Recent content by littlewing

Thanks Ravenscroft. I respect your opinion. I hate the idea that I've allowed this kind of behavior to flourish. The way this ties back to polyamory is that I am actually very interested in the community as I have more of an open mind that I had before. I think i'm just too injured right now...

You're absolutely right--I care for him much more than he cares for me. I will try to just come to terms with that and learn from all of this. I'm just not there yet.

We don't have a set agreement on how we discuss these things in advance, but he couldn't have been more insensitive. I know he has more sense than that. The way he "told" me was talking about it in front of me with a coworker. Then I respectfully asked for more details and he continued to be...

Good to know! Thanks for telling me. Expletives are healing.

Great advice. My friend gave similar advice. Act like a robot. I refuse to be his source of narcissistic supply anymore.

Yes, there are a lot of resources here. I joined a Meet Up group that gathers once a month. I hope it's a good group of people. I just have very little luck with the hetero, monogamous construct. I'm hoping this could be a good alternative for me. Maybe that's the gift this a-hole gave me. It...

Thanks Galagirl. All very good points that I need to face. It's just not worth the pain anymore. He doesn't even use the term poly because he doesn't want to be subject to any "rules" or standards of conduct. He just wants a %^&* buddy and no responsibility or consequences. It's difficult when...

Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum and need some advice about an open relationship. Right now my partner is taking advantage of the openness and I am not. That is my choice right now as I don't find people I'm interested in very often, but it creates an imbalance. He is hosting a woman from...