Email Antipatterns
There are two particular varieties of email address that I don't often see, but I've been known to ridicule when I have:

Geographically-based personal email addresses, e.g. OurHouseName@example.com. These always seemed to me to undermine one of the single-best things about family, finances, polyamory, email, shopping, relationships, houses, published on gemini

During one of the periods today that Facebook wasn't down, a friend who makes use of the platform shared a Facebook post with me, which read:

Has anyone informed work/colleagues about being ENM and how was it received?
I've informed a few colleagues but I am considering informing

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This post is part of my attempt at Bloganuary 2024. Today's prompt is:
Write about a few of your favourite family traditions.
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Almost a decade ago I shared a process that my domestic polyfamily and I had been using (by then, for around four years) to manage our household finances. That post isn't really accurate any more, so it's time for an update (there's a link if you just want the updated spreadsheet):

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Hi, ONS! I know we haven't really spoken since you ghosted me in 2011, but I just wanted to clear something up for you -

This is not a mistake:

Back in 2011 you thought it was a mistake, and this prevented my partner, her husband and I from filling out the digital version of the census. poly-and-the-census, laws, reationships, statistics, discrimination, polyamory

It's that time of year again when I comparison-shop for car insurance, and every time I come across a new set of reasons to hate the developers at Confused.com. How do you confuse me? Let me count the ways.
No means yes
I was planning to enumerate my concerns to them directly, via their contact q, user interface, polyamory, gender, insurance, names, relationships, fail

So the NHS blood donation rules are changing again. And while they're certainly getting closer, they're still not quite hitting the bullseye yet.

That's great. Prior to 2011 men who'd ever had sex with men, as well as women who'd had sex with such a man within the last 6 months, were banned aids, sex, medicine, polyamory, sexuality

Apparently the NCSF (US) are typing to make 28 February into Metamour Day: a celebration of one's lover's lovers. While I'm not convinced that'll ever get Hallmark's interest, I thought it provided a good opportunity to sing the praises of my metamour, JTA.

I first met JTA 15 years ago at relationships, friends, happiness, polyamory

Hello, friendly insurance salesman I spoke to earlier today! I've been expecting you. Also: sorry.

I've been expecting you because you seemed so keen to finish your shift and search for me and, with my name, I'm pretty easy to find. I knew that you planned to search for me because after I insurance, q, cars, driving, polyamory

Our eldest, 4, started school this year and this week saw her first parents' evening. This provided an opportunity for we, her parents, to "come out" to her teacher about our slightly-unconventional relationship structure. And everything was fine, which is nice.

I'm sure the first few

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