We both agreed there was abuse from both sides regarding the issue of polyamory. Outside of other isolated incidents not regarding poly it was stable-ish. (There were petty things, but we're both 20, and it was noticeable that they were improving with communication and time.) It is one of the...
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- It makes me feel special and truly loved, and I don't think I could get that same feeling if I knew there were other people on the side, despite what I've heard about it being possible.
- It's simpler. I'd rather deal with my one lover and his issues with work or friends or what have...
He said once that his introduction to poly was from a girl who was dating him and sprung it on him. Rather than reacting to the pain caused by the cheating she had done before telling him and getting consent, by breaking up with her, he said he forced himself to be okay with it because her...
So we had been dating for about two years when I ended the relationship. One, to get over a lot of emotional abuse that had gone on. Two, to establish who we were as individuals before settling down. I loved him, and still do, with every fiber of my being... with an asterisk.
We started going...