Tending to the Garden: Hela's Journey

Hela

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My poly journey began about 4 years ago while in an incredibly dysfunctional relationship. I wasnt very honest with myself about "why". However the verbal abuse and psychological and emotional games that were played was enough to deter me from the overall "poly" scene.

Once I decided to get a divorce, I really had to crack down on my work schedule. I now work with animals as well as serve tables. Working anywhere between 50 and 65 hours per week. I dont mind so much. I will just be glad when the debt gets paid. That being said, I barely have enough time to keep up with one partner; I am emotionally tapped out.

I met Loki on a dating app while I was still married as well as still poly. He and I had been talking off an on for a few weeks. We both were very cautious on meeting. I didn't know what to expect, but I knew he was for real, as we had progressed our communication to video responses and calls. I remember receiving the first few of his video responses. His aura spoke to me. It was like a fire was lit in my soul. His face seemed so frighteningly familiar. His voice a nostalgic breath on my spine. Our first kiss pierced my soul. His body was like a magnet pulling through mine as we ended up pressed against my massive movie shelf in our living room. I've been with good kissers, but this was beyond just good kissing. Our connection was incredible.

We spent several days in a row together after our initial meeting. We seemed to have a flow and a passion together that I've never found in anyone else. I recognized alot of my feelings as NRE, but NRE on an entirely different level that I hadn't experienced before. A grief. A grief so deep, it crushed me. My cousin had just commit suicide not even a year before. My best friend, my stepfather, and my mother have all died. The 4 greatest, most important people in my life. Love equals loss to me. Love was something else to lose at some point. Whether the relationship ends or one of you dies. That is the circle of life.

About 2 weeks into our seeing each other in person, he came to my work to visit on my lunch break. After taking him around and introducing him to coworkers as well as the animals I was working with, he went home. That evening he had a massive emotional catch. When he got weird that afternoon, I came by to talk with him and touch base with what was going on in his head. When I came to his house, he was aggressively washing dishes and singing; apparently he does that when hes emotional/nervous. Once I got him to stop, our intense dialogue began. It can all really be summed up in the lyrics to Possum Kingdom by the Toadies.

Loki is my daddy. He is my accountability. His deep commanding voice in my ear reminding me of ways in which to take care of myself.
Loki is my owner, my master, but also my brother. His commands protecting and preserving my independence and self worth.
There is also something incredibly kinky and fulfilling about being possessed by someone respectable and responsible. His brotherly teasing presses my dominance, poking and prodding at my aggressive skill just to illicit a reaction just as intense as our passion for one another. He fills the marrow of self worth with compassion, validation, and undying adoration.

When we began dating, my now exhusband commented on my being more of a brat lately. Such disdain in his voice. When he expressed this, Lokis eyes seared through me with lust.

This relationship is teaching me exponentially about the power within myself and what I am capable of. I never thought I would find a match quite so intense and fulfilling.

Even aside from our kink, I admire the life we are building together. Our sights for the future are the same: no children. Exponential financial growth, travel, and a quiet life at home with our dogs. Maybe some swinging here and there.

The swinging part scares me a bit. After what I experienced in my poly life, swinging seems way safer. Loki insists we are together during all encounters. This is the foundation of our exploring for me. It is my security blanket, at this point. I do fear that my demisexuality will get in the way. But I suppose we shall see.
 
So, I'm not entirely certain what to feel these days. While work is hashing out pretty decently, home has me a little scrambled.
Since my last post and the issue that i referenced in my thread here:

http://www.polyamory.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112607

We havent really discussed at all my discomfort or issue with his insistence on my pushing my kink and dressing differently. I'm not really certain how to bring it up, honestly. Hes not completely wrong and I can acknowledge that. My issue is his insistence on basically saying I bore him physically and he may want to wander.

Hes backpedaled on that issue a little. "By wandering I meant seeking and looking. I would never cheat on you."
Whenever we get into this sort of discussion, some of it feels like a lot of word salad. It takes a lot of mental energy to keep up with what hes trying to say, and by the time we get there, hes onto something else. Sometimes it makes sense, sometimes it still doesnt and I have no idea how he got there.

Then the other day he was talking of his gender issue, as hes wanted to halfway transition and now how he feels hes too old. That it probably wouldnt be quite what he wanted by the time he got there once he did it, at his age. And proceeded to apologize and tell me his sex drive is super low lately.
Now at this point I kind of feel like he was putting his low sex drive on me without really realizing it.

The good things about our relationship, however, is the dynamic. He is an incredibly kind human with a great heart. Hes extraordonarily helpful to me in things beyond my knowledge and hugely supportive to me and expressing myself as an individual. Even if we dont work out, I am still very grateful for him being in this part of my life during this time. I dont want to think about him not being part of my life. Meh..

Again, I'm not sure. But I have a couple of resources to pull from if I need it. We have the current house at least another 2 months. Hopefully I can rake in the money I need within that time.

I just wish I knew what to do in order to be a good partner to him at this time. I keep questioning myself and I know I shouldn't
 
Hela, I hope it's ok that I reach out to you publicly with general info on transgendered people. I wanted to touch on the fact that Loki feels he may be too old to transition. One of my former partners transitioned and we were part of a group (with their partners) where most of the members were transitioning and 42 is NOT too old. Even my ex-fiance partially transitioned and is WAY older than 42. ;) There are many resources out there for both of you.
 
Hela, I hope it's ok that I reach out to you publicly with general info on transgendered people. I wanted to touch on the fact that Loki feels he may be too old to transition. One of my former partners transitioned and we were part of a group (with their partners) where most of the members were transitioning and 42 is NOT too old. Even my ex-fiance partially transitioned and is WAY older than 42. ;) There are many resources out there for both of you.

Could you PM me said resources? I wanted to talk with him more in depth about this but it's a very sensitive topic and I dont want to say the wrong thing.
 
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