Why Staying In Your Hetero Marriage As A Gay Man Can Work – Wayne Scott
Apr 18, 2025•40 min•Ep. 325
Episode description
Relationships are messy - gay or straight! So what happens when you have that candid conversation with your spouse, letting her know that your biseuxal, but you mutually decide that for the betterment of each other, your family, and your future to have a non-monogamous open marriage? What could go wrong? What could go right?
Today's guest, and debut Author Wayne Scott, shares about his journey as a bisexual man, and how he and his spouse have navigate "The Maps They Gave Us - One Marriage Reimagined.
In this podcast you'll learn:
Tune in now & get your non-monogamy insights for making it work. About Wayne WAYNE SCOTT’s essays have appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, Huffington Post, The Sun, and The University of Chicago Magazine. His New York Times essay “Two Open Marriages in One Small Room” was adapted for the Modern Love podcast in 2021 and eventually “dutchified” for Modern Love (2022), a TV adaptation based in Amsterdam. Scott was also a Tin House Fellow in 2019. He continues to use his voice to inspire others to live and think outside of the bounds of normativity. Connect With Wayne Website Hey Guys, Check This Out! Are you a guy who keeps struggling to do that thing? You know the thing you keep telling yourself and others you’re going to do, but never do? Then it’s time to get real and figure out why. Join the 40 Plus: Gay Men Gay Talk, monthly chats. They happen the third Monday of each month at 5:00 pm Pacific - Learn More! Also, join our Facebook Community - 40 Plus: Gay Men, Gay Talk Community Break free of fears. Make bold moves. Live life without apologies
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- Two lessons that have had the most profound impact on his relationship
- Why divorce should not be a social evil
Tune in now & get your non-monogamy insights for making it work. About Wayne WAYNE SCOTT’s essays have appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, Huffington Post, The Sun, and The University of Chicago Magazine. His New York Times essay “Two Open Marriages in One Small Room” was adapted for the Modern Love podcast in 2021 and eventually “dutchified” for Modern Love (2022), a TV adaptation based in Amsterdam. Scott was also a Tin House Fellow in 2019. He continues to use his voice to inspire others to live and think outside of the bounds of normativity. Connect With Wayne Website Hey Guys, Check This Out! Are you a guy who keeps struggling to do that thing? You know the thing you keep telling yourself and others you’re going to do, but never do? Then it’s time to get real and figure out why. Join the 40 Plus: Gay Men Gay Talk, monthly chats. They happen the third Monday of each month at 5:00 pm Pacific - Learn More! Also, join our Facebook Community - 40 Plus: Gay Men, Gay Talk Community Break free of fears. Make bold moves. Live life without apologies