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Horse patooties. Jeezum Christmas. People partner and marry at every age. My mom remarried twice, at 65 and 72, and had more suitors after she was widowed both times. She is frankly pretty ordinary-looking and -sounding. In my local poly networks (Boston area), the gray-hairs are abundant and...

http://polyinthemedia.blogspot.com/2013/12/conservatives-shifting-their-aim-to.html

http://polyinthemedia.blogspot.com/2013/12/poly-therapy-today-interview-and-more.html ...including further links to even more stuff.

'Sister Wives' family wins ruling; right to group relationships upheld: http://polyinthemedia.blogspot.com/2013/12/sister-wives-family-wins-ruling-right.html

Kevin, Alan M. here, a Poly Percs original from way back. The Polyamorous Percolations site has been down for days. I get a notice that the domain name expired on Dec. 3. I tried to alert Firegod, but the only contact I have for him is his polyamoryonline address, and that bounced. Since you...

This is an important and well-thought-out post. I know of more than one person in this situation. Three points: 1) I've noticed over the years that most poly people do develop primary life partnerships as they age, usually of the "open marriage" variety. Solo networking poly seems to be mostly...

Polyamory in the News: roundup time again! (Oct 2012) Activists throw the biggest poly convention anywhere yet. A major newspaper examines the poly movement at length for a million readers. And read *all* about the first polyamory-themed series on mainstream TV, with the community's strong and...

Polyamory in the News: May 2012 roundup On ABC’s 20/20, eight adults and three kids face down an incredulous anchor and show millions what a happy poly network of families can look like. Gay triads stir heated reactions. Poly-friendly psychology professionals stage a breakthrough. Atlanta Poly...

Polyamory in the News: March 2012 roundup Time for another news roundup! The day before a key Republican primary, polys become a political football in a *good* way. More polyfolks discover they can appear on TV and not die. Joys of poly parenting are described to the world. The feminist roots...

Polyamory in the News: January 2012 roundup I’m looking forward to the Poly Living conference coming up in two weeks, February 10-12 in Philadelphia (http://www.lovemore.com/conferences/polyliving/index.php). But meanwhile… time for another news roundup! Polyamory in the News...

Watch out for this anonymous appeal Note that this appeal says nothing about who they are or who they're working for. Bad sign. It may be a coincidence... but Firecracker Films also has a similar casting call out currently. That is the outfit that made "I Love You. and You. and You" for...

Poly in the News: December 2011 roundup Back again! Here's the latest. ** “Slowly it dawned on me. This felt so normal. So right. So — not deviant at all.” First Time for Everything: Dating a Couple: http://polyinthemedia.blogspot.com/2011/10/first-time-for-everything-dating-couple.html **...

Polyamory in the News roundup Hi folks! Another season, another news roundup.... Dear Abby treats us like normals, almost. Promoting a poly event in the mainstream media with brains and cute overload. Obliterating a clueless mental-health professional. TV done right. Next-generation voices...

In Washington, a U.S. Senate committee hears testimony about the polyamory threat to America. “The New Monogamy,” i.e. non-monogamy, takes off in the mainstream media. Polyamorous polygamists file a legal challenge in federal court and could actually win. Triads and quads “redefining love’s...

My post on a very timely article in NYC, which came out just before the New York vote for gay marriage: http://polyinthemedia.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-queer-and-weird-partnerships.html Cheers, --Alan M.

You might think so, judging by recent columns from Dear Prudence, Carolyn Hax, and Annie's Mailbox: http://polyinthemedia.blogspot.com/2011/06/are-advice-columnists-poly-awareness.html Cheers! Alan M.

Multipartnering options described in new mainstream book, "Marriage Confidential" *Marriage Confidential,* a book just out by Pamela Haag, is getting a lot of MSM notice for describing ways people are modifying the traditional, and increasingly failing, ways of being married...

Terisa Greenan's web-TV series "Family"... ...is a great start on what such a movie might look like! Very professionally done. She's a real filmmaker, and she used professional (volunteer) actors. You can watch all 21 episodes (5-10 minutes each) here...

...has a website here: http://www.uupa.org where you can sign up for the discussion list. The list can be quiet for a while, then have bursts of activity. The UUPA was founded when a bunch of UU polys realized that UUs are very abundant in the poly world, especially in leadership and activist...

I'd say, tell him "I'd like to see if we can salvage this relationship together. What I'm going to need, if we do it, is new level for us of trust, transparency, and a willingness to give and receive communication fearlessly." (Practice saying this to a mirror.) See if he follows through. If...