Breaking Open: Free Love and Family Secrets from the Notebook of a Misfit Wife

In this erotic memoir Melinda Banks reveals her Gen X disillusionment of marriage persuades her husband to explore polyamory and dives into dating websites in search of non-monogamous love.Breaking Open is the advice you need from a friend whos been through it. Melinda Banks takes the reader on an unforgettable ride through her life as a minivan mom inspired by one lover after another to reclaim her sexy vibrant body and reignite her passion.As a post-punk Generation X mother of two Melinda struggles with the pressure and isolation of modern parenthood. Aiming to rekindle passion she persuades her husband Pierce into an open marriage. They dive into dating websites in pursuit of other swingers but the couple is daunted by early failures discovering they are far less free-spirited than possibilities allow. Feeling raw sometimes sexy and sometimes bruised Melinda and Pierce move on optimistically from one failed connection to the next great hope in search of successful non-monogamous love.In this humorous philosophical and erotic memoir Melinda chronicles the couples first year in polyamorous relationships. It is frank and instructive for couples considering the lifestyle full of both cautionary tales and steamy true encounters from Melinda and Pierces own adventures. Told through essays poetry and journal entries Breaking Open is also deeply reflective fearlessly answering questions of ethics and love addiction with a powerful self-affirming manifesto.Breaking Open: Free Love and Family Secrets from the Notebook of a Misfit Wife unravels a tapestry of overlapping affairs to reveal one surprising thread: the more intimacy shared with others the more singular Melindas journey becomes to face the true nature of her loving soul.