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    The Rules/Foundations of Poly

    I guess the thing I have trouble with is the ability to always clearly draw the line between "foundationless" multiamory and polyamory. It seems, and correct me if I'm wrong, that love is one of the things you would see as a foundation of true polyamory. But isn't it likely that many (if not...
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    The Rules/Foundations of Poly

    I'm just a newbie here, but personally I really like the fact that polyamory has a less than specific definition. It makes me feel like there are less automatic assumptions that go along with it, unlike some other labels that carry a whole set of stereotypes. If I tell someone I'm poly, they...
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    What words do you use - lover, partner, girlfriend, boyfriend, something else?

    I've been trying to figure this one out, too. I just use his name as much as possible, but of course there are those situations where you're talking to people who don't know the others in your life by name, and it's more natural to use a descriptor like my husband/boyfriend/partner/etc. I refuse...
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    newbie confusion

    I'm a relative newbie to all of this myself, but I just wanted to jump in and say that whatever you do, I would not let the notion that this always has to be kept a secret hold you back from pursuing what you decide you want to do. It was a lightbulb moment for me when I realized that (for me...
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    Hello

    Hi all, I've been lurking around here for a while and really appreciate "hearing" about the experiences of others, so I thought it was only polite to introduce myself. I've been married for around 8 years, pretty much always struggled with monogamy but only more recently finally "opened up" my...
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