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So let me get this straight. You agreed with A that you have an open relationship. A travels frequently to America for work reasons and while he's there, he's "with someone" - at least most of the times. However, when YOU travel to be "with someone", A decides he cannot take it and everything...

Wow. That is AWFUL. I've been vetoed once and it was really painful but it would have been a thousand times worse had my ex-friend not tell me why and agree to have occasional contact to sort things out. And yeah, he was a platonic friend, not a lover or anything like that, even... but his wife...

Yes, this is true. But not only did Spartans practice pederasty, it was a widespread practice in ancient Greece. But not sure about how it is related to polyamoury... Womem did what women do while their men were away fucking each other and younger boys; they focused on raising children. Of...

That is extremely unlikely. Spartan women, like all women in ancient Greece, were, ultimately, subservient to their men and the idea that women could sleep with anyone is an alien idea to such societies. Abhorrent one. Besides, Spartans were obsessed with physical perfection and would practice...

Well, not really. I mean, I have talked about my new situation with my friends out of whom hardly anyone is poly and they do disagree with poly but only in regards to their own love life. They are have all been very accepting and understanding, no-one has judged me in the least - this is why I...

I suppose it really depends on the person in question. My NRE was somewhat subdued due to circumstances but even if I had been able and free to feel & do what I want, I doubt I would've neglected my existing partner. Thing is, I never felt like NRE was a distraction or that my attention and...

I guess I could introduce myself here, too. So, I'm Arawn, a 30 something lady from a country far far away. Well, I'm in Europe, but English is not the main language here. I'm living with my nesting partner of 15 years, Lewis, and have been in an intimate relationship with Sean for 1-3...

Thank you for your kind words, Kevin. I've been reading this forum for months now so most likely I will stay. And possibly try to contribute to discussions, too, if I have something to say. :D I'm not usually this confused and gloomy despite my issues. And, besides, I am living in poly...

Honestly, Galagirl, you are way better than my therapist. :D Not that I'm surprised, you often have very insighful comments here. This brings me to the issue of therapy... The way health care works here is that the public system pays most of my therapy BUT it also means that changing a therapist...

Well, it's not like there was something huge that messed me up when I was young... More like a slow erosion, hundreds of tiny things that have accumulated over time. I was bullied in school, my dad was pretty absent and my mom leaned on me more than was probably healthy, and I was very...

Wow. Thank you so much for reading and answering. You guys really give me a better perspective on things. I'll try to answer in some coherent manner... Firstly, about Richard. In retrospect, it would seem he was after "just sex" although I do not think he was being manipulative. He does date a...

Hello there I've been reading this forum for a while now but have not quite mustered the courage to take part in conversations... Now, however, things happened in my life and I thought to ask if you would have any sort of advice for me or if you could suggest resources as I am not sure where to...