Awakened Monogamy

Tawnya and I have experienced the benefit over and over of having destination retreats revolutionize our connection and intimacy and enjoyment of each other, and we are passionate about the idea of creating that experience for other couples. 

To that end, Marriage Architects is a brand we launched in 2017. Over that time, it has developed quite a lot. It started out simply as a desire to create a transformative destination retreat for couples. But over time, 

     we have found ourselves in the middle of a larger vision…something we like to call Awakened Monogamy. 

Are you like us? Have you seen the idea of monogamy questioned and scrutinized? We have and we understand why. 

I mean, just look at the divorce rate. Look at how many broken families there are. Statistically, most of us are the product of one or have at least experienced a major breakdown of relationship.

Tawnya and I are still together but we will tell you, a lot of that is just dumb luck! We know we are no better than any couple who has experienced divorce. 

We have thought about divorce many times. Due to the fact we have reinvented ourselves and our relationship so many times, I would even say we have experienced several different marriages over our 27 years together.

I like how Esther Perel says something like: “in our lifetime we will all experience many different relationships…some of us happen to do that with the same person.” 

That’s exactly how we feel.

Anyway, there is good reason for our society and peers to be questioning the validity of monogamy, and to be looking to non-monogamous relationships for the answers.

In fact, we have good friends who are polyamorous who we respect and admire. We have learned a lot from couples who choose to have an open relationship. Non-monogamy can come in all sorts of variations. 

There are experts, solutions, and alternatives to monogamy across the board. And we do not have a problem with any of that. As I said, we learned a lot by really listening to them with an open mind.

After looking at all the options, we feel we have made a very conscious relationship choice…and IT’S JUST US. 

And as ironic as it sounds, that might just be a social movement….and maybe even save the world! 

We call it Awakened Monogamy. And we'll be talking more about that in upcoming articles so stay tuned!

By the way, we love to help other couples find the freedom, acceptance, and connection within their relationship to really come alive with passion, desire, eroticism, and intimacy. To that end, we created a 7-Step Intimacy Booster self-study program that will help you do that. 

In love and connection,

Scott

PS-check out the 7-Step Intimacy Booster here: https://www.awakenedlife.com/couples-intimacy-booster