Recent content by LovelyArianna

I've been in poly V's a long time. I'm 36 about to be 37 and always been poly since my first sexual experience. I raised a daughter in an extended family (a V). Triads always scared me. I never found quite the match in our close quads. This is the first couple I have ever dated. And it was...

The couple that is romancing me right now took me out for miniature golf. Well, ok, it also was a playground like thing for adult kids also, the golf, bumper cars, etc. Made us all feel like kids. Really fun and sweet. You may also try 'kid' things like roller skating. And how I met and...

Quoting the article: "In the culture of monogamy, gender roles are more differentiated, with women more likely to devote their time to the tasks of motherhood and the men more likely to be the sole or main source of family income. The culture of polyamory is much more androgynous, its main focus...

I really agree with polytriad here and I will add, this feels forced to me. Poly is not a contract. Yes, we do have agreements, but honestly, your post sounded and felt like a business contract and one you were scared of at that. You have the energy of someone overwhelmed and thinking they...

Words, labels, not important. It's still a high. Milk it. :) Best wishes, glad to see life in the bible belt. Ari

I really didn't mean to hijack your thread. I'm excited for you. :)

You can still have new lifestyle emotions if you are not new to poly. It looks more and more like i am moving to a triad and possible quad from years of being a hinge of a V. It's a whole new dynamic and I was afraid of it for many years. it's pretty amazing stuff. Every day at a time...

Mushrooms ARE really great for meaty things. Yummy. Portabellos or baby bellas. I missed this for the holiday post started here but Field Roast brand makes a field roast that is basically a grain meat with a stuffing in the middle. I don't like the taste cuz it does taste a lot like turkey...

Love will find a way ~ taken from Jurassic Park saying Life will find a way. But I'm sure someone somewhere said Love will find a way. Joy is the journey not the destination ~ Abraham-Hicks Follow your bliss ~ Joseph Campbell

Sure you can quote me. It came from my experience and how I think. I didn't quote it from anyone that I know of. If I did of anyone here I am sorry. Like minds then as they say. I would be honored to have it in your blog. :) Arianna

I have seen a man in a leg of my V come to poly as an escape, wanting to justify his past fooling around. He thought he was poly and finally becoming responsible. I was fooled. Yes, I'm a vet poly and I was fooled, go figure. Sigh, Ari wanting to believe the best in people, as I met several of...

Yeah, the one that stings is that we just can move on from person to person or that we are always looking for someone, and that we can 'replace' people easily and that well, why would their leaving bother you, you are poly. wow, where do they get this stuff. I think outta their own fears. Ari

My daughter is 17. She just came out to me as poly when we were talking about high school graduation and college etc. She said Mom, why are you surprised? You raised me to love people. I have known 2 fathers, my bio one and S as my uncle. I have loved them both. Because of how you lived...

Sound like you are listening to your inner guidance just great. Yes it is natural to love more than one person, and it feels great. If I didn't, I would be cheating on myself. :) Welcome. Ari

Not to sound too complicated, but it's all so very personal, fluid and changing and expanding. Life's funny that way. :) I have been in several V's over the years, almost 20 years as a hinge. Close V's sometimes groups of us together, loving, playing. Sometimes they almost turning into triads...