Opening Up

A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships

By: Tristan Taormino

Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin

Relationship expert and bestselling author Tristan Taormino offers a bold new strategy for creating loving, lasting relationships. Drawing on in-depth interviews with over a hundred women and men, Opening Up explores the real-life benefits and challenges of all styles of open relationships - from partnered non-monogamy to solo polyamory. With her refreshingly down-to-earth style and sharp wit, Taormino offers solutions for making an open relationship work, including tips on dealing with jealousy, negotiating boundaries, finding community, parenting and time management. Opening Up will change the way you think about intimacy.

Tristan Taormino is an authority in the field of erotica and sexuality. Along with working as a feminist author, columnist, activist, and educator, she has been featured as Out magazines 100 Gay Success Stories of the Year and The Advocate's Best and Brightest Gay & Lesbian People Under 30. In addition to all of this, Taormino recently appeared in the E! Special "The Real 50 Shades of Grey."

©2008 Tristan Taormino (P)2011 Tantor

Critic reviews

"This is the book you want to read if you're looking for a voice that is balanced, sensitive and sensible when tackling the thorny question of sexual boundaries in love relationships. Opening Up is sure to open up your mind." (Esther Perel, author of Mating in Captivity)

Good read for poly curious

Definetly good read for those curious about polyamory and different relationship types within this lifestyle.

something to think about

Great alternative look at relationship styles and the many other love options. The performance was a bit annoying at times, but an overall good book.

amazing!!

I love the way the author utilizes real life experiences from the people she interviewed. it allows the abstract to be shown in real life interactions. and that melding helps kind of solidify some of the concepts and ideas and helps get a better understanding. I have been consuming a lot of books on this subject and I like seeing different viewpoints and perspectives in how to approach it because it helps me get a better understanding of where I'm at in my journey and where to go from here. this was an extremely well written book.

A Very Informative Book on Taboo Subjects

Dive into the hot steamy world of multiple partners, not before absorbing the subject matter of this book.
Well done. Factual, and educational.
Know what you are getting yourselves into.

Great book; OK reader

This is a great book to help you navigate your relationships (open or otherwise). Lots of practical examples and helpful information to think through. The readers voice is a bit challenging to listen through the whole book, but I think that is to maintain clarity and refrain from any judgement inflection. OK on 1.25-2x speed.