As we dive deeper into the world of polyamory, I find myself making clear distinctions…
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A forum on a swinger dating board that I frequent recently had a question as…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the difficulties of being a third and…
Being a third is hard. Being a secondary partner is hard. I think that for…
Recently I tweeted employing the term PolyFidele, indicating a state of polyfidelity seasoned with a…
Alex and I have some things we agree either explicitly or implicitly to not do…
When introducing a new romantic interest to our friends and loved ones, we all want this person to be well received and well liked. We want our family and friends to find them attractive, interesting, funny, and basically dig them like we do. We polyamorists are much the same, but we have a much more critical judge – our primary partner.
There have been a couple of people recently who have said the phrase, “I don’t want to be second”. One was to me and one was to my partner. This state of mind always disturbs me because my partner and I don’t see relationships structured that way in this lifestyle. We don’t believe in or like the labels “Primary” or “Secondary” partners. There are always priorities and responsibilities to each relationship, but if a relationship goes down such a path, my love for my partners can and will be equal. To us it’s only fair to each other and to the people involved.
NRE and crushing. Relationships. Time. I’ve been thinking of those four words a lot, lately. Every poly is different. Right now, my poly includes me, my husband and my girlfriend in a V formation, with me at the point.