Advice – How to define cheating in the context of non-monogamous relationships.
My monogamous boyfriend made out with my monogamous metamour in a state of inebriation. I feel so confused and betrayed. Is this considered cheating?
Advice – Balancing conflicting boundaries.
“My partner John [29M] and I [23F] have been together for around 4 years, we’ve been poly from the start. We’ve both seen other people on and off and been able to work out boundaries comfortably before. Recently I’ve started talking to and getting involved (sexually, not romantically) with our […]
Advice – How do I end my poly relationship nicely?
“I have been questioning whether I was truly poly or not for sometime. So I started dating someone who has a personal history with polyamory to gauge that orientation for myself. I really enjoy our relationship and my metamour very, very much. However, I also started dating a second person […]
Advice – I need help with non-hierarchical polyamory.
“Here’s my situation: I’m a bisexual cis-woman in my mid 20s who started dating a queer cis-man several years older than me. We’ve been together for a few years now. I had never heard of polyamory until I met him. He introduced me to The Ethical Slut and it changed […]
Advice – Too much on my plate.
“My current poly situation: 31F with multiple separate and distinct partners (each heterosexual males with no interest in meeting each other, two new relationships within the last few weeks, one long-term partner who I was monogamous with first before breaking up and getting back together as poly). My problem: Time […]
Advice – Forbidding sleepovers.
Anonymous writes… “I have a situation that I’m unsure how to feel about and that makes it difficult to decide my actions. I’ve been married for ten years, we’ve been poly for not quite two years. During the first 1.5 years they dated and I did not, they never got […]
Advice – I don't feel free.
Anonymous writes… “My boyfriend [30M] and I [25F] have been together for 6 years. The corner stones of our relationship, from the start, were communication and freedom (to do and feel anything, as long as we talked about it). I consider us in an open relationship. In 6 years, we […]
Advice – Half in, half out of poly closet.
/u/sadiemess writes on /r/polyamory… “My husband [39M] and I [36F] had our 7 year wedding anniversary on Sunday and my gf [31F] of two years is upset about a post my mother-in-law tagged us in (with a pic from our wedding). It’s brought up feelings for her about being closeted, […]
Advice – Difficult visit with partner and metamour.
/u/lbudhers writes on /r/polyamory… “I am not sure if this a rant, or a post seeking advice. I am in a long term, long distance poly relationship so it is challenging to find situations that are relatable and/or to get this off my chest without feeling judged. Most of my […]
Advice – Functional veto and metamour drama.
/u/thelonepill writes on /r/polyamory… “I was in a relationship with C, during which we lived together and planned to move in officially. We had always been explicit about wanting a poly dynamic where we can love other people too. I really fucking love this person, I could see myself growing […]
