Recent content by thestrugglebus

Yes. I mostly agree with this, though it's very unpleasant. No, we were both pretty equal in our experiences, which is to say: not experienced. She made the first suggestion towards non-monagamy, and I was interested enough to entertain the idea. Thanks for the perspective here. I think, for...

You know... it really hadn't been until all this started. But I also never had confronted her about something so major before. She's always been a very honorable person, overall, from my point-of-view. Thank you for the perspective and additional resources. I'll used them going forward.

Thanks so much for the response. I've been avoiding reading too much poly stuff, listening to podcasts, etc. because I keep finding myself triggered by it all. But that specific podcast episode (which I haven't finished yet) is speaking to my situation very well and helping me organize my...

Thanks folks. Obviously a lot of what is being said is existentially terrifying to me. But I do value the perspectives and help orienting myself within this situation. I've been pretty isolated socially, largely as a result of this, and so even just having certain feelings validated (and/or...

Hi everyone. I'm sorry if this is long. I've put a tl;dr at the bottom. I'm in a very tough spot, emotionally and logistically. I just joined out of desperation for perspective from people who are neutral, but also not temperamentally anti-poly. I am not poly, and if I'm being completely...