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    New here

    I'm genuinely curious here - what does 'polyamorous' mean to you? Because (as others have already said) by most people's definition, polygamy is a type of polyamory, which would mean you ARE currently in a polyamorous relationship... I'm not trying to tell you what to call your relationship -...
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    New here

    Of course you don't - none of us do - but what will happen on this forum is that people will ask you probing questions in order to get a better understanding of your situation. Everyone tends to get a lot of questions when they first show up here!
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    Film Review: Savages

    I haven't seen it myself...and I don't think I will after reading the review!
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    A valid reason for open marriage?

    You seem to jump between extremes in your thinking - you've gone from being really keen to do this right now to saying you're a horrible person for even thinking about it in just a few hours! You're not a horrible person for being interested in this stuff, or for thinking it might be a good...
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    Film Review: Savages

    A poly friend shared this on Facebook: Savages: not the kind of poly representation we need Thought folks here might find it interesting.
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    Bisexual, Pansexual, Polysexual...is it all semantics?

    To clarify, I don't have any objection to the term when other people use it to describe themselves. I just don't feel it describes me accurately. It appears to mean basically straight but with a willingness to experiment a bit on a purely sexual level...and even if I don't feel 'fully' bi, I...
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    Bisexual, Pansexual, Polysexual...is it all semantics?

    Edit to add (because wow this post ended up hugely long!) tldr - I'm never sure how to ID myself personally, I don't feel fully straight or bisexual. I think everything is on a sliding scale and labels should only be applied to oneself, not to others. *** I actually have quite a lot of trouble...
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    Star Trek and Star Wars

    Beg to differ! :p I've always loved Stargate (SG1 & Atlantis) but I also loved SGU. I agree that it's a very different animal, but life would be boring if everything was the same! There were still bits of plot/situations that made it fit with the more usual Stargate vibe, but the desperate...
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    Is a diagnosable mental illness a red flag for you?

    Me too! I'm actually the only person in my current poly configuration who doesn't have a diagnosed mental illness. My husband is bipolar, his girlfriend has depression, and my boyfriend has depression & anxiety. My opinion? It's tough but it depends on the severity of the condition and how the...
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    Time Management

    I would say talk to them both (together if possible) about what time they want/need and how to schedule things in the best way possible. You say that you sometimes feel bad about how things work currently, but do you know for sure that your primary partner is bothered by it? Talk to him! Then...
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    Breaking the Cycle

    Lots of people are married and poly (I am one). Was she poly too, and is she giving up other relationships, or was she always monogamous to you? Does she know and/or like your other loves? I agree with the others who said that giving up something you don't really want to give up is not a great...
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    Papillon's Ponderings

    So now we come to the past two years and our experiences with poly relationships, which is after all why I'm here in the first place :rolleyes: We laid out a few ground rules/boundaries which I think should seem pretty familiar to many people here; complete honesty with all parties involved...
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    Papillon's Ponderings

    Hunter and I met and started seeing each other within two weeks of me starting university. Yeah, I know, pretty speedy! We sort of met in a nightclub, then again properly at a social event later the same week. He asked me out, and things developed from there. Hunter is seven years older than me...
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    Hello again

    Yeah, it's not been easy... The 'she left him' statement above is actually a bit of a simplification - it was her that made the decision to end it but they both played a part. I'll probably go into more detail in my blog when I get to that point of the story.
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    Papillon's Ponderings

    Backstory time I think... My personal history doesn't involve many serious relationships, but does include a reasonable range of experiences that some 'normal' people (do they even exist?) might find a little unusual :rolleyes: Sometimes I think of myself as lacking in experience, and sometimes...
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    Papillon's Ponderings

    Right, I said I wanted to start a blog, so here I go! I suppose I should introduce the main players first, and give then all names... Me - Female, 30, bisexual/bicurious/heteroflexible..? (I am consistently unsure of where I think I fit on that particular sliding scale - if pushed I tend to...
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    Hello again

    It was very messy to be honest (the break up wasn't mutual - she left him), and very difficult for a long time. I think we might be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel though *fingers crossed*
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    Hello again

    So, I signed up and did an intro post sometime last year but have only ever lurked on & off since. Now I'm thinking I want to start a blog in the life stories section to work through some stuff and have somewhere to spew random thoughts, so I figured I should redo the old intro thing! Brief...
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    Poly with problems

    Like I said, I've been lurking here for months. I find it useful and interesting to read everyone's stories and see the advice that is given in various situations. I figured I'd post if I ever had a question I couldn't work out the answer to by reading other threads. I saw Knightsaber's post...
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    Poly with problems

    Yep, that's correct. He is seeing two people in addition to me, and I am seeing Knightsaber in addition to him. There is definitely tension at the moment. This all happened very recently and we're still trying to figure out exactly how things need to be now. It's also complicated by the fact...
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