Curious about what is a nesting partner?
Experts reveal the term’s importance for non-monogamous and polyamorous relationships.
Basically, nest partners are just two partners who live together.
It sounds simple enough, and in many cases itissimple.
In nesting relationships, none of these other dynamics are an implied [guarantee], she says.
The term doesnt imply anything more or less than that you are partners, and also that you cohabitate.
a non-monogamy expert and founder ofPassport 2 Pleasure
According to Yau, the term likely originated in the 1961 bookStranger in a Strange Landby Robert Heinlein.
These days, Yau says the term can be used by non-monogamous and monogamous folks alike.
Leanne Yau, founder, PolyPhilia
Wait, how is this different from having a roomie?
When two (or more) individuals are nesting partners they are, well,partners.
(Though, sometimes the partnership between nesting partners is of the co-parenting orqueerplatonicvariety).
She says being roommates typically entails a platonic relationshipmeaning there is no romantic or sexual relationship between these cohabitants.
Nested partnership is anintentionaldecision, says Yau, while banging a roommate in this way is usually an oopsy-daisy.
Theyre your top dog, they say.
As the parentheticals imply, it is possible to have more than one anchor partner.
a non-monogamy expert and founder ofPassport 2 Pleasure
Your anchor partners are the people who emotionally anchor, or support, you, says Yau.
They are the partners who feel like home even if you do not literally share a home.
When anchor partners share a home they are called anchor partnersandnesting partners, not one or the other.
But there are additional benefits, as well as some challenges that are unique to polyamorous practitioners.
evolve through experience and exposure to different situations.
But having these convos ahead of time can help you determine if youre compatible nesters.
nesting partner means and implies somethingslightlydifferent to the different people using it.
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