One-Way Monogamy Isn't ENM: The Manosphere, a Pastor & His Second Wife

He does whatever he wants, and she stays loyal. That's "one-way monogamy," the setup some manosphere influencers are bragging about, and this Halloween episode of Beyond Monogamy, the swinger podcast for ethical non-monogamy, rips the mask off it. Adam and Pris dig into Louis Theroux's Netflix documentary Inside the Manosphere, the Ohio pastor who introduced a "second wife" from the pulpit, and why none of it is ENM.

In this episode:

• One-way monogamy in the manosphere, and the women's faces that said everything
• Trad wives, religion, and how "obedience" gets passed down
• The viral co-pastor announcement, "if they want another husband, they don't want me," and the serious allegations that followed (denied by the couple)
• Polygamy vs. polyamory: not the same thing, not even the same realm
• Power, age gaps, and consent when your pastor calls himself a prophet, from a former seminarian
• The "one penis policy" and the insecurity behind it
• Double standards: why people assume the woman got talked into the swinger lifestyle
• Do women really run the lifestyle? Unicorns, single men, and bulls
• Pris's message to women: your partner is not your owner. Use your voice.

Bottom line: whether it comes from a podcast mic or a pulpit, if the freedom only runs one way, it isn't non-monogamy. It's control with a new label.

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