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@polyhearts
Gosh darn those polyamorous sluts. Cuddling and affectionately supporting each other. Practicing open communication and consent. Establishing their social and emotional wellbeing based on more than one romantic relationship. Existing in trusting, loving, safe relationships. Someone stop them.
Polyamory can bring:
immense joy and dizzying heights of happiness
Polyamory doesn’t:
repair things that are already broken
Polyamory can cause:
previously unrecognized issues to surface
Polyamory doesn’t cause:
people to become other than they always were
Embrace the possibilities with a courageous heart. Accept the fact that poly is a lot of work and most of that work is on yourself.
look unless a love triangle ends in a healthy, consensual polyamorous relationship, I don’t want to see it! it doesn’t exist in my eyes
Polyamory for the Practical
“Sometimes poly people really don’t like the whole hierarchy system of relationships. Primary, secondary, tertiary. But the fact of the matter is that sometimes relationships do fall into a continuum of priority and we must decide where our time and energy goes. Certainly, we may choose to treat all of our loves with equal time, attention and fervor of emotion, but this is not often the case. The thing that I find a little upsetting, however, is when I see “secondary” relationships treated as dispensable. And worse, the person who is the secondary relationship being overlooked as a human being!
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Because secondary relationships are often treated as disposable, secondaries may develop a sense of insecurity. They may fear that their lover’s primary may at any time “veto” the relationship. This is an understandable fear in the current climate of polyamorous relationships, but I think that this can change. Secondary relationships, in their own way, are every bit as important as primary ones. They should involve just as much commitment and devotion as a primary relationship. The difference lay in the ground rules. Secondary relationships may be limited to one weekend a month, or perhaps it merely means a non-live-in relationship. But this does not limit the emotional connection or physical attraction that the secondary partners feel for each other. Whatever the rules are, once that relationship is established, it should not be so easily cast aside. Further, I think the only one who should make the decision to end the relationship is the person directly involved in it.”
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Although this was written a while ago, I feel this makes some really great points (and, perhaps some dated ones)!
TL;DR: No matter if you’re in an egalitarian or hierarchical style relationship, it’s important to treat everyone in the polycule with respect and validation :)
LOTS OF MOMMIES written by Jane Severance, illustrated by Jan Jones. 1983. One of the earliest books depicting a child in a lesbian feminist household. Here, Emily lives in a communal household where she has four (two Caucasian, one African American, one Asian) mommies. | Cornell University Library #herstory #mommies #lesbian #lesbianfeminist #feminist #queer #poly #lgbt #gay #bookcover #childrensbook #lesbianfamily #lesbianmom #qpoc #1983
Poly Relationships: Jealousy.
Does anybody wanna talk about poly things? I need more poly friends in my life.
Polyamory is not a euphemism for sleeping around. It’s just another way of organising life, love and who does the dishes
Laurie Penny (via polylove-girls-blog)
"They first explained it to me when I was about eight. My four-year-old brother asked why James, my mom's partner, had been spending so much time with us. "Because I love him," Mom said, matter-of-factly. "Well, that's good," my brother replied, "because I love him too.""
I watched this film last night on netflix, and it’s a lovely representation of how a poly relationship came to be. It shows struggles with sexual identity, jealousy, and how love can overcome all of these things! It’s a must see! :) -A
This looks so amazing! <3
I want to help empower you, not to own you nor possess you. I choose to love, honor, and respect you by letting you freely love any and all people you choose.
(via polylove-girls-blog)
11 Answers To 'Don't You Get Jealous?'
1. Yes.
2. Sometimes.
3. Not as much as I used to.
4. I also get jealous of my coworkers sometimes.
5. Don’t you sometimes get jealous in your monogamous relationships?
6. I don’t think that’s a enough of a reason not to do it.
7. You can distract yourself by reading, cleaning, watching a movie, making something, or spending time with other people.
8. You can work through it by sitting with it, thinking about it, journaling on it, or talking it over.
9. I think the good stuff outweighs the bad stuff.
10. It’s worth the freedom I get.
11. It’s worth seeing my partner happy.
What many people don’t know is that there is a fairly secretive population of people in the Western world who practice polyamory — not for religious reasons, and not for the purposes of having orgies, but rather because they have found that it’s the kind of relationship that makes them happiest.
Friendly Atheist by @hemantsblog » In Defense of Polyamory (via polyamory) (via polylove-girls-blog)
Just poly things
Getting a kick out of saying things like “our girlfriend” or “my boyfriend’s boyfriend” or “my wife’s datefriend”.
And also sometimes getting a kick out of the puzzled reactions.
I want to live here so bad!!!!!!!!!
Polyamory Term of the Day
Cowboy/Cowgirl (Colloquial): An otherwise monogamous person who engages in a relationship with a polyamorous person with the intention of separating them from other partners and convincing them to be in a closed monogamous relationship.
Do your kids get confused about having 3 parents?
I asked my son, tonight, how many parents he has. “Three,” he responded,dirty face beaming up at me.
Me: “Isthat weird?”
Him:“No. I love when I have a Mama and a Papa and a W.” His smilegot a little evil. “G calls him Mommy.”
Me: “She did, yesterday, yes. How many parents do other people have?”
Him: “Some of my friends have one, some have two, some have three butonly live with them part of the time, like with two sometimes andwith one sometimes. Some that have two live with one sometimes andwith the other sometimes. Some have fourand live with two sometimes and two other times. I live with themost all the time.”
Me: “Is that a good thing?”
Him: “Yeah.” Concern face appears. “Is this about [his names formy parents] or [his names for H’s parents] getting mad? Did someonetell them?”
Me: “No. I just wanted to know what you thought.”
Him: “Oh. Yeah, I’m fine. Can I have goodnight kisses and almonds?”
Thekids are alright.
