Ew, gross
Horrible mistake, how could you
Ok, better...
Education and the gym and therapy and cars and music, oh my!
/sarcasm
Yeh, ok, you're cool. Welcome! Happy to have you!
Don’t fret too much about the knowledge you don’t have yet. We’re pretty friendly and won’t judge harshly because you haven’t learned the jargon yet.
Yay friends and perspective!
My children are 8 and 14 and I learned to enjoy my son’s embarrassment early, so let me tell you my glee when I mentioned that, since he’s around an age to start experimenting, if he needed to know anything about having a prostate, to come to me since his mom (my ex) was ill-equipped to have...
What an interesting place to be in when finding us! What makes you think that you and your partner might vibe with polyamory? Are you exploring other non-monogamous options as well?
22 and engaged?! Too young!
It’s a big step, especially when already in a new relationship, but what better time to start than at the beginning! Just make sure you’re both always on the same page and being painfully honest with each other. Get used to being uncomfortable.
I think gaps in age are generally more severe the younger both parties are: there is a much bigger difference between a 20 and 30 year old pair than a 40 and 50 year old pair.
Once both parties are already established, independent adults, then age gaps become far less of a problematic aspect...
Hoping to keep being kind until it kills me. Lover of words and nerds and facts about birds, purveyor of whimsy and a good soapbox rant, jack of all trades, lore bard
Honestly, this is less about poly inexperience and more about a toxic relationship dynamic. Telling you that you had done something you don’t believe you did (even pointing out yourself that Jane’s disinclination to meet Sue quickly was reasonable) and then berating you until you not only...