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I'm used to dope meaning "whatever illegal substances athletes take these days" but I would understand it being used for drugs in general. And I'm very familiar with "dope" meaning "awesome" although the friends I have who use the expression tend to be on the older side.

Similarly, monogamous has a definition and it means having one spouse. If you're not married (in whatever fashion) to your loved one, you're not monogamous. Doesn't stop pretty much everyone from using "monogamous" to mean "having one partner at a time", regardless of anyone being married to...

I agree, for a "relationship". But if you take polyamory as an orientation, it can exist without any relationship at all, which is what I meant. To me, polyamorous as an orientation simply means able to be in love with more than one person at a time. Not just attracted to several people, but in...

Depends what you mean by romance. Do you mean romantic feelings, or some sort of action? In the first case, I would say no, since polyamory is defined by the presence of romantic feelings for multiple people (even when there isn't even any relationship at all). In the second case, then yes...

I'm always amazed by people who say "if there is no sex then it's just a friendship". In my experience, that is so not true. You can have romantic relationships without sex. You can have friendships with sex. You can have romantic relationships with sex and friendships without sex. All 4 of...

nycindie, maybe it would help you to think of "romantic orientation" as "love orientation", then, since that's what it means. Who do you fall in love with? It can be different from sexual orientation, the most obvious example being asexual people who often are not aromantic (although obvious...

So, I'm now in a relationship with the guy I mentioned (his name is Chris). I told him how I felt a week ago, although explained polyamory at that time. He took about a day to process and then was fine with it, but said he wanted to take things slowly. Which we have been. Although we've seen...

I think fill in the blank shows each answer that was typed in and ignores duplicates. As a result we get to know everything that was an answer, but not how many people chose it as an answer as it will only appear once regardless.

Nah, it's for the hair that shows outside your bikini. So on your thighs and belly. The pubic area may be okay-ish, but the genitals themselves are too sensitive and it would burn like crazy, and could have a chemical reaction, which is why they have a warning not to use it on them.

My life has been going pretty well. Since getting my green card, I have been able to look for jobs and currently have three. One of them, the first I got of the three, is a tutoring job. The hourly pay is pretty good, but I only get 4-6 hours a week and it's pretty far from where I live so it's...

No, it's hit or miss. Most of my messages never get a response. I try not to think about it too much.

Keep in mind that in a triad (as opposed to a V), all the members are intimate. So what you are talking about would mean the two family members would also be in a relationship (which in many cases is incest, unless they're not closely enough related). Now that doesn't mean people have no...

I'm a little bit confused. You asked Ben how he felt about you having sex with Shane. He told you. You decided that not having sex was better than follow Ben's opinion/requirements on the matter. Then, because you still want to have sex with Shane, you asked again. What did you think would...

Thanks for the clarification. Quite honestly, I don't think it makes a huge difference if they were married or not, because I don't think marriage is that important (being allowed to get married is important. But whether you choose to marry or not, I don't really care. If your relationship is...

Just another proof that the incest taboo has nothing to do with genes. I'm glad this couple got to marry, especially since she can't possibly have raised him (they're only 3 years apart) which is probably what the law is trying to prevent (people marrying people they raised) due to the power...

I guess so, but after exchanging many messages where they mention things from my profile, it seems weird to imagine they wouldn't notice the part about not being interested in any form of casual sex.

A few weeks ago a guy contacted me to talk about gaming, which I mention on my profile. So far so good. We talk for about a week, he asks if he can join my gaming group (we play once a week). I ask my group that week, okays it for the next, he seems enthusiastic. I give him the time and...

There is a Sharknado 2 now, if you're interested. It's even cheesier.

I agree with Franklin's response to your message. The point is not to see who's to blame for what. The point is that you, the person whose agreement was broken, are getting hurt. And you cannot control other people's actions, only yours. Knowing that, if you want to stop getting hurt, you need...

That sounds like a really good way to deal with it. Glad you figured out a way that works for all of you!