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hmmm... couldn't quite figure out how to attach thumbnails as everyone else has, but a image pretty close to my tattoo is located here except my Tigger has a t-shirt on. I got Tigger after a great deal of contemplation because I wanted whatever tattoo I got to have significance to me for the...

The dive hit my investments pretty hard, which was where I had saved about 90% of my money... but it seems to be recovering and my quality of life hasn't really suffered. Someone was telling me the other day that families have actually grown closer because of the downturn. That is, because...

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Wow, that's a heavy bit to write. Thanks for opening up and sharing that. I don't know what to say other than I know that feeling. I've been there and just reading your post sort of reminded me that maybe nothing matters at all, really. I feel like in those times, when you feel like you're...

I understand it is hard for your bf to come to terms with the situation. I was talking about cowgirls/cowboys today with my lover, Bee. COWBOY: Colloquial A monogamous man who engages in a relationship with a polyamorous woman with the intention of separating her from any other partners and...

I use the same principles that I do in other aspects of my life. If something worked before or is working, then use the working model. If something is NOT working, I need to change something about it. I use experiences from the past to see what works and what does not. I understand that each...

That's awesome, sounds like you had a great first date!

Part of "withholding" is that not every thought you have in every instant is instant intellectual property of your partner just because you are in a relationship, open or otherwise. I know I had Nyx over at my place the other day and as she left had a conversation something like: N:"hmmm... I...

Cowboy/cowgirl: someone who engages in a relationship with a polyamorous person with the intention of separating them from any other partners and bringing this person into a monogamous relationship. AKA "poacher."

My stance on Nyx's and my "relationship, or lack thereof," is that I feel the same way about her (more or less), now that we are "apart," as I did not so long ago when we were "together." Or years ago, when we weren't even in communication, she still had this place in my heart, even if the exact...

there are kisses and then there are kisses.... :) It's all about where your mind is at, whether you are holding hands, kissing or just text messaging..... at least imho

Yeah, I admit, that's a bit of sarcasm there... but also somewhat in a realistic vein. I've mentioned more than once that if need be I could fill out a daily log or do a daily report of some kind not in a sarcastic way but realistically because I think Nyx was creating things that didn't exist...

Thanks, LR. I am really quite excited to give this a shot!

I am here because I want to be a better partner, to make poly work. I was operating under the principle that I have stated, we have agreed that we are in an open relationship. This means I'm going to be flirting, maybe get a phone number, be chatting with other people, going to coffee or...

I meant, I knew she was scared of forming an emotional bond. (I was cutting to make it about 10% the size of the original message.) I was waiting for her to get the courage up to engage me, not just on a sexual level, but with emotional intimacy, as well. As for the rest, I think Mono is...

Extension from this thread covering the topic of honesty and disclosure. basically I think of myself as one of the more honest persons I know. When I was a kid I started making up stories and lied all the time through high school. When I was 17 I fell in love with this girl and we ended up...

Hmm... This thread was started after my convo with Nyx last night. First and foremost, I'd like to repeat a little folk wisdom I heard somewhere. "There are three sides to every story: my side, your side and the truth." To clarify, we had a convo where I stated that my only partner during the...

This is an extension of some thoughts going on in another thread. The question, paraphrased is: How can one risk a current relationship with someone you truly deeply and really care about (Person A) for some new person you just met, hardly know and have next to no bond developed with (Person...

Welcome to the forum, Rose! :)

I'm pretty low in the ranks of the USFS, but I manage to squirrel away enough to leave the country every winter. It's actually cheaper in the long run. California: $1400/mo X 6 months= $8400 = rent, groceries, cell phone, insurance, fuel, minimal entertainment (movies, pub, &c. once or twice...