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    Poly my whole life ~ Now Struggling with fears & insecurities

    Two quotes really spoke to me today: "The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." - Hemingway "Until we have seen someone's darkness, we don't really know who they are. Until we have forgiven someone's darkness, we don't really know what love is." - Marianne...
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    Am I just being selfish?

    I'm working through some challenging painful experiences with fears of losing my Lover if we open our relationship again, insecurities, and feelings of being replaceable. I've been poly my whole life with many many relationships over the years, but this is the first time I've ever had feelings...
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    Poly my whole life ~ Now Struggling with fears & insecurities

    Thanks Annabel! :) great essay, and as a Mother of 4 kiddos, I can relate to that concept. I think part of my problem is that I had long ago realized that for me Will is utterly completely unique and irreplaceable, and if he left it would break my heart in a way beyond all my other heartbreaks...
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    Poly my whole life ~ Now Struggling with fears & insecurities

    a new insight I'm feeling much better today :) we had a lovely weekend of focused connection, being close cuddly romantic loving snuggly super sexy awesomeness :) and that helped my heart so very much. I also had an unexpected insight into myself, and a new piece of the puzzle. I had gone...
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    Am I just being selfish?

    This really helped me today :) Thanks for posting it! "Some people find the following analogy useful: "Apple pie is my favourite dessert. I am absolutely crazy about apple pie. I mean that I think that I'd GO crazy if I could never eat apple pie again. But now and then, I like to eat chocolate...
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    Poly my whole life ~ Now Struggling with fears & insecurities

    Reply to Schtuff Actually yes, you hit the nail on the head. Will and I's attraction was immediate, and unlike anything I have ever seen, experienced, or heard of... so powerfully strong and impossible to deny was the attraction between us it was magnetic. We walked past each other on a trail...
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    Poly my whole life ~ Now Struggling with fears & insecurities

    Reply to JuliaGay Thanks Julia for the response, I'm glad that my opening up helped you and possibly yours as well. The world is always made a better more beautiful place when we can find understanding and compassion for each other's moments of fear, grief, or weakness :) As the "woman...
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    Polyamory and monogamy as belief systems / paradigms

    Dear Bella ~ "My Love Is Special!" (FULLSTOP) Thank you for this :) those four simple words are so powerful, and such good medicine for me right now.
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    Poly my whole life ~ Now Struggling with fears & insecurities

    Thanks, I checked out her website briefly then bookmarked it for when I have more time :)
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    Poly my whole life ~ Now Struggling with fears & insecurities

    It's interesting how much better I feel just since writing this initial post and the kind response from River, reading both my own words and his replies again, I had a sudden insight ~ I've been looking at this experience in my life all backwards, feeling like something is wrong with me for...
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    Poly my whole life ~ Now Struggling with fears & insecurities

    Thank you River! So much, you're reply brought tears of relief and joy to my eyes as your words had a ring of truth I needed to hear, and sometimes even when our closest loved ones and friends are telling us what we need to hear... it really does help to get the insight of an unbiased...
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    Poly my whole life ~ Now Struggling with fears & insecurities

    I feel strange, scared and so lost right now as I find myself reaching out to others in desperation for advice, help, support, thoughts... anything to help me get through this experience. I'm used to being the one giving the Poly advice, and on top of how painful and scary these experiences of...
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