As an aside, I have also read that NRE is often poorly handled by poly people. The situation where it increases ORE occurs, but so does the situation where the old relationships are neglected.
OK, a lot to respond to here, I'm going to look at the questions raised by BathedInSalt first:
I've never done it before and I have had monogamous relationships but not very successful ones
One partner, will be referred to as NP (Nickname Person) from now on.
We played together and it was a...
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I'm new to poly and have had one main person for that time. During this time we’ve both also pursued other relationships but never really got further than initial dates. I don't have a great deal of experience with relationships or know a great deal about the intricacies of non...