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  1. GirlFromTexlahoma

    Opening up, when you're already poly

    Hi all, wondering if anyone has any advice about moving from a closed poly set up to an open one. I've been with my husband for 15 years, officially open for about 4. We had a pretty easy time moving from mono to poly, mostly because both of us were already more poly than we realized, and we...
  2. GirlFromTexlahoma

    Veto Power

    I've been thinking about the dreaded evil thing known as Veto Power, and I'm curious about how others see it. It seems like people are quick to say giving someone veto power is a terrible, dangerous idea, but... Is it really that big a deal? Don't we all kind of have veto power anyway? After...
  3. GirlFromTexlahoma

    It's a Texlahoma Story

    " 'It's a Texlahoma story,' she says, much to our pleasure, for Texlahoma is a mythic world we created in which to set many of our stories." - Douglas Coupland, Generation X This blog is a place for me to ponder polyamory - both the day to day ups and downs and the meaning of the larger...
  4. GirlFromTexlahoma

    Relationships and commitment without the escalator?

    This is something I've been wondering about lately and I'm curious what others here think. Reading here and other poly sites I've realized that there's a lot I don't understand about poly relationships. Particularly solo poly and other relationships that do not follow the relationship escalator...
  5. GirlFromTexlahoma

    I feel like I'm leading a double life

    I've been with my boyfriend for a year now, and he's still not comfortable with meeting my husband. Keeping my relationships completely compartmentalized like this makes me feel like I'm leading a secret double life. And I'm tired of feeling this way. My husband Andy and I opened up our...
  6. GirlFromTexlahoma

    Hi From Texas

    Hi everyone, I've been lurking on this forum for a while and thought I'd finally say hello :) I'm fairly new to the idea of being poly ... My husband and I opened our relationship a few years ago with the usual rules, no feelings, no overnights, etc. Over time those rules kind of disappeared...
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