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    Can one have a 'primary' partner for whom they are not 'primary'?

    Best laid plans I'm coming from a unique circumstance, I think, that has made this possible. I was just dumped out of a long monogamous relationship at the end of summer, so I had no intention of attaching to ANYBODY. I was planning to be single, single, single (poly, while I had once...
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    Can one have a 'primary' partner for whom they are not 'primary'?

    Rearranging your life I've definitely rearranged my life around this connection. And now that we are both coming up on vacation time, we will be changing locations, too, at least for that time period. It's more to do with where I feel my emotional center is, though, or my level of attachment or...
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    Can one have a 'primary' partner for whom they are not 'primary'?

    This is so interesting that you say it like that. I feel a little old-fashioned/monogacentric using such phrases, but I feel exactly that way, too. And, of course, there's no really good definition for being "in love" either, but we know what it feels like, right? And we know it's different...
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    Can one have a 'primary' partner for whom they are not 'primary'?

    Me, too, curious. How does it work? How can you tell who's primary and who's secondary? I can understand if you live with someone, it's probably pretty clear, but if you don't.... How do people define this? I don't live with anyone, so I think my definition of primary has to do with the level...
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    Invited husband and lover to forums

    Ugh. Yes, I've been here. Right in this spot. 24 year marriage. 9 month relationship with a man we both loved (not sexual) Husband's world tumbling... Ugh. The stress was enormous. Big big big hugs. Listen, sweetie. You haven't screwed up lives. Not yet. PM me if you want, because this...
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