Recent content by bagofhearts

I just wanted to share my experience here in case anyone else encounters this. I always think it's helpful to see that others have the same experience as you to help you feel "okay" and not alone. I have been polyamorous before I knew there was a name for it or that anyone else was "this way"...

What do you tell people when they ask questions like: "Do you have a boy/girlfriend?" "Are you dating?" "Are you seeing anyone?" "Do you want to get [re]-married someday?" Are you vague or do you tell the truth? What do you put on forms or online profiles that ask for marital or relationship...

At this point, I'm taking it as it comes. I still have Friday nights free on the weekends and possibly Sundays if my boyfriend has to work, which he sometimes does. This weekend I am going out with a new potential partner Friday night and then have Saturday night through Monday morning reserved...

My promising what? That my weekends will be for him only? And then I will let him down in the future when I find an additional person that I want to spend time on the weekends with?

Thank you for calling that out for me. You're right, that's exactly what he is willing to do. I did not see it that clearly before. He got more comfortable with the whole poly thing this weekend and read some resources I pointed him to and was a bit enlightened, I could tell. He asked that he...

Wow, this hit me like a brick between the eyes. Thank you for the reality check.

resti onialnst LOL... I actually said that to him today when he asked me again if the other men have a woman for exchange. He just laughed. I think it kind of put him in check a bit.

Thank you Thank you all for your thoughtful, kind, honest and educated responses. Some new developments have occurred since I posted earlier. my boyfriend obviously realized he can't deal with me even sleeping with other people so his new condition is that I can only sleep with someone if he...

My polyamory is causing my mono boyfriend hurt and me guilt and confusion. I told him right from the start that I will never be with just one person and he kept wanting to go forward with the relationship. Something I have noticed in dating mono men is that almost all of them think that they...