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    Primary partner feeling insecure despite my assurances

    His insecurity stems from his ex-wife leaving him despite their commitment to building a life together, and a similar situation with a woman he dated seriously after that. He was totally gutted by those relationships ending. He is still in that "talk is cheap, you say you want to be with me but...
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    Primary partner feeling insecure despite my assurances

    Thank you for the good suggestions. I wish I had thought to leave a note or a card before I left the house last night. I did text him a few times throughout the night to say hi and tell him about something I saw I wanted to share with him, and again to say goodnight and this morning to say good...
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    keeping loves seperate

    Okay. You're right. I've only been dating my new bf for a couple months, and although in my mind I think, "If T meets him I bet he'll feel better and more secure and will probably actually like him," I need to let T take the lead on that. Which I have done so far and should continue to do. I...
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    keeping loves seperate

    I don't think that's a fair assessment. You read more into my post than what is written. The Old Man and I have had many, many conversations about our relationship wants and needs. He knows what I would like and I know what he would like. We are both respectful of each other's wants and needs...
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    keeping loves seperate

    My Old Man and my boyfriend haven't met yet, but we are inching closer to it. The Old Man would prefer to keep everything separate and compartmentalized and never meet my boyfriend, but I don't think that's possible or healthy for us. Case in point: The Old Man dropped by my work unannounced...
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    Primary partner feeling insecure despite my assurances

    Hello. I am a poly woman in an open, long-term relationship with a man (T) that lives in another state. We have been together for two years. Before I met him, T lived here full-time, but after his divorce he got a job in another state. He still owns a home here, and comes back fairly often. I...
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