All memos tagged #relational-framework

Relational sovereignty{bold} is a relational-framework that prioritizes an individual’s primary relationship with themselves as the basis for forming healthy connections with others. The concept...

ANCHORS is a framework for sovereign relating — a living agreement held across seven domains (Anchor, Narrative, Co-creation, Health, Others, Repair, Systems) that keeps ownership of one’s needs,...

The Bonding Project is a research initiative that assesses how people prefer to bond in relationships, sorting respondents into sixteen four-letter archetypes across four relational axes. Founded by...

The Four Bonding Axes are the relational dimensions measured by the Bonding Project — Bonding Scope, Openness Style, Priority Orientation, and Self–Connection Balance — whose combination produces a...

Bonding Resources are the finite things partners share with one another — romance, sex, finances, and housing — which the Bonding Project assesses separately because preferences in one domain predict...

Relationship Identity, Preferences, and Practices are three distinct layers of relational life named by the Bonding Project: how a person labels their style, what they actually want, and what they...

The Grammar of Sovereign Relating is a four-category framework — needs, boundaries, requests, and desires — for phrasing what one wants in intimacy so that ownership stays with the self, translating...

Ethical non-monogamy (ENM) is the practice of intimate relationships with more than one partner conducted with the full knowledge and consent of everyone involved — used largely interchangeably with...

Consensual non-monogamy (CNM) is an umbrella term for relationship structures in which all participants explicitly agree to engage in romantic or sexual connections with more than one person. Unlike...

Relationship anarchy is a philosophical and ethical approach to interpersonal relationships that rejects traditional social norms and hierarchies, particularly those that prioritize romantic or...

Kitchen table polyamory is a style of Consensual Non-Monogamy (CNM) in which all partners—including Metamours (partners of partners)—engage in friendly, communal, or familial interactions. This...

Hierarchical polyamory is a form of Consensual Non-Monogamy (CNM) where partners are organized into ranked tiers — typically primary, secondary, and tertiary — that define each relationship's level...

Authentic relating is a relational-framework that emphasizes presence, curiosity, and truthful expression as the basis for deeper interpersonal connection. It draws on practices from interpersonal...