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  1. Al99

    Cosmopolitan Article on DADT (October 2023)

    I happened to come across this today. Nothing especially profound, but might be of interest to some. https://www.aol.com/don-t-ask-don-t-215500535.html
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    CNN Article on Non-monogamy (February 19, 2023)

    While poly and swinging are "two distinct lifestyles" - there is a lot of gray in between. It is not unusual for an ongoing swinger relationship to morph into poly. And poly people sometimes swing as well - just for fun.
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    Polyamorists who have had near death experiences

    In fairness, my understanding was also that the thread was about NDE's - not Christianity per se. However, since you have written about Christianity extensively in this thread, let me once again echo Magdlyn's recommendations that you take a look at the other gospels and schools of Christianity...
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    Polyamorists who have had near death experiences

    Zay - thanks for sharing your thoughts with us - and while I can appreciate your stream of consciousness approach - let me agree with those above and suggest throwing in some paragraph breaks. :) Also - echoing what Magdlyn said earlier - if you really want to pursue a deeper understanding...
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    Polyamorists who have had near death experiences

    Only if they were a prostitute. :)
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    Polyamorists who have had near death experiences

    Zay - I will share one brief story with you, although it is not an NDE per se. It does not represent "proof" by any stretch but there is a somewhat interesting anomaly in the account. When I was a freshman in college, my favorite aunt passed. She had helped raise me at one point due to a...
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    Polyamorists who have had near death experiences

    Kevin, I do respect your "Doubting Thomas" perspective - and that you would need to chat with a dead person to be convinced of an afterlife. However, labeling volumes of anecdotal evidence "confirmation bias", it seems to me, is unjustifiably dismissive of a great deal of in depth research and...
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    Polyamorists who have had near death experiences

    Here you go, Kevin. :) (Apparently you will have to click on the file to see it - with the current software. I seem to recall we used to be able to post pics - but I believe you will find it amusing). :)
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    Polyamorists who have had near death experiences

    Kevin, the issue with that refutation of the NDE (blood deprivation, etc) is that are numerous documented cases in which the individual experiencing the NDE had the experience of leaving his body and being able to see around the room and outside the room - the result being that in a significant...
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    Polyamorists who have had near death experiences

    Hi Zay, I find that I relate to you a bit - although I suspect that I am quite a bit older. I identify essentially as Christian-Platonic Gnostic (demythologized) - also INTJ, 12 Step involvement, "spiritual-not religious", plain cis hetero (but with no objection to MFM scenarios), poly (active...
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    Poly-Friendly Christians?

    I will amend this last post by adding that the link to the UU site (for poly awareness) is now archived and that their original site is closed. However, they do have an active FB group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/122615047774023/
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    Poly-Friendly Christians?

    I did some research on poly-friendly churches a few years back - and posted a brief article here in the spirituality forum. There is a link earlier in this thread. As to the UU church, I did find that there is a poly contingent in UU - "Universalist Unitarians for Polyamorous Awareness". They...
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    Accidentally Polyamorous (hi, im new here)

    Hey PolyGirl37, I had to smile when I saw the title of your introduction. The title of my opening post was "Unexpectedly Poly" - over six years ago now. We still have a poly marriage - kitchen table poly in which we each have other partners. This forum was incredibly helpful in coming to...
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    CNN Article on Non-monogamy (February 19, 2023)

    https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/19/health/couples-explore-nonmonogamous-relationships-wellness/index.html
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    "Psychology Today" - Article Referencing Sociosexuality (9/5/22)

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-bad-looks-good/202209/when-romantic-partner-asks-open-relationship This short article appeared on that section of my smart phone that suggests articles based on your interests (presumably according to browsing history). It was barely worth noticing...
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    should I be worried about being cuckold

    Hi mfmfantasy - this thread is from 2014, and the OP (original poster) hasn't been on the board since then. So, don't expect a reply. :) If you have specific thoughts or questions about how cucklolding/hotwifing/mfm threesomes, etc might relate to polyamory, you might want to start a new...
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    "Polysecure" by Jessica Fern

    Kevin, Just looking at your personal list (that you have read) - I have read all of those (on your list) and found them all helpful in different respects. "Ethical Slut" - I read both the second and third editions, but not the first. "Polyamory - Love Without Limits" - I read Deborah Anapol's...
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    "Polysecure" by Jessica Fern

    What is your recommended list, Kevin? I would be interested in seeing how it compares with my impressions. And to see if I have missed reading anything on your list.
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    "Polysecure" by Jessica Fern

    The book, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy, by Jessica Fern happened to show up in my Amazon list of suggested books - not surprisingly as I've ordered the Kindle versions of a couple dozen or so poly-related books from them, but it's been a couple of years since I've...
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    FMF v. MFM disparity?

    By the time my wife, Becky, and her first poly boyfriend (Ben) broke up a couple of years ago, I had become comfortable enough with the idea of her having sex with other men to offer her the opportunity to fulfill her long time fantasy of an MFM threesome. We had opened up our mono marriage so...
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