ScaredNConfused
New member
I have been reading a lot of the posts and I have to say you guys have answered so many questions for me I appreciate it so much. That being said I figure I would write a little background. I have now moved in with my BF and GF. I am a 23 year old bi female and they are 37 and 32 years old he is straight and she is bi, married for 11 years with 4 children. They have pursued poly relationships since their first year of being married so this is not new to them. I have a 3 year old son from a previous relationship. I first met the husband through my previous boyfriend's job. The husband was my boyfriend's boss. We hit it off right away and I liked him a lot. This was roughly 5 years ago when I was 18.
I had no idea that he and his wife were looking for a girlfriend and honestly at that point I probably would have said no. After a time introduced me to his wife and I immediately liked her. I was just friends with them at that time and we all loved hanging out together. Then slowly but surely things started escalating in a sexual manner. I did not have sex with them, just played around. We knew we all had a connection and they chose to pursue it and tell me they wanted more than just friendship with me and I agreed but did not have a clue what I was actually agreeing to. I mean I understood it in the sense but had a hard time wrapping my mind around it but I knew I liked both of them and wanted to give it a shot.
Sometimes I am too timid about finding out what is okay and what is not okay but from being here now I am pretty sure it is not okay to touch the husband when the wife isn't home but me and the wife go all the way even if he's not home. Seems like a bit of a double standard to me but what do I know?
I know that there are never any guarantees with anything in life but I can't help but be really scared jumping into this headfirst when it seems so up in the air. Like in a mono relationship you know the basics of what not to do if you don't want to get dumped but in this relationship I am more confused than anything and worried that I am going to unknowingly commit some crime that calls for this to end. But then at the same time, that would almost be a relief because I feel I am just going to get seriously heartbroken in the end. And sure heartbreak happens to everyone, and we all have to pick ourselves up and move on but with something like this, it's almost a lifestyle change for me and I wouldn't know how to come back from it. Especially since I just moved in with them, they want to get us all matching rings, they want me to have a baby with them, we have mixed all finances and there are children involved. If I get tangled up in this and my son starts calling the husband daddy, what do I do when the wife wakes up one day and decides it's not for her anymore?
I guess my basic question is, does anyone think a situation like this can work out? I have read a lot of the material and have discovered that most people say there is no way it can work because apparently I am what is referred to as a unicorn and they are the hunters. I also see most people saying don't get involved if the couple says you have to date both of them. Those words were never said but I know for sure if things didn't work out with one it would end immediately. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. It seems like this is moving super fast but I am powerless to stop it and I feel a sense of foreboding that there is a very slim chance this will work out for me.
I had no idea that he and his wife were looking for a girlfriend and honestly at that point I probably would have said no. After a time introduced me to his wife and I immediately liked her. I was just friends with them at that time and we all loved hanging out together. Then slowly but surely things started escalating in a sexual manner. I did not have sex with them, just played around. We knew we all had a connection and they chose to pursue it and tell me they wanted more than just friendship with me and I agreed but did not have a clue what I was actually agreeing to. I mean I understood it in the sense but had a hard time wrapping my mind around it but I knew I liked both of them and wanted to give it a shot.
Sometimes I am too timid about finding out what is okay and what is not okay but from being here now I am pretty sure it is not okay to touch the husband when the wife isn't home but me and the wife go all the way even if he's not home. Seems like a bit of a double standard to me but what do I know?
I know that there are never any guarantees with anything in life but I can't help but be really scared jumping into this headfirst when it seems so up in the air. Like in a mono relationship you know the basics of what not to do if you don't want to get dumped but in this relationship I am more confused than anything and worried that I am going to unknowingly commit some crime that calls for this to end. But then at the same time, that would almost be a relief because I feel I am just going to get seriously heartbroken in the end. And sure heartbreak happens to everyone, and we all have to pick ourselves up and move on but with something like this, it's almost a lifestyle change for me and I wouldn't know how to come back from it. Especially since I just moved in with them, they want to get us all matching rings, they want me to have a baby with them, we have mixed all finances and there are children involved. If I get tangled up in this and my son starts calling the husband daddy, what do I do when the wife wakes up one day and decides it's not for her anymore?
I guess my basic question is, does anyone think a situation like this can work out? I have read a lot of the material and have discovered that most people say there is no way it can work because apparently I am what is referred to as a unicorn and they are the hunters. I also see most people saying don't get involved if the couple says you have to date both of them. Those words were never said but I know for sure if things didn't work out with one it would end immediately. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. It seems like this is moving super fast but I am powerless to stop it and I feel a sense of foreboding that there is a very slim chance this will work out for me.
Last edited: