February 2012
38 posts
Anonymous asked: I've been wondering for a while now, would romantic friendships count as polyamory for someone who identifies as asexual, demisexual, grey-A, etc.?
Feb 27th
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Polycule: I'm trying to expand my network of... →
herpsiderp: Reblog (or like if you are more comfortable) if you’re polyamorous or a poly blog and I’ll check you out/99% likely that I’ll follow you :) It’s an ongoing adventure and learning experience being poly, and I want to connect with as many of you out there as possible so we can all…
Feb 26th
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Feb 26th
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i, grok.: Consent  →
deltumbles: lets-blog-about-sex-baby: Consent is one of the single most important aspect of any relationship, especially one that is sexual or might become sexual. The biggest thing to remember about consent is that it is not ongoing, meaning that a partner may give consent at one…
Feb 26th
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10 Things the American Media Really Need to Learn... →
isthisthevoid: Great piece: Of all the national conversations suffering for lack of rigorous debate and actual facts, the sexual conversation is one most likely to turn otherwise professional journalists and pundits into alarmists and preachers. When editors and writers aren’t just playing to America’s persistent sexual ignorance, they’re deepening it: pegging stories to stereotypes, ...
Feb 26th
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Feb 26th
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Feb 25th
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I fucking hate polyamory.
suicidescollide: Nothing has ever made me feel as insecure as loving someone who’s poly. This says a lot. Think about this statement. “Nothing has ever made me feel as insecure as ___________________” This mentality comes up time and time again.  It is critical for people to recognize why this reaction is such an integral part of why groups of people are stigmatized.
Feb 25th
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Feb 25th
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Feb 25th
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Why I wish being Poly was more acceptable in the...
thequeenonthewall: Today I had to be explained as my girlfriend’s sister… I felt like this… then like this when I got asked if I was my BF’s daughter… I wish it was more acceptable to be in a poly relationship in the real world. It sucks to have to lie and it just crushes my heart to have to lie about something that makes me so happy. being able to share my life on here is a great...
Feb 24th
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VenusPlusX: The Sexual Freedom Project: Discussing... →
venusplusx: *en español abajo Are polyamory and non-monogamy one in the same or are they different? Do you think either could be beneficial to a relationship? Make a video, write a poem, song, or an essay — or even create an original work of art — and express your thoughts. If we feature your…
Feb 24th
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Ghost horse.: I love the idea of polyamory. →
landlockedmermaidblues: I myself am monogamous & I know I am not cut out for this style of relationship. However, I have a very good friend who is polyamorous & she is so happy & secure in her life with her boyfriend & his girlfriend of 6+ years. I’d never be able to be in a relationship with two people in this way, nor…
Feb 24th
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Untitled: I Have Loved Many... →
jaredb777: I have loved many people. Some of them in different ways. Some of them in the same ways. It is not the ways or the myriad reasons that we love someone that makes that love real or valid or a magnificently powerful experience it is the fact that we love them for who and what that unique individual…
Feb 24th
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Musings of a Melancholy Guy: What's Your... →
melancholyguy: I am anxious for the day when you can just ask someone, “what’s you arrangement?”, and they answer the question simply, open, or poly, or monogamous, or partnered non-monogamy, or simply complicated, and all these answers are just accepted as completely legitimate. No judgement or wide awkward…
Feb 23rd
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Feb 23rd
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One's Enough Misery
bazilisk: Me: “Poly isn’t swinging. Swingers are mostly just after additional sex. Poly people believe that you can actually be in love with more than one person at once.” Friend: “I don’t know if I could handle that. There’s so much misery from being actually in love with just one person at a time.” I had this conversation this morning, and have been thinking about it off an on since. It’s...
Feb 23rd
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Why I Just Got Tested and You Should Too:...
Imagine the web of people you have vicariously slept with through your other partners. Imagine how it keeps extending, becoming more complicated and convoluted. Imagine the moments when any of these lovers, out of passion, forgot protection. Imagine the moments when they had their hearts broken by a partner that lied to them, or denied information, about sexual involvement with another...
