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And here I'll disagree. Polyamory is one of the many things under the umbrella of nonmonogamy--which also includes open relationships. (And swinging and unethical nonmonogamy and so forth). Polyamory involves romantic ties, whereas simply being open doesn't. Friends with benefits is an open...

Scammer Grammar. A few messages down the line would come the sob story of being stranded and needing money to get home.

Nope. If it was off-topic then, it's off-topic now. I did no such thing. Folks, trolling mods by reposting off-topic threads and bitching about mod decisions on the boards is not a good thing. Please refrain from such.

This discussion is off topic. While there are poly folk who do swing or have open relationships for casual/NSA sex, this subject isn't on topic for a board dedicated to discussion of polyamory.

Welcome aboard. I think you'll find the trip interesting!

He should laugh at them, loudly and openly. And the response I recommend is: "Sez you." "You've never been truly in love." Sez you. You've not found "the One." Sez you. If they sputter on, then something along the lines of "It's OK, I don't really expect anything better from people who have...

I'd say the most important thing to remember is that your husband doesn't need your permission to do anything--he's free to make his own choices at all times. I suspect a major component of the troubles you're having in dealing with this is a belief that he somehow needs your permission to do...

Curly and I figured out early on that we weren't interested in hunting unicorns. Yeah, there were some idle fantasies about possibly meeting somebody who rocked both of our worlds; though never any serious thought. I know that at least one of the ladies I've dated thought the very idea of...

Ah, christ, man. You enter a new community and stumble on the jargon and then bitch that a specialized term is bad because you don't understand it...really? Well, I'm thinking you just engaged in a bit of trolling. That's not a good thing. I found it amusing, however, and an argument can be...

Sounds good to me.

What you seem to have missed in your knee-jerk response is that folks have pointed out that "unicorn" is not only a term that doesn't apply to you, it's a term that you likely don't ever want associated with you in any fashion. I describe your reaction as "knee-jerk" for a simple reason. You...

Unless the ladies are romantically involved with each other, their sisterly love is irrelevant to whether or not they are poly. I love my sister, too--and that has no bearing whatsoever on whether or not I'm poly. The fact that there is no commitment is what troubles me about including Hef's...

Um...no. A unicorn is the mythical, hot, bi babe who's just waiting to jump into a polyfi triad with a couple and make everything shiny and spectacular for them. The term actually arises in reference to unicorn hunters--those couples seeking the mythical unicorn. Yes, the term has a meaning...

Why the fuck are you still there? Walk on, man, walk on! Ain't nobody close to her giving you the slightest respect--least of all her. That's not worth saving. Document the cheating and such for the custody hearing and walk on.

There's the fundamental problem I have with this discussion. It's not clear how any given person relates to others when encountered in public. I've no idea, based on just looking at random people in public areas, whether they're mono or poly. That couple could be married, could be dating, could...

I'm flabbergasted that anybody would think something like that is necessary. Anybody who isn't automatically honest and communicative and respectful of others simply isn't ready for a serious relationship of any sort. I wouldn't think of offering that sort of basic emotional maturity up as a...

I'm trying to be nice, actually. You've posted so much that indicates you have no understanding of polyamory. What first got my attention was the notion that there is some sort of natural progression to triads. I suspect that's a projection of your fantasies, because in the real world of...

Jealousy in a relationship is jealousy in a relationship. Poly folk have relationships that involve the same things as mono folk; the difference lies in the number of relationships. I'll again suggest that you read here for quite a while before trying to offer much advice. What you've offered...

I have to say that's one of the dumbest things I've seen posted here in a bit. The bf deserves every bit of respect every else does. There's absolutely no good reason to not communicate with him openly and honestly. Polyamory is an ethical approach to multiple relationships--even those that may...

Perhaps. Perhaps not. There is no predictable pattern, nor is there ever likely to be one.