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    What are the signs my wife is hinting for a open relationship?

    Open relationships require communication. I suspect as mentioned by others that she has been with other people and that she is just holding back all the info for fear you will freak out. Don't. As you have seen, it enhances the sex life. If she's into women, chance that you could get into...
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    Trying to gain understanding

    Both things can be true... A. Your husband is engaging ethically in a BDSM relationship with another partner who fulfills his fantasies / desires in a way that you likely will not be able to. B. Your husband is being quite insensitive given that you have have engaged in similar play, and you...
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    New relationship/old poly relationship

    Last year I got divorced, leaving a 25 year marriage. We were open and I had an active play partner the last 5 years of the marriage (the open part and play partner had nothing to do with divorce). My play partner is also married. She and her husband are swingers, and both play outside the...
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    I don't know how to accept his decision

    How responsible is he? How responsible is he? Does he have good hygeine, is he dependable, does he arrive at appointments on time, does he generally pay his bills on time? Because the first piece of trust here is - is he going to catch an STD or get someone pregnant? If he is a...
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    Protocols when seeing othersr

    Anyone following a couple other posts I made have seen that I am unpacking the results (we broke up) of my first Poly relationship. I am now unpacking some of the things that happened that I didn't know how to handle. In particular, since she is Poly she has other longterm relationships...
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    Need opinion on breakup

    I agree and thank you. I took it pretty hard for a couple days, and now I regret texting her after the initial call. I am absolutely giving her space and am not going to contact her.
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    Need opinion on breakup

    Thank you I appreciate and agree with all the advice. The funny thing is what I am now regretting is the moments of weakness after - I sent her a long email that night, then the day after, texted her. In that text, I pushed her for the reasons why - she said she didn't want to hurt me, but I...
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    Need opinion on breakup

    Thank you Thank you. This helps get my head straight about this.
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    Need opinion on breakup

    I was with my lover for almost exactly 6 months - the last few weeks there have been issues... after daily texts and chats for 5 of those months, there was nothing last weekend... then Monday... she called me at work, from her work - we both have private offices - and said we need to talk...
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    ex-poly recovery group

    New to Poly I'm new, and in the midst of my first real Poly relationship... and I will tell you I have been on an emotional roller coaster the last couple months like I did not expect. I'm not an overly emotional guy, I'm pretty rational in my day to day life and work, and rarely make rash...
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    I think I screwed up my first Poly relationship

    Update Thank you for all of the advice. Update - for the first time in the 5 months I've known her - other than planned trips - I only had two brief texts and did not hear from her at all today.
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    secondary best hope?

    I am new to Poly. Here are some things I have learned: I haven't been with a lot of women, and certainly was a nerd in school who had trouble dating - I was always the nice guy who ended up in the friend zone while the woman I lusted after went after some guy who didn't treat her well. 30...
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    I think I screwed up my first Poly relationship

    That is the crux of the problem. We have been together over 15 years and frankly have never been all that compatible. I am going to post the entire thing here soon, but she actually opened things up 10 years ago or so by wanting to explore things with a female friend. We briefly tried...
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    I think I screwed up my first Poly relationship

    Thank you I sent an email owning the whole thing, that it was wrong putting her in the middle of my mistake, also apologized on the phone the next day - and yes, I apologized at home and owned it there too. I agree with this. Demonstrating how difficult the home situation is, and again, why...
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    looking for feedback on strategies for managing jealousy as a mono person

    View from someone new to Poly I am new to Poly (a few months into my first real Poly relationship). My partner is an experienced Poly woman, who has other people she sees, and has always been up front about that. I have NEVER been a jealous person - that just isn't in my bones... and I was...
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    I think I screwed up my first Poly relationship

    I am new to Poly, in a relationship with an experienced Poly woman who is smart, incredibly sexy, and frankly out of my league. While we have known each other longer, we have been intimate for about 2 months. I am married, no sex for over 2 years, and entered the relationship with a DADT...
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