Recent content by RichardD

We've talked about this a fair bit as well, and that's kinda been where we've been at so far in the relationship, but she has said that at this point she'd prefer having rules in place as well, if only for my benefit and her not feeling like she was using her experience to manipulate me, which...

Understandable. However, let me repeat this, this is new for me, and it's not easy for me. I fully realize that I have things to suss out. Don't think I haven't questioned why the hell I'm in an open relationship or questioned how long I could sustain this. As it goes on, I will probably become...

Yep, there's a lot to read up on. Mary and I had a very good talk last night about this, and she agreed that we should flush out our needs from the list. I do feel as though she is giving me most of what I need. And that practical polyamory link seems very useful as well. I haven't read over the...

No problem at all. Any derailment has been sufficiently offset by sound and from what I can tell, experienced advice, so don't worry about it :D

I feel like if I can get through this in-the-head space I'm at now that things will really be good! Mary's been poly for a while, so I think she's used to the idea. In that respect, there is some catch-up to do. It's a challenge, but I think it'll make me a stronger person in general, even if...

Exactly the sort of thoughts I was hoping to get. Honestly, I think a lot of the reason for it is to make me feel better, simple as that. Never said it was logical :). For the telling to the other person, I think the ideal is that we tell each other everything as fun stories, maybe even as...

Hello all, I've been reading a lot of the posts here, taking in a lot of what you're all saying, and got some good ideas from them. Finally decided to sit down and get my thoughts on digital paper and wanted to see if my logic makes any sense. ... skip if you wish: To be honest, I wasn't...