Married couple new to poly

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Bunnielight

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Hi there.

I am Bunnie. 24 year old female. I am a photographer and I live about an hour from the smokies.

My husband and I recently became poly and it's brought us even closer than we've been before after nearly 10 years of knowing each other. It's been a wonderful change for ourselves and each other. Difficult in some ways, but it always brings us closer.

I look forward to seeing the relationships that develop from the recent encounters we have had and I'm honestly just really looking for a good support group and somewhere I can come that doesn't frown upon my lifestyle.

I've had quite a few people turn up their nose at the idea of all of this.

So hello all. :)
 
Greetings Bunnie,
Welcome to our forum. Please feel free to lurk, browse, etc.

You're among friends here, and don't have to worry about people frowning on your poly relationships. There's a lot to learn so do lots of reading, and don't hesitate to post any questions you may have.

Glad you could join us; you've begun an exciting journey.
Sincerely,
Kevin T., "official greeter" :)

Notes:

There's a *lot* of good info in Golden Nuggets. Have a look!

Please read through the guidelines if you haven't already.

Note: You needn't read every reply to your posts, especially if someone posts in a disagreeable way. Given the size and scope of the site it's hard not to run into the occasional disagreeable person. Please contact the mods if you do (or if you see any spam), and you can block the person if you want.

If you have any questions about the board itself, please private-message a mod and they'll do their best to help.

Welcome aboard!
 
D here, welcome.

We are new here too and in possibly a similar position. We are going to be watching to see where you go with this too.

Good luck

D/hubby to K
 
Thank you for your kind words.

Basically my husband and I came to this decision in January after a really long hard road of some terrible losses and traumatic situations. This was our response to it because we both felt we were ready for our relationship to grow in new ways.

We've been exhausting as many resources as possible and I've found the most relatable information within the text, More Than Two.

I am a freelance photographer and my husband is a comic and film producer. We find value in honesty, art, and scientific truth. Polyamory gives us the opportunity to expand our minds and interests beyond each other.

The trouble has been finding those deep connections which value us as much as we value them. We have no problem making our interests a priority, male or female, it's the reciprocated appreciation that seems to be missing, which has really been what's bringing us down as of late.

Ive tried to find poly groups in my area but I've had a really hard time doing so as most online resources haven't been active for several years.

So that's what brought me here. Lol.
 
Hey Bunnie,

Sometimes good old-fashioned googling can help. Such as googling "Knoxville polyamory" and/or "Tennessee polyamory." Sometimes a current poly group will bubble up that way.

A few links you can try (and you've probably tried a few already):

How do you feel about working with a poly-friendly dating site? OKCupid is well-known for that purpose and there's a couple of others.

Regards,
Kevin T.
 
I've got a friend who recently moved here to eastern Massachusetts from Knoxville/Nashville and I have heard horror stories from her about how conservative your area is. She moved here just for our more liberal politics and civil rights. Would you consider that?
 
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