Feb 23rd
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littlelostpoly2: I feel his cheek brush against mine While she slowly caresses my thigh With them both I feel such bliss Arising to each passionate kiss No one can say who I should love Being with two for me is a must Her soft kiss his warm embrace Getting to bed has become a race No matter when no matter how To them both I plead my vow Past the looks through the stares To him and her...
Feb 23rd
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Feb 22nd
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“What kind of relationship you have is your choice, and one choice isn’t better...”
– The Pervocracy: The end of normal. (via sexisnottheenemy)
Feb 22nd
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“Jealousy is most common when somebody feels insecure, mistreated, threatened, or...”
– More Than Two | Polyamory: The Theory of Jealousy Management (via a-blog-called-everything) so, so, so true! (via littlelostpoly2)
Feb 22nd
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Feb 21st
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Feb 17th
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Anonymous asked: I am in a poly relationship and my primary partner is getting extremely insecure about my relationship with my lover. I've read a lot about managing jealousy, but can insecurity be treated as jealousy? I feel like I just can't do enough to convince my primary that I still love her even when I am in a state of extreme infatuation with another partner.
Feb 17th
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“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances:...”
– Carl Jung (via peaceloveandecstasy)
Feb 15th
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More Than Two | Polyamory Resources and Guidelines... →
Feb 15th
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Bonobo Love: Valentine's Advice From Christopher... →
polycule: From the author of Sex at Dawn.
Feb 15th
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Anonymous asked: I always thought I was just bad at monogamy until I met C who helped me realize that I was just polyamorous. As you can imagine I really like C and would love to be more intimate with her but my current partner G is really insecure and he doesn't understand why I would want to see anyone but him. I've tried several times to talk to him about it, but he responds from his insecurity with...
Feb 15th
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Hey there! Heads up: This is not a question about polyamory. I follow you on tumblr to keep connected to poly resources — i sense i am fairly well-versed (not a ‘newb’). Seeking advice isn’t my personal primary goal as a follower. A few weeks ago, you’d made a post titled “How Can We Make This Blog Better?” (or something to this extent here). When I...
Feb 15th
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Anonymous asked: What's a good way of asking if somebody is poly?
Feb 15th
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masteradrift-deactivated2012041 asked: I just wanted to chime in on the anon who asked about dating and holding hands. We always hold hands when going out to public places like the movie theaters, restaurants or the mall. You could find all three of us nuzzling and kissing at the various street fairs in San Francisco. But yeah, kids - get a lawyer. As I understand it, it is easy enough to arrange in California. Not so easy in some...
Feb 15th
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altls asked: So, I don't have other committed relationships (well, I have not yet), but I have been fine with my wife having them for years. So, is she polyamorous? Are we polyamorous? If she is and I am not, what am I? How should I refer to my part in this?
Feb 15th
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Anonymous asked: My girlfriend and I are interested in an exclusive polyamorous relationship. This has raised all sorts of questions! Can we all three go out for dates? Do we all hold hands? What if hypothetically it got to the point of having kids? How do you even? Is it suddenly illegal at some point?
Feb 15th
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Anonymous asked: Hi! So um I'm a little curious about maybe possibly attempting to figure out if some kind of poly relationship(s?) would work better for me but I have no idea where to start! Your resources page seems a little bare and I guess I'm wondering if there's some sort of... I don't know, primer sort of thing that you can direct people to? (No one has all the answers, I know, but...
Feb 15th
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suchwishfulthinking asked: Hey there! So I just started dating my best friend, who is polyamorous. While I accept that, I still stand by my personal belief of monogamy. I love him, and I really want to stay with him, but do I have to 'be' with his other partners? How do I get over the feeling that comes with knowing that he has that same feelings about another person as he does about me? Am I being insecure or...
Feb 15th
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Anonymous asked: do you know of any good sites where I might be able to find and meet other local poly people?
Feb 9th
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Our Experience
Feb 7th
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