Moving On... from Monogamy

Join us at Micro-Labs Melbourne for an immersive workshop exploring what it looks like to 'Move On... from Monogamy'.

This workshop has been curated for people of diverse sexual and gender identities, for anyone 18+ years, irrespective if you are or are not in a monogamous relationship!

Have you ever woken up from a sexy dream that involved someone other than your usual beloved and thought, 'damn, I wish that was real!' ... and then immediately worried there was something "wrong" with you? Or what about having the thought that a life of monogamous sex is just not your vibe?

Most of us are raised to believe that long-term, romantic relationships should be monogamous, and that life is safest and happiest with one, exclusive life partner.We are taught to believe, and conditioned by society, that this is the "natural" and "preferred" order of things - that for the health of social and family cohesion, humans should be committed to monogamy. We are given examples from the wild of loving life partners - penguins, swans and geese. Yet, in reality, less than 5% of mammal species are monogamous... and traditionally, that included humans! Monogamy should be thought of as 'one of many ways' to experience intimacy. Other forms of ethical, queer relationships are just as healthy and valid.

Sexual desire should be consensual, imaginative, expansive and in the words of Britney, involve, "one, two, three, four or more..."

In this workshop, we move from the theoretical, to the practical and theatrical, to discover the healthy possibilities that exist in exploring different consensual relationship formations. We invite you to:

• Re-think the conversation;
• Re-write the narrative;
• Invite radical honesty and ethics into your relationship... it's more erotic and sensuous than you might think.

This workshop encourages you to turn your fantasies into reality. Immersive vision and world building is an essential step toward progressive change - we cannot be what we cannot see. For those of you who want to put pen to paper and change up the dynamics of your love life, this is the event for you.

Let’s be radical and challenge the social orthodoxy together :)

Snacks, tea and coffee provided.