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I dunno. I've been told she's a bad friend by pretty much everyone that knows her. Everyone's written her off. She's just the village bike, in people's eyes. I hated to hear that, because I've always seen her as a lot more. But now I think I get what people were saying. I don't know if I...

I just caught her in a really poorly crafted and totally unnecessary lie about plans. It was just really low and uncalled for. Why can't people just be honest?

Yeah, honestly, after tonight, I think I gave her too much credit. If you treat people second class, you can expect to be treated second class. Grrr...

Thanks, Redpepper. I was just kind of worked up and needed to vent it out, I think. That being said... Kelsey just lied to me tonight. I don't handle being lied to very well. It's, uh, going to make things a lot 'easier' for me now.

Uh, did you talk to your husband at all beforehand? Not clear from your post.

Hi all, Mumbles here, checking in. Since I last posted, I've been really working on improving my personal relationships in all aspects of my life. It's been difficult, but positive. People have noticed, so I hear, and that's definitely a good thing. That all being said, I'm still...

I'm an Artistic (figure) Quad Coach/Skater. I come from an aggressive inline background, so I'm pretty well-rounded. I teach Artistic of course, but I also teach speed and derby. Working on a derby girl right now, in fact.

You sound like beautiful people. Welcome.

What does FFS mean, Mono? I only know it as for fuck's sake.

Redpepper knows what she's talking about. You're your own person, but her "red flag" call was spot on with me. It led me to face some personal demons and I've found myself changed. Just a vote of confidence. :)

Quads are a common misconception....they handle much more like ice skates than inlines. It's because of the rotation on the axles - you can carve clean edges with a good quad skate - inlines won't carve, it's physically impossible. (okay, with a few technical exceptions.)

Hehe... Yeah, funny story-- I got into it because of a girlfriend. I actually came from an aggressive inline background, and well, I fell in love with it and they converted me. She quit when we broke up. *shrug* My coach is like a surrogate father in a lot of ways. He's passing on his...

Hello all, I came to this board with a problem, and I came away a changed person, with a newfound love of life. A few days here helped me learn how to care about people. Since I plan on sticking around this board, I thought I'd go ahead and do an intro thread. Just to say hey. If I had to...

@Questioning: It would be wrong of me to say I'm in a poly relationship, because this is all really new to me. But the "concept" doesn't scare my wife. Basically, I have a close friend that I have some competing feelings for. Attraction competes with wanting to protect and keep safe. It...

It's true Redpepper; starting to really think about others is a little frightening. But it's so rewarding. It fills me up a way that I've never really felt before. Or felt so very infrequently. Men in general, I think, are just so horribly conditioned when it comes to talking about their...

Put so very elegantly. ;)

@redpepper: Yeah, no sweat about missing me. I was at work too. It was just slow at the time, so I thought I'd give you a shout. I feel the same way; it's more about feelings than labels. You said I've been working hard. What's really weird about this whole occurrence is it's forced me to...

I guess what's not clear to me is: where do you draw the line between a close friend and someone who's closer? Is there a line at all there? Or is it something that can only be self-described, in the eye of the beholder? Put a different way, what is the difference between a polyamorous...

Crazy weekend, all told. @anotherbo: It's not that it's a massive shift in mindset, per se, but more of a breakdown of cognitive dissonance. Busting down walls that I'd put in as a safety mechanism. To keep me safe. To keep my marriage safe. I knew I felt a certain way. But I also knew...

Yeah. Apologies for the litany of swear words below. Not sure about the rules here, but I'm just hungover and not filtering well. I'd like to hear what the posters have to say about this, especially you, Redpepper. I went out with and two other of our "house guys" last night, and we had a...