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I agree.I think some of the misconception comes from fear due to bad relationship experiences the women have had in the past, and some of it is due to the fact that the term polyamory is a bit of an umbrella term, with the exact meaning of each relationship defined by the participants of that...

Yes, my SO is experiencing the same thing.

We usually just introduce each other by name.If more is indicated, he is my very good friend to most in my circle of friends and acquaintances, because we are not out of the closet yet to most people. He is my lover to a few who know. In his circle we are his very good friends and in our mutual...

As a poly woman who is in a Vee with a man who has a monogamous wife, and who is actively searching for a female so, I vote no on this question. I think it depends a lot on a person's definition of poly.For me, poly, swinging and FWB are very different types of relationships.I have experienced...

I couldn't finish posting yesterday because I had to go to work. I can commiserate with you.I am in a v with a man who has a heterosexual monogamous wife. We keep our relationship discreet, out of respect for his wife, and because in our community being open about it could very well cost us our...

I call that the New Shiny Syndrome :D To me, it's the shadow side of NRE. In my relationships, NRE has been experienced in equal measure by both sexes.We admit we are addicted to each other, laugh about it, try not to let it rule the roost, and bitch to each other when we are frustrated.For...

He didn't address that specifically. We didn't do assigned interpretation in this class. It was a peer discussion of the books with him acting as facilitator. He touched on the concept of how society molds behavior by promoting certain mores and penalizing those who don't follow them. We talked...

Oh God!You Devil

Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land was on my required reading list for high school.:)

Phlox is Greek for flame or light. In flower language, it means good partnership, harmony, unanimity,compatibility, unity of souls, etc.

Thank you for the welcome and the advice. I look forward to a time when it gets easier, and it does help to hear that it does. "Me" time is something I've not had a lot of in my life, and I'm finding there are advantages to having time to really find out who I am in relation to myself. I have...

Thank you for the welcome. I have been reading your blog and find it to be very helpful. You express yourself very well.

Hello Everyone, I've been lurking about and learning a lot for a couple of months, and thought I should introduce myself. I'm a bisexual woman who realized when my long term marriage ended that I am polyamorous. I planned to not get involved in any relationships until I finished my education...