Jackie Melfi

John and Jackie Melfi are in a consensually non monogamous marriage. They have been featured in ABC News Nightline Special Report "Getting Naughty In N'awlins", Inside a New Orleans Swingers Convention, and CNN "This Is Life" with Lisa Ling. The Melfis are the force behind the industry famous colette swingers clubs in New Orleans, Dallas, Houston, and Austin. With over 20 years of combined experience, this powerhouse couple coaches thousands of singles and couples through their award winning blog Openlove101.com.

Threesomes: How Do You Handle Watching Your Partner – Podcast Episode #11

First time having a threesome with your partner? Worried or nervous about how you’re going to react to seeing them with someone else? We know what that’s like because we’ve been in your shoes. In this episode, we explain how we felt having a threesome with each other as a couple for the first time. …

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Losing Intimacy in Your Relationship – Podcast Episode #10

“How do you not lose intimacy in your relationship if you are giving so much intimacy to others?”​ That is the great question from our community that we’ll be answering. Is intimacy limited? Does giving it to one person take away from another?​ Let’s talk about it! Listen to this episode below, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, …

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The 3 Ps Approach to Open Relationship Dating – Podcast Episode #9

Open relationship dating can be stressful and nerve wrecking if you don’t have a general framework. That’s where the easy 3 Ps Approach comes into play to help you make your swinger lifestyle date a smashing success. The first P discusses the VERY important step that you and your partner should be taking with the …

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Open Relationship Myths and Realities (Part 2) – Podcast Episode #8

Today is Part 2 continuation of our conversation from last week about some myths (and realities) from one of our favorite books in our relationship library – “The Ethical Slut” by Janet W. Hardy and Dossie Easton. Do any these sound familiar to you? Myth #4 – Loving someone makes it ok to control their …

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Open Relationship Myths and Realities (Part 1) – Podcast Episode #7

Today we get to discuss some myths (and realities) from one of our favorite books in our relationship library – “The Ethical Slut” by Janet W. Hardy and Dossie Easton. Do any these sound familiar to you? Myth #1 – Long term monogamous relationships are the only relationships. Myth #2 – Romantic love is the …

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