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Hi there,

My name is Jackie and I am brand new to the poly community and everything. My wife and I live in the New England area and recently opened our marriage and I am really looking to connect with people to hear their stories. My wife identifies as a lesbian but I identify as a lesbian(slightly changing) biromantic. We are a younger couple with extremely limited experience so any advice is appreciated! I would ideally like to talk to someone in the New England area so we can connect in real life.

I'm sorry if this is a long intro but I believe in being honest and having open communication so thanks for listening to my spiel!

:) Jackie
 
Well I guess I should venture that I live in New England. I am extremely new to all this too on a practical level so I don't know how much help I can be, but I'm always happy to talk and connect.
 
Hi Jackie - and welcome to the Forum! We have a good number of experienced poly folks here so please do not hesitate to join in the conversation with any questions or thoughts that you may have.

Here's a list of some of the best poly web sites that you may find helpful:

http://www.polyamory.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108191

Many of us have found Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships by Tristan Taormino to be the best introductory book on polyamory.

However, with your Lesbian identification, you may also appreciate the polyamorous classic, The Ethical Slut by Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy - originally published in 1997, it was an important early text on polyamory, and includes significant discussion of polyamory in relation to Lesbian relationships. The third edition was published in 2017.

Again, welcome, and we will look forward to hearing more of your story!

Al
 
Greetings Jackie,
Welcome to our forum. Please feel free to lurk, browse, etc.

You can read about my story in my blog, also Life stories and blogs in general has many of our stories. As for connecting in general, you can do that by exploring the site in general, by reading, and posting. If you want to message us privately you can do that too.

My advice to you would be to communicate with your wife a lot, honestly and transparently and always looking for ways to improve the quality of that communication. We are all beginners in that area, communication is a lifelong endeavor. Also learn as much as you can about poly, here are some links that may help:

And post here (or in Poly Relationships Corner) anytime you have any questions. Good luck!
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!
 
BuffaloMainer said:
Hi there,

My name is Jackie.
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Hi Jackie!

I am brand new to the poly community and everything. My wife and I live in the New England area and recently opened our marriage. I am really looking to connect with people to hear their stories. My wife identifies as a lesbian, but I identify as a lesbian (slightly changing) biromantic.

We are a younger couple with extremely limited experience, so any advice is appreciated! I would ideally like to talk to someone in the New England area so we can connect in real life.

I'm sorry if this is a long intro but I believe in being honest and having open communication, so thanks for listening to my spiel!

:) Jackie
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I'm non-binary at heart but usually ID as female, she/her. My partner is female. We are both pansexual and both polyamorous. We are older than you but we have lots of friends (mostly queer and poly, not to mention kinky sometimes) much younger than we are. We've been practicing poly for a long time, and live together in Massachusetts. See my sig for more.

We can't give advice unless you ask questions! Feel free to start a thread in the Relationships section. :)

Please choose a nickname for your wife and any other intimates of yours: partners, metamours, etc.
 
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