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It seems to some people polyamory = hippies. Recently I was telling some middle-aged white male monogamous friends who live largely conventional lives about my previous experiences in the city as a poly person. They know I identify as polyamorous but it rarely ever comes up when we chat. At one...

Something I am always wondering about is whether polyamorous folk I know have qualities that stand out as common among them compared to monogamous folk. Openness is the obvious personality trait that comes to mind. It does seem that polyamorous people have greater openness than most. That could...

I'm curious about people's experiences raising children in polyamorous relationships. I don't know if many people here have kids but I'd appreciate some discussion, even if its just observation and insights from seeing other polyamorous parents.

Hi I joined this forum about seven years ago, wrote a few posts and then drifted away. Back then I was struggling with a monogamous relationship that was potentially opening up. Well, that got weird. My (now ex) wife was building up the start of her first major bipolar episode. I didn't...

Generally speaking I've found that many men that I or my wife and I have talked to about polyamory (or open relationships) have a hard time understanding it. In some cases its like they don't believe it can be real. Others have gotten some strange misconceptions or appear to find it...

Hi there! :p I'm joining this place because I've come to a kind of crossroads in my relationship(s) and I need to reflect and adjust. Also I think it could be beneficial to me to see how people here think, because polyamory in lifestyle and perspective is not all that common and consequently I...