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SoLOverlord

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Hello everyone. I recently have realized that I am Polyamorous so please forgive me if I don't use proper terminology. I am still learning and I want to better understand this aspect of who I am.
I'm a 28 year old Californian native. I grew up in a very conservative and traditional christian home. I am married to the most amazing woman and we are very happy together. Ever since we got married I have realized that I have developed feelings for anther woman. My wife knows that I have feelings for someone else and supports me. We have discussed it at length and she is open to us having a polyamorous relationship with this person. Before meeting this new person, we have had discussed the idea of expanding our relationship to include a third person. I still love my wife with all my heart but these feelings for someone else are getting stronger.
This revelation has caused some what of an identity crisis within me. The crisis comes from my childhood of hearing the rhetoric of one man and one woman. My conflictions is not helped that my father cheated on my mother and almost left her for another woman. Their relationship has recovered but my mother and father are still very bitter about the incident.
I have told some of my friends but they have met the news with mixed feelings. They all still care about me and accept me but they have told me that I am wrong for feeling this way (One friend is completely supportive of this).

*EDIT*
We are not looking to form a Triad. I am looking for a emotional/romantic partner and my wife is hoping that the third member can be a good friend for both of us. I am sorry apologize if it sounds like we are 'unicorn hunting' but that is not our intent. I want a relationship that can grow naturally into a loving one. I'm not looking to fill missing character traits that my wife doesn't posses.
 
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Greetings SoLOverlord,
Welcome to our forum. Please feel free to lurk, browse, etc.

Sounds like you are battling some conditioning and societal pressure. Embarking on the poly road can be difficult because it is not (yet) generally accepted by most people. I hope you will find in Polyamory.com a haven of poly believers who will support you and offer you advice, info, etc.

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Sincerely,
Kevin T., "official greeter" :)

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