could keep going, but that‘s enough for now.

Emily Henry‘s backlist, Christina Lauren‘s books, and Abby Jimenez books! I also just ordered Chris Bohjalian‘s new book! The Princess of Las Vegas!

Beatriz Williams! Fiona Davis! Alice Feeney! So many others!!

#WondrousWednesday

Have you played @TheBookgeekFrau @Read4life

Amor4Libros I‘m reading More, too! I have so many thoughts!!!! 8mo
Eggs Thanks! for joining in🤗📚🥰 8mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Amor4Libros me too!! She‘s so reckless and I‘m wondering about stds…how are the kids affected? 😳 8mo
Amor4Libros @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yes! And she doesn‘t even seem happy about her experiences🙄 8mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Amor4Libros I finally finished this one… I hate to give a negative review of a memoir but this woman has to be one of the most selfish, unhappy, self destructive people I‘ve read about… when she‘s not happy no one is! 😫 I also wonder how the kids dealt with this. (edited) 8mo
Amor4Libros @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I was waiting for your review! I can totally see your point, and I agree. I wish that there was more info on how it affected the kids, but I‘m also inclined to think that maybe they were OK 🤷🏽‍♀️ Kids are more resilient than what we give them credit for…(cont) 8mo
Amor4Libros @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks When it comes to her, even though she was exasperating 🙄 I appreciated the vulnerability…she went into this (I want to say blindly 🤔), and just got super-overwhelmed with everything and had a human reaction to something that she was not prepared to handle. 8mo
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