More Than Two,
published in September, 2014, is a book with a sharp focus on ethical
non-monogamy. Its authors, Franklin
Veaux and Eve Rickert attended APW 2014, where I had the privilege of meeting
both. At the conference, Franklin gave
the keynote address and they jointly held informative workshops, which I
attended.
Franklin is well known in the poly community, largely due to
an expansive online blog which he has maintained for years. Eve is a professional writer, editor and
entrepreneur. They are partners in work
and life, and maintain a long distance relationship. He lives in Portland, Oregon; she in Vancouver,
BC.
I recently read somewhere that 36 books have been written on
the subject of polyamory in the last thirty years. This number sounds about right and I have
read at least twenty-five of them. More than
any other, this book forces me to think.
Many well-grounded ideas and concepts are presented (some through the
authors’ personal experience) which can be of benefit to those in any romantic
relationship structure, even a monogamous relationship. Although I am poly and well read, I
learned some new things. One of the more
interesting is Eve’s poly structure, which was formed and is currently
maintained for reasons I had not previously thought of. I’m not going to give this away; you’ll have
to read the book and you will be glad you did.
