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    Going to my first poly meeting

    Completely. Thank you so much for sharing. I am not a joiner, so if I skim off a couple friends from any group whatsoever, I`ll consider the experience a success. Kudos for taking the initiative to ask CDM out. I like that. ;) Yes, mono hetero social functions are almost impossible for me to...
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    Going to my first poly meeting

    It`ll be two weeks from now. As of now, it seems, there will be only about 6 of us, which is a start. I`m excited and a bit anxious. It feels like this is going to be such an emotional experience for me. Just not being ostracized for having feelings for more than one person... However, I`m...
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    When is cheating considered cheating?

    Interesting question. Except for two relationships I`ve had, I shunned monogamy from the start. In one of the exceptions, prior to having "the monogamy talk", I was casually having sex with another woman. At the time, I felt like a cheater. I had my roommate tell her bullshit stories, like I...
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    Time alone coping skill suggestions (mono in poly)

    You`ve just laid down my rationale for dismissing all kinds of commitment ceremonies. In the end, when all is said and done, what does all the symbolism, the ring, the PDA, the label, the legal bind, and the public approval of your sexual contact really mean? What changes? What is this final...
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    not-quite-poly: lovers & friends w/ benefits

    Thank you. I use specific labels as a starting point in networking with others who may have similar interests. But those labels are also subject to adjustments and differences in degree. I avoid online dating services these days, but I still need to communicate my relationship goals effectively.
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    Dealing with HPV

    Oh, noes. :( So, my doctor was right. He swabbed (it`s more like a brush) the actual wart to determine that it was HPV. But, after it was removed, he told me there`s no way to tell for certain whether or not you still have it. Hence, the waiting period, after which you`re for all intents and...
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    Dealing with HPV

    You can always network with others who also have HPV. If most people have it, you should be having more sex, not less! j/k :D
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    How do I make it happen? He's so mono.

    I would avoid trying to convert people. Why get into a monogamous relationship in the first place if having multiple partners is so important to you?
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    Fluid Bonding Confusion

    Same here. Additionally, they are more transmissible when symptoms are present. PIV/PIA with a condom is bad enough. Oral sex with barriers is to me the same as no oral sex. I`ll gladly skip it.
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    Dealing with HPV

    I enjoyed reading your post. Thanks for sharing. From my recollection, I came across multiple online sources (which, I could no longer name at this juncture) that claimed there is controversy whether or not the virus clears in your bloodstream. The doctor who removed my wart claimed there is no...
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    Dealing with HPV

    I`m waiting for someone, so I can`t wax long in this post right now. Just wanted to offer words of encouragement. HPV seems to have two faces. One is the face that it isn`t a big deal, mostly an inconvenience, that most people past the age of 30 will have, with little to no symptoms, and except...
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    Gay with Bi boyfriend, advice?

    I feel (but, I`m a feely unicorn! :D) you`re entirely justified in asking for a couple things. a) the PDA thing is sheer disrespect, and has got to stop if you`re uncomfortable with it; b) you need both together time with your boyfriend, and me time within your own home. So, she`s gotta...
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    Dealing with my wife's feelings of self-entilement???

    I've run across this being a "liberated" woman, insofar as it is convenient, and snapping right back into macho gender roles when things get inconvenient quite a lot. And you forgot the chair-pulling and door-opening. That is sarcasm. I am actually quite serious about what I stated, although I...
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    Dealing with my wife's feelings of self-entilement???

    I took it. Thanks for referencing it.
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    Dealing with my wife's feelings of self-entilement???

    That's the best thing you've said all thread. The only way open relationships work is: If the girl is bisexual and bringing you in partners If you're bisexual and prefer to be with men If you like being your wife`s cuckold/submissive
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    Imagine your ideal relationships.

    I can relate to this a lot. But there is another factor in my case, bisexuality. Whoever I'm with, male or female, has to be able to approach gender intelligently. Knee-jerk gender loyalty turns me off, in both men and women. Men and women being equals is also a turn off, since it`s patently...
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    Frustrated M/F Couple

    You forgot alimony and child-support. Of course, everyone is a hero on the internet. I'd like to see women like you in the proverbial IRL. Tushy!... Erm, touche! Edit: Actually, there are women who treat me with respect (even reverence). But, if I told you who they were, I`m sure I`d be a...
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    Frustrated M/F Couple

    Thanks for the word of encouragement. But, I would place that chronology way later than you. I seem to think that it isn`t until after a woman has raised her children, and is into menopause, than she starts being able to make independent, clear, communicable, decisions. What I see as an...
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    Frustrated M/F Couple

    This is exactly my experience dating women as a single man. It feels like women are incapable of making consistent, communicable decisions on their own. And, it also feels like everyone is interchangeable insofar as what matters to women is what you do for them, rather than who you are. Lastly...
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    Frustrated M/F Couple

    This is exactly my experience dating women as a single man. It feels like women are incapable of making consistent, communicable decisions on their own. And, it also feels like everyone is interchangeable insofar as what matters to women is what you do for them, rather than who you are...
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