Recent content by Alan M

I'll double-endorse Polysecure. If you haven't studied up on attachment theory, you might find it revealing/clarifying. He might find it especially clarifying.

If you plan to become a long-term friend of the family, the kid WILL get to know you as an uncle figure, hopefully a fun uncle, even if you are officially "our friend Afireinleo." If the dad gets more fully on board -- the big if? -- the parents will appreciate whatever help you provide them...

First, your English is excellent. No apology needed! So, Bree has been "eager" to explore poly for at least 18 months but held off for you. She is now overseas for 7 months, apparently makes friends easily, slept with Jack just 10 days after getting there, and lives at her workplace with Jack...

It is a good, interesting history, though it cuts off around 2005 or 2008, and the author was sometimes careless about checking facts. I have a lot to say about it (and history he missed) in my post The best history yet of the polyamory movement's origins. Also, this isn't the first book of our...

You and a lot of people! You might be interested in this news-roundup article I did: Poly and Christian: A huge and diverse field.

There are lots of out poly Christians discoverable on the internet, and a lot of talk by and about them. I did a big roundup on Polyamory in the News not too long ago: Poly & Christian: A Huge and Diverse Field. [https://polyinthemedia.blogspot.com/2019/10/poly-christian-huge-and-diverse-field.html]

> My advice is to have a few resources ready to share For instance, Elisabeth Sheff's lovely little booklet, When Someone You Love Is Polyamorous: https://www.amazon.com/When-Someone-Love-Polyamorous-Understanding/dp/0996460187/ref=sr_1_1?

What do you mean by "polyamory" through the ages? The word means "with the knowledge and consent of everyone affected," which, among other things, implies equality between the sexes (since in a serious power imbalance, free agreement is not really a thing). The framework for poly wasn't even in...

Have you found your local poly support/ discussion/ social groups? Here's how: http://polyevents.blogspot.com/#localgroups Good luck! Alan M.

[email protected] hasn't been very active lately, but when someone makes a post there it seems to perk up. --Alan

Stranger fans I'm another whose life was Stranger in a Strange Land (and the people who introduced me to it). I was 17 then; now 66. Here's what I wrote, in some researched depth, about his influence on the poly movement: Polyamory, Robert Heinlein, and his definitive new biography

In March's Polyamory in the News: "Millennials and polyamory: Will dating ever be the same?" NPR site: "A Cultural Moment For Polyamory." On ABC's Nightline: "People need to see that this is a real way people live." Brother husbands, love multiplied, more. One-click roundup...

Permission to quote this? May I have permission to quote this post on Polyamory in the News? It's been years since I posted anything there with the tag "Norsk". Do you have any other links I could add? Is there a list somewhere of Norwegian poly in the media? Thanks! Please copy any reply to...

Don't know of any really good poly fiction in the movies or TV. But if you'd like to consider some actual good news-feature reporting, TV and otherwise, have a look at this list: http://polyinthemedia.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Best Alan M.

When the time comes (and it sound like that's maybe not right yet), you can introduce the topic more safely for both of you by saying, as you're at the computer, "Hey, look at this. There's people on the news doing this polyamory thing. Do you think that can ever work?" (You can find a story to...