Recent content by Stem

Friendship is my prerequisite for intimacy, but does necessarily precipitate it. Womanhood is profoundly attractive and is realized in different ways in those friends, body and mind. Always find many facets to appreciate and love. regardless of whether intimacy happens.

Sorry you're down today, I hope you made some gains? Loving your creations, thank you for sharing!

Hi Kynde, just a quick note of gratitude for all you have shared. Thank you. May there be many more "drama-free poly flowing weeks" ahead of you, and may you to continue to draw on the strength you have already demonstrated for any weeks that aren't.

Hi, sorry for the delay! I've pasted some of the research paper details below with abstracts. I don't know how many of these are open-access. I'll keep an eye out for others: Subtly Impaired Humoral Immunity Predisposes to Frequently Recurring Genital Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection and...

Update: I did a quick check of the literature regarding IgA deficiency and HSV. IgA deficiency has not been associated with more severe disease or a higher frequency of outbreak recurrence in those infected. Whereas IgG deficiencies have been associated with these negative outcomes. My search...

Hi Ingrid, In many communities surveyed via blood donation HSV-1 & 2 status is positive for the greater proportion of the samples from those over 40yrs. Navigating HSV risk is something most of us are likely doing whether we know it or not. Knowing and being honest about status seems like a...

Poly cis-male. An outdoorsy academic. Co-parenting two children with a former partner and in an open companionship with a cis-female. Seeking poly social events and community in SW Ontario. Open to developing meaningful connections/friendships. Open to relationships with cis-females whose...

Sorry, came to this too late. All the best with your research!

Absolutely. Open-relationships present a different challenge for me. The jealousy isn't there, but I have always had enormous anxiety about social interaction and about my emotional and verbal responses being 'abnormal'. Relationships on the spectrum are challenging, likely for all concerned...

You're right, I should be clear and respectful. In this instance: wife = human I am married to, but separating from = partner = partner in family/child-rearing she/her = her preferred pronouns. they = not preferred pronoun in this case but referring to a/the person previously identified I...

Thank you for the welcome and the clarifying question. There were certainly more issues than 'elusive compersion' and I glossed over a lot for the sake of brevity and not revealing detail my partner might not appreciate in this forum. I was happy to see my partner explore their sexuality and...

Originally from UK, now Canadian citizen living near Toronto. I am a university prof teaching in STEM. I enjoyed two healthy, communicative open relationships in my 20s, so when my wife proposed we try ENM I was at ease with exploring it. After a year it became clear that while I find compersion...