110. Flirting, Motherhood, and Cultural Views on Polyamory

We’re back again with Alexys part 2 in Asking For a Friend! The girls continue the conversation by talking about jealousy and how your partner flirting with a different person does not immediately mean attraction. Alexys opens up owning a small business, the mental struggles that come with it, and why she decided to go part-time. Alexys asks Jess raw questions about her upcoming "stepping into motherhood" and why people connect Polyamory with "white people shit".

In this episode of Open Late:

• Understanding the truth about flirting
• Owning a small business and "monetizing" your passions
• Stepping into Motherhood and having hard conversations with your kids
• "White people shit" and different cultural views on Polyamory

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3:15 Emotional intelligence, just from my end, shows up in a way that is authentic. - Alexys Calhoun

4:02 After an argument with my partner, I had to tell him “You don't always have to fix it. I just didn't like your tone”. - Alexys Calhoun

5:12 We oversexualize everything in this country. – Jessica Esfandiary

17:03 Women are more coded. Like we are afraid to reveal ourselves. – Jessica Esfandiary

18:15 I’m a direct person, which is apparently not okay when you have a vagina. - Alexys Calhoun

22:50 You don't have to monetize your passion. - Alexys Calhoun

25:38 It is great when a woman can take something and catapult into a new realm. – Jessica Esfandiary

26:53 And if you don't want to show it. That's okay too. - Alexys Calhoun

29:25 If your only argument is that "it's not okay for the kids", then you are probably not a good parent because you cannot have those open dialogues with your kids. - Alexys Calhoun

32:58 If you look at the nuclear family, you are just seeing people that are way under-resourced, barely surviving. - Jessica Esfandiary

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