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    appropriate to suggest break?

    Asking for opinion... Would you think it inappropriate to take a short break, if your partner requested that you seek employment in another state and promised to follow you, without discussing with their spouse first.. in what is percieved to be an way to force the issue if the spouse really...
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    Feeling betrayed over an affair before me...

    I need a sounding board. I found out that my partner had a long-term love affair on his wife long ago. I'm feeling very hurt because he did not disclose it to me before. He told me about all the other affairs, physical flings, before they both agreed on pursuing poly, which was after he...
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    It isn't an agreement if it is not written and signed..

    I once wrote, "In any relationship, communication, fidelity/keeping agreements, and honesty are what are ultimately most important. A big part of the communication is understanding what your agreements are and what everyone's expectations are - whether those agreements are verbal or written...
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    Rant-- need reassurance to get thru weekend

    Tough weekend-- could use some reassurance to get through it. Long story as short as I can condense: My SO Sunshine's son's wedding is Sat. Kids invited me. Discovered Sunshine's wife was wigging out and wanted me to pretend I was "just a friend" as she is still in closet with her two sibs...
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    poly on ihatemyinlaws.com

    Saw a reference to poly on ihatemyinlaws.com for the first time. I usually read them to feel better when I'm down about my in-law loonies. I did relate a bit to this one, a gal ranting about her hubby's other wife not showing him enough love.
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    Poly and Bible arguments

    I put this together as a note for my Facebook page for the more religious-leaning folks I know: It's OK to Love more than One I've heard arguments that God forbids it, or that having more than one partner is a sin. But I've read the good book cover to cover (thanks, Catholic school), and the...
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    Outed - and Happy about it!

    A happy story. I used to have DADT policy, to "be discreet" with my ex-h. I never was happy about it. So when I left him, I swore to never keep my loves as a shameful secret. I don't shout it from the treetops, but I don't attempt hide it any more either. My son was never fully aware I had...
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    Finding trust after betrayal - Possible?

    Is it possible to overcome betrayal and rebuild trust? I don't want to give up on the best relationship I have ever known, yet I wonder how much it might compromise myself. Me: Monogamish poly, in process of a divorce, in a committed relationship Partner Sunshine: Poly with his wife and me...
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    Time alone coping skill suggestions (mono in poly)

    What skills do you employ to stay sane when your partner is with their OSO? I am currently mono with a poly partner (Sunshine) whose only other partner (his wife Becca) is also poly. Sunshine builds his schedule with me around that of his wife. I have been actively poly in the past (hinge in...
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    Midnight Ramblings - STDs, communication

    Forgive an incoherent midnight ramble... I'm feeling like I need to start relationship counseling to sort through my insecurities. Background: I am a monogamish poly in an essentially monogamous relationship. My only intimate partner, Sunshine, is married and has two partners (me and his...
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