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Nony

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Hi Hi All,

I've been trying to find such a site with "like-minded souls" to help me (us) as we start this new stage in our marriage.

My husband Jason I have been married for 2 years, together for 4. After my first marriage ended as a disaster of distrust and no respect, I made it a point to be totally up front with who I am, and what I think, with the "next guy." So, when we first met, I told Jason all my dirty secrets, embarrassing history and past experiences.

That includes telling him when I find other women sexy. I tell him that I'd love to have sex with his best friend. I tell him I'm really attracted to the idea of expanding our relationship to include other people. (He's straight, I'm bi-curious, with a bit of experience.) Over all of this, Jason's primary response has been supportive. He's said he's all for it, as long as I don't call out someone else's name in bed. :)

Things really started transforming from the idle fantasy stage to possible reality a month or so ago. Jason's best friend Argo started texting me. I asked him quite frankly if he and his wife were poly. I had very strong suspicions, based on some Facebook posts. They most definitely are. Argo and I began something of a sexting relationship, with Jason's full knowledge and approval.

We've starting talking about having a foursome, which I find very appealing. However, Argo's wife Medea is sweet, but not entirely my type. She and Jason don't have a very strong chemistry either. She sees him more as a brother. She says she's open to the foursome, but doesn't participate very actively in the pre-event conversations, working up the appetite, so to speak.

Argo has reined things in pretty sharply with me lately. It seems to me that he's concerned that he and I have more of a bond than the other two in the prospective "quad." They are most definitely up for swinging, but get really distant and awkward whenever things get poly-ish. Totally fine, everyone has their own limits.

That being said, I'm frustrated as hell now! I was really really enjoying what my relationship with Argo (albeit almost entirely over text) was doing for me and for my marriage. If Argo and Medea are not up for a more emotional thing, and just wanna fuck, that's not appealing to me.

If all Jason and I wanted was casual, borderline-anonymous sex, I know we could find that pretty quickly in the Casual Encounters section of Craigslist. I want the friendship/relationship to be deep, to go with the mind-blowing sex (since that's the best way for me to have mind-blowing sex, to begin with!).

Anyway, I find myself really really really wanting to find this mythical other couple to be very special friends with benefits. I thought it could be this couple, but it's not panning out that way. So I found my way to this forum, and now I'm trying to determine the best way to find my ideal FWBs. I feel a bit daunted, like I did when I was single and trying to find the guy that was right for me. How do you filter through all the Mr. & Ms. Wrongs to find the Mr. & Ms. Right?

So, that's me (us) and my (our) story! I look forward to gaining insight and a better understanding through all of you here.

Thanks,
Nony

P.S. We have a one-year old son, and we're expecting #2 in July, so I know now is probably not the time for us to kick off a new poly relationship, but it's something that's been on my mind for a long time, and something we've talked about quite a bit.
 
Welcome to the Forum Nony. I think you will have found the right place.

I’m afraid I don’t know where to find the FWBs that you seek. Like any dating, there are no guarantees. Additionally, the dating pool of partners willing to be in less conventional relationships can be fairly small, and hard to find. And a lot seems to depend on location size (towns vs cities) and local culture.

Suffice to say, it has its challenges, some of which it sounds like you’ve already experienced. What I have found, though, is that a lot of looking seems to lead to a lot of frustration, whereas, finding favourable locations or events to attend, and relaxing about the whole thing... well, I can’t say the results are any more favourable, but there’s a lot less frustration. :)


Fortunately, it sounds like you will have some time to think about things. There’s no reason to rush. You’re just getting started. Take your time, communicate, and enjoy the journey.
 
Thanks for the welcome!

My big "plan" is definitely to make the friends, and then let something happen organically. I'm just struggling to find the right place where that organic thing COULD happen. In most friend groups, it's pretty standard to assume that most of the others are monogamous.
 
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