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Re: the history of marriage, debate and associated insanity... It is perhaps worth noting that until somewhere between the 16th and 18th centuries (depending on country), marriage didn't necessarily involve church OR state. Two people declared they were married, and they were married. Around...

Re: why didnt LGBT accept civil unions: Because the Supreme Court decided "Separate but equal" is a piece of shit argument 50 years ago?

how Poly Marriage Could Work Coming in late to this discussion, but was in a great discussion recently about how poly marriage could work, and one suggestion that I think has serious promise is dyadic marriage. Here's how it would work. Marriage remains between two people. However, everyone...

My first poly relationship, my fiance knew I was falling in love w/ my OSO long before I did. More recent relationships, the agreement I have with one partner is that I tell him before the first date. My agreement with my casual partner (who I'm lucky to see once a month) is a bit vaguer, but...

Missed Posts Sorry for disappearing. Life broke me last month. Here's the latest posts on poly and mental illness--Mental Illness, the course of treatment http://polyamoryonpurpose.com/mental-illness-the-course-of-treatment/...

If they consider you family, then go ahead and be family when the new baby comes. Having a new baby is rough, but it's a lot easier if a family member comes over once a week to cook dinner, or help out with laundry. You can be "Aunt Polymomma" to the baby and keep an eye on them for two hours...

Anxiety Disorders and Polyamory http://polyamoryonpurpose.com/anxiety-disorders-and-polyamory/

Living with Anxiety http://polyamoryonpurpose.com/living-with-anxiety

I don't think I've ever had NRE last more than a few months. A month or two seems more the norm. It's been so long since I was really head-over-heels NRE that it's hard for me to remember exactly what it was like--the one thing that sticks out is that my libido shoots through the roof for the...

All About Boundaries (and how they relate to mental illness) Sorry for the delay. We moved last Friday and internet issues kept me from posting Sunday, then yesterday, whle I got posts up on the website, was just insane. Anyway, here's the two posts forthis week...

You are welcome. Glad he is doing better, and hope he continues to do well.

Poly Advice for the Mentally Ill: “Communicate, Communicate, Communicate” http://polyamoryonpurpose.com/poly-advice-for-the-mentally-ill-communicate/ Late post again, sorry guys!

New Post: Depression and Polyamory Sorry for the late post this week. Taking a look at depression--what it is, how it impacts relationships, and ways to make it easier. http://polyamoryonpurpose.com/depression-and-polyamory

I think taking care of someone that deep in mental illness is its own kind of hell. I hope MrS is doing better now. I can't speak for every person dealing with depression, but in my experience, just being there, being a reminder that we're not alone, that there is someone with us who does care...

One of my partners has been emotionally abusive in the past, and I very much believe the abuse was related to his mental illness. I wrote about the details here: http://qr.ae/fC6Wt The vast majority of people I know with mental illness are not abusive, or are only self-abusive. Neglect is sadly...

Surprise Wednesday Post: Poly Advice for the Mentally Ill: “Be With Your Emotions” http://polyamoryonpurpose.com/poly-advice-for-the-mentally-ill-jealousy/

Thanks. It's a little better today than it was Friday when I wrote that post. Still not great, but I'm at least semi-functional.

New Post: Living with Depression http://polyamoryonpurpose.com/depression-polyamory/

Sure!

Hey folks, A couple people had mentioned their willingness to share their experiences dealing with mental illness in poly relationships. For sanity reasons, I am not able to reach out to people individually right now, but anyone who is still interested can contact me a jessicaburde (at) gmail...