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Has anyone had the experience of temporarily closing an open relationship when someone is having a really difficult time? I'm not talking about a few pangs of insecurity or jealousy, I am talking about crippling emotional meltdowns where one of the partners can't function at all. This has...

Hello everyone - wouldn't mind getting other takes on my current situation. For a bit of background, I've been practicing poly for just under a year now, with mixed results. I still struggle with a mono-centric mindset and regularly have to deal with some uncomfortable emotions like...

I would love to hear other member's take on my situation. I'm fairly new to poly - I've been trying it for about a year, so this is all still fairly new. Last week I met a girl on OKC and we hot it off really well, easy to talk to, good communication, etc. We both have very high libedos, and...

I have fairly simple questions to ask - although I suspect the answers might not be as simple. How do you know if a polyamorous relationship model is right for you? Is it possible to develop the qualities needed to be successful at polyamory? For that matter, what are these qualities? So why...

Hey everyone, I'm pretty new to this site - so I wanted to introduce myself. I really appreciate the "READ THIS BEFORE POSTING: How to Write an Introduction" sticky. I am very new to polyamory - I have been a serial monogamist for years and years - My relationships always ended up with me...

OK - I have been in a polyamorous relationship for under a year now, and I could really use some help from those who have been doing this longer. I screwed up. My partner has been casually seeing someone for a few weeks, and asked him if he wanted to be be her secondary. He declined, saying he...