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    Marriage in the Poly Context... Sharing and Seeking Advice

    My wife and I were married before we became poly, so this has been something of a topic of discussion between us. We're not interested in secondaries... ultimately we're interested in expanding our family. The legal and emotional logistics do seem challenging though... the tip about NORML is...
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    First poly relationship and very confused

    Please understand that I get where y'all are coming from. In most circumstances, I would absolutely agree with you: backing away completely would be the best course of action. In this situation, though, she would take that as me running from her, and I think it would hurt her. But Sunnydee is...
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    First poly relationship and very confused

    We haven't exactly broken off contact. We talk regularly, we play an online game together, pretty much everything we did before we started seeing one another. Aside from that, you pretty much hit the nail on the head. I'm scared that if I wait too long before bringing "us" back up, she will...
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    Shared responsibility in a poly family

    I did a cursory search on this topic (very brief, admittedly), and didn't find any posts, so apologies if this dead horse has taken a beating already. :-) One of the aspects of poly that my wife and I find appealing is the poly family and shared responsibility. Whether it's a triad, quad, or...
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    Primary/Secondary: Merged Threads/General Discussion/Debate

    My wife and I have discussed this a good bit. Although we've barely waded into the poly-waters, the idea of primaries and secondaries just isn't appealing. In some ways, we don't even like referring to ourselves as "husband and wife" in the context of polyamory, because that seems to...
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    First poly relationship and very confused

    One thing I did want to add is that my friendship with this woman is the most important thing. I do want "more than friends", but I would rather be just friends than not have her in my life at all.
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    First poly relationship and very confused

    I'm honest enough to admit that a lot of what I'm feeling is NRE. That being said, this woman and I have had a deep friendship for sometime... there was a strong connection between us before we started seeing one another. As for backing fully away, that crossed my mind. After discussing it...
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    First poly relationship and very confused

    I was hoping to get some sort of advice on a situation I've been dealing with. I'm married to a wonderful woman whom I love very much... after many discussions, we've agreed that polyamory was something we both wanted, and have recently begun testing the waters with other partners. In my case...
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    Poly and married in Bible belt-- triad, quad?

    The answer comes down to, we were born here and don't have the resources to move at the moment. We are attending a university that is paying for my bachelor's and her master's degrees. I have a job lined up in Washington, DC after graduation, and believe me, we're counting the days until we...
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    Poly and married in Bible belt-- triad, quad?

    Hi, I just joined. I have a question that's been bothering me for some time. I have been happily married to a beautiful woman for about 5 years. We've explored swinging with other women and couples, and while it's been loads and oodles of fun, it's not what either of us are really looking for...
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    A new challenger approaches!

    ... or maybe not. Hi! I'm Phil, new to the forums, new-ish to poly and open relationships. I'm happily married to a lovely girl, but we feel somewhat out of touch in our current location... think deep south Bible belt... so it's somewhat difficult to be open about our relationship. Just on...
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