Water Brothers

I finally got around to reading Stranger in a Strange Land, lent to me by my good friend Mr. M, who is always willing to help me out. For those not in the know, Stranger in a Strange Land is written by Robert Heinlein, one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time, and is not only a very well known book in the sci-fi community, but it is also one of the most talked about books in the polyamory community, a fact which I teased my professor about extensively.

I always considered myself somewhat polyamorous, and I deeply enjoy the thought of releasing oneself from the rigid rules of society and allowing yourself to open up to the powers that immense, nonjudgmental love could bring. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole "water brothers" aspect of the novel, and I wish that there was a way in which we could grow like that as a community. Not just in the free love aspect, but more importantly in the undying bonds of brotherhood aspect. However, Heinlein's book was a little too rigid for me, in that the men were in the positions of authority while the women, while highly capable of receiving the teachings and gaining spiritual power, still seemed to exist solely to please and seduce the men of the book. I may be a submissive, but there is a difference between being a submissive sexually and being seen as submissive in all other roles of life. All in all, I think there are other books dealing with sexuality which I prefer.

I guess I'm less of a "Triad" girl



And more of an "All My Lovers" girl instead