Recent content by Shari

He asked this question. He told me he knew we might have to stop being lovers but he had never foreseen losing his best friend. To be honest, I would love to stay friends with him. But how am I to stop loving him if we are constantly chatting and talking? I am not sure how it would work out.

Hey everybody! As promised, a short post to keep you updated. I broke up with my boyfriend today. We met and had a talk. It wasn't a fight, it wasn't a disagreement. Just two people very much in love letting go of each other. I am still in awe of the love and respect he showed me tonight. I...

Sorry for the delay in my answer, I have been pretty sick for the last few days. Thanks a lot to all of you for your very helpful answers. I still have a lot to process as you provided a lot of food for thoughts in your posts. This is my first poly relationship and I don't always know how to...

Thanks a lot FallenAngelina. I truly believe that the only one who can deal with those insecurities is me, and in that you are right. I never wanted my hubby to fight my battles but he did play a major role in making me acknowledge the fact I needed to deal with those insecurities. And I...

This is absolutely true. I think I would have felt more comfortable if I could have sat down and asked him if it was okay to talk rather than breaking down and dumping that on him. I am sorry to hear you are struggling too. I can only imagine how hard it must be to work 10 min away from each...

Thanks to you both for your warm answers. I understand your point. I think the problem was that 1) I didn't really considered it a LDR at first. It seemed close enough to see each other every other week without being a strain on the relationship - maybe living in a world of expats seeing...

Hey Everyone! I am a new poster here (although I have been lurking for quite some time now) so I am gonna first begin by a (not so) short introduction. I have been married to my husband for 7 years now but we've starting dating 12 years ago (I was quite young and inexperienced when I met...