Recent content by mothballedaccount

Hi Angelina, With all due respect, it is not total BS. It may not be correct for your situation, because given the very small minority of polyamorous families, it is very likely that the studies I've read did not poll any polyamorous families at all. This would mean those studies probably...

Thanks for your recent comments. Most of the recent comments discuss why option (6) is better than option (1), and I just wanted to address why my wife and I have both reached the opposite conclusion (independently, and with support from therapists). As a preliminary point, how "good" each of...

Hi galagirl, and thanks for your honest input. Both my wife and I, independently and together, have mulled over the question of whether to stay together. Not everything in life has a neat, or "right" solution. Sometimes things are going to suck, in one way or another, whatever you do. Your...

Thanks Kevin, The question of "why jealousy/insecurity" is an interesting one. If we ignore the "women only" vs "men and women" thing for a moment: Insecurity: I do have some practical concerns on this - my wife has a history of strong crushes on (mainly) women, and opening up would...

Lunabunny: Yes, I have read those books, and looked at that website. To give a little more back-story, immediately after my wife had her "affair" with a woman, I agreed to temporarily open things up so that she could explore her newly discovered sexuality. At the time, she thought she was...

Thank you. That is very helpful. I really appreciate your input. I'll have a think about what you've said and will comment later with some further thoughts.

Hello, I'm hoping for a bit of wisdom, or at least a sanity check! I'm male, 40, married and straight. My wife is 39 and recently declared as bisexual (I was entirely unaware when we got married in our mid-twenties). I won't go into the details now (although I can, if it helps), but...