Tiffany Arielle

Polyamorous/non-monogamous relationships have become pretty popular in recent years. I'm definitely a fan of people being able to live life in the way that best works for them. This includes the type of relationship that they choose to participate in (or lack thereof). However, I have noticed a few trends that seem to me like a lot of people are trying to justify their personal choices by vilifying the alternatives and making statements such as "non-monogamy is generally better for everyone", "monogamy is generally bad", and "monogamy is unnatural". This could be an example of people assuming that what applies to them also applies generally for everyone, so if something feels unnatural for them personally then it must be unnatural in general. However, there are many people who have no desire to be non-monogamous (dating and/or having sex with other people outside of their relationship), so this doesn't really make sense. I'll address some of th...

I said in my 2025 Health Goals post that I would provide monthly updates. I fell off from doing those largely due to frustration from lack of progress. However, I do have a yearly update. Some background: From 2015 through mid-2025, I tried various things to lose weight and improve my health. However, I kept running into roadblocks. I tried to follow a low-carb diet : This did not work for me. Whenever I would eat a meal that was very low in carbs, I would end up feeling unsatisfied and search for whatever carb source I could quickly find. This would end up being counter-productive since it would result in overeating both carbs and calories. Eventually, I decided to just start incorporating carbs in my meals which helped me make *some* progress, but it was hard to keep the weight off. Extreme hunger : Every time I managed to lose 5-15 pounds, my body would get so hungry that I couldn't manage to stay in calorie deficit. I would end up gaining the weight back and then some, so the ...