I'm pretty sure it was a joke.
Oh, thank god! I did contemplate whether that was the case, but ref2018's response sounded so serious verging on pass-agg, I HAD to ask the question.
You made a good point though. I do identify as poly. I am not currently in a poly relationship but I'm still poly.
So when I had a wife, a steady girlfriend, and a not quite definable relationship, I considered that poly. (...) Elle wasn't quite on board with the poly so I didn't consider her to be poly.
Thanks, that is exactly what I was getting at. And while I myself do NOT necessarily consider myself a (poly)natural fit for non monogamy, there is no denying that I am currently living a polyamorous lifestyle.
It was the general "you", not "you" as in a specific person on this forum.
Sorry to have offended you. Had I known you (in this case, you specifically, lunabunny) were so easily confused, I'd have been more careful. I'll try not to make the same mistake again.
Ref2018 - Oh, I wasn't "offended" at all. Just mighty confused by your response, and wondered if I'd somehow offended YOU, or if indeed you were being sarcastic/joking around.
Considering you quoted me, then used the word "you", I assumed you were referring to something I'd said... and thought you must have taken something I'd said completely the wrong way - but for the life of me, I couldn't figure out WHAT.
I apologize for confusing you, too, Tinwen. I'll try to do better from now on.
Yah, and it really isn't so hard for the average person to understand, with words. That's why I think "a person who is trying to point out something that a 5-year-old could wrap their mind around" might benefit from an obnoxious purple wordpress template. I mean, I don't think it's "you" who is "failing" to point that out. It's others who have decided they don't believe in it. No matter how many times someone re-types it, people *do* GET it. It has nothing to do with typing out a well-formulated explanation.
I'm not even sure why this thread is getting so much attention (it's another one of polynat's soapbox threads, after all). I just think it's entertaining to watch, like a Netflix Original. I didn't mean to get you all worked up.
It's all good.
I think the OP's curly logic and pedanticism (if that's not a word, it is now!) must have infiltrated the brains of those trying to follow this thread.
At risk of offending yet others, as a borderline autistic person, I'll blame my own literal thinking for any confusion of inference.