Polyamory

[filthyjinx]

Not too long ago, just a few years, I didn't know what polyamory was. I had heard about open relationships, but never thought about it much. It wasn't that the thought didn't make sense or didn't hold some sort of appeal. But when I heard people talking, about someone in an open (usually about the girl for some reason) relationship, it was like an

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[filthyjinx]

It is complicated, but also strangely simple at the same time. At least in the situation I'm in now. So far I've figured that it comes down to communication and honesty. When Alex, Joel and I started this relationship, I was almost brutally honest with how I work and the people already in my life. Or heart, rather, since I wasn't in a relationship at the time. And to my great surprise, it turned out that they're fine with it.

I was scared as hell to tell the ex about Alex and Joel, since the ex and I are still sort of connected, but he's fine with it as well.

When I met this new guy during the holidays, I told him right away about Alex and Joel. He doesn't seem to mind, to the point where he's willing to go sixty kilometers on skis to visit me, knowing about the people I'm involved with here. And Alex's reaction when I told her about him, was pretty much "What I catch! I've got to meet this guy!" (Joel is sort of MIA and hasn't come back to the dorms yet due to illness, so I haven't had a chance to talk to him yet.)

Simply put, all the problems I thought I was going to have hasn't showed up yet. And I can't help but to be very surprised about this.