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    Need Advice on Dealing with Jealousy/Mistrust

    Caution. I can't contribute too heavily on the jealousy issue, other than to suggest that you try to define your jealous feelings in more precise terms that do not use the word "jealousy". Usually there are underlying issues with jealousy that can be obfuscated by the more general term...
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    Too Many Bad Examples

    One thing that has been a recurring theme as my wife and I interact with people are the unfortunate number of folks who probably should be discussing polyamory with their spouses, but who have taken the all too more common approach of just cheating on them. In my wife's case, her first...
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    Trying to learn...

    I see a lot of wisdom in this analogy as well, and it strikes at the heart of the situation. One thing I have tried to do to help ease the fear of drowning is to make attempts to, in the spirit of the analogy, bring her to the kiddie pool where she can feel the bottom with her back and still...
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    The Rules/Foundations of Poly

    Thank You Thanks for the validation. Although not actively poly, I'd thought for years about what would make poly workable for us. Good to know that those thoughts made sense!
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    The Rules/Foundations of Poly

    Thought on Polyamory from a Currently Mono Guy I'll throw out my 2 cents about polyamory, though I am currently not in a poly relationship, and am mono with my wife. We had tried poly for a short time, then put it on hold (possibly indefinitely) until we gained an understanding of the issues...
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    Trying to learn...

    No, thank you all I'm just happy there are forums like this where the topic can be discussed openly and frankly. Given the diverse situations that polyamory encompasses, it's good to have a place where people can discuss the joys and trials that opening up a relationship can bring.
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    Trying to learn...

    Rob and Rita and Spontenaity Hi, Redpepper. I did actually set up my own account. Mine's RobFire. Hers is RitaFire. The spontaneity thing is actually an interesting topic. For the many, many years we've been married, we had done some spontaneous stuff. As time went on, I noticed a trend...
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    Trying to learn...

    My Tone Hi, this is Rita's hubby Rob. Just wanted to clarify some things in defense. 1. I am not asking Rita to engage in any actual poly activity, only to learn more about it, as I believe the jump into it was premature and done without enough research to begin with. 2. It was Rita who...
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