Making Open Relationships Work, with Tristan Taormino June 3, 2012

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Do open relationships really work? How do people create nontraditional partnerships that are loving and lasting? Tristan Taormino, relationship expert and author of "Opening Up", shares some of the key principles that can help your open relationship(s) succeed.

Tristan will discuss common issues and problems -- from "new relationship energy" and time management to jealousy and agreement violations -- and ways to address and resolve them. She'll offer tips on communication, negotiation, and boundary setting, as well as how to cope with change. Learn how to get to the root of jealous feelings and transform them by embracing the concept of compersion. Whether you're a newcomer or veteran to the world beyond monogamy, come discover strategies to help you nurture and grow your open relationship(s).

Tristan Taormino is an award-winning author, columnist, editor, and sex educator. She is the author of seven books and runs her own adult film production company, Smart Ass Productions. She directs three porn series for Vivid Entertainment: a reality series called Chemistry; Vivid-Ed, a sex education series; and Rough Sex, a vignette series based around women's real fantasies. She was a syndicated columnist for The Village Voice for nine and a half years and writes an advice column for Taboo Magazine. Tristan has been featured in over 200 publications and has appeared on CNN, HBO's Real Sex, Loveline, MTV, Oxygen, The Discovery Channel, and on over four dozen radio shows. She teaches sex and relationship workshops around the world.

This event is brought to you by She Bop, a women-owned sex toy boutique in Portland, Oregon specializing in body safe products and education. Our mission is to promote healthy and safe sexuality by offering quality products and educational workshops in a fun and comfortable environment. She Bop welcomes people of all genders and sexual appetites.

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