Recent content by venusaquarius

maybe not so unique afterall? Read your blog and I loved it! We were once like your quad in many ways. I won't say our quad failed, I just think the difficulties were too much for some. I bet a lot of people are situationally poly - they fall in love with someone already partnered, and become...

don't know if this helps or makes it worse, but... I've been in a quad that is dissolving into I don't know what. It's been wonderful, hard, and ultimately not workable for 3 of the 4 of us, but all relationships have thier own lifespan. I am now wondering what the impact will be on my...

Oh to be a minority within a minority within a minority...my current relationships have devolved from a true quad, formed by two couples who shared mates. We are two lesbian couples (substitute butch-femme for guy-girl and you've got it). My two loves (my primary partner and my OSO) are/were...

Alternative Bonds I like this: "In this century, with the traditional support of extended families changing, and many people our age having lost roots, our families spread out, evicted from homes, gone are 401ks and 10% of us unemployed, we need to explore alternative bonds, some of which are...

Thanks Idealist. I love your picture!

Hello! I've may have been here a few years ago, but anyway here I am again. I hope to connect with you here and also on my blogsite, www.venusaquarius.com. It's about love, relationships and other musings, and is not specifically about being poly. I've been poly within a triad in the past, and...

I have a friend who recently learned that her long term partner is leaving, physically and emotionally. She writes: “After several days of drama, I am zombie-like. I feel like I’ve had a frontal lobotomy. I can’t really function.” I write today about the loss of love and its related issues...

The evolution of our quad I've been in a quad going on 5 years now; however, it has changed over time. My partner and I (18 years) formed a quad with another couple (11 years); after about two years they broke up but stayed friends, continued to share finances, and they stayed (individually)...