The Thrill of Anticipation: Happily Waiting to Date Someone
I love to work, I love to work, I love to work out after work. I’d love to spend a little time with this woman
I love to work, I love to work, I love to work out after work. I’d love to spend a little time with this woman
“My partner is a reflection of me,” she said. “Oh?” “What he does,” she continued. “Who he chooses to spend time with.” “And your metamour?”
“Polyamory?” I’m sometimes asked. “Isn’t that a lot of hard work?” And the poly honor student answer goes a little something like this: “Of course it
So you’ve taken the leap into polyamory. Worked hard on your insecurities. Found partners to explore relationships with. Heck, you’ve even negotiated effective relationship agreements.
Negotiating boundaries and setting expectations are both crucial in polyamory. Being polyamorous involves moving away from The Standard Romantic Relationship Script, in which society largely
PQ 6.6 — Do I communicate authentically in ways that make me vulnerable? * I’m often asked, especially by newly polyamorous folks, if it’s possible
In a lot of the poly how-to, we’re very partner centered. Even questions like “how do I manage jealousy?” tend to have our partner at
Be Specific, Be Clear, Be Comprehensive While I’ve had a number of polyamorous relationship agreements over the years, the best ones all had one thing
“Have you written much about anchor partners?” he asks me. “Yeah, a few times,” I answer, thinking of this (on dating someone you’ve been with
PQ 6.2 — If I have a problem with someone’s behavior, do I discuss the problem with that person? * “So Skyspook texted me. Says
Poly.Land is a daily posting site for polyamory, ambiamory, relationship advice, psychology, writing, and more.
Poly.Land is produced by Braided Studios, LLC.
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.
This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages.
Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website.
Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences!