ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this episode of the PolySoCal Podcast, Alonzo Banx is joined by Blake, Michael, Noah, Heather, Cupcake, Patty, Beeb, and Jon for a crowded, connected, and very real conversation about metamours, paramours, kitchen-table poly, autonomy, safety, trust, and control. The episode begins with the basic definitions: a paramour is your own romantic or sexual partner, while a metamour is your partner’s other partner. But the conversation quickly moves past vocabulary and into the lived reality of poly relationships. The group explores what it means to know, trust, like, avoid, protect, or build friendship with the people connected to the people you love. From John and Beeb’s close metamour friendship, to Cupcake’s past experiences being hidden, to Blake’s story of turning insecurity into family, this episode asks a harder question: do we need connection with our metamours, or do we need enough trust to let our partners choose for themselves?
Alonzo Banx, Blake, Michael, Noah, Heather, Cupcake, Patty, Beeb, Jon
