Comments | joreth: I Do Too

joreth

I Do Too

Feb 25, 2011 14:09

There are 3 totally separate events that prompt this journal entry:

1) Minx made a comment in Poly Weekly, episode 264, "Wait, We're Monogamous?" where she addressed some drunk redneck who hit on her. The redneck, upon discovering that Minx had multiple partners, made some comment about how HE ultimately wanted someone to commit to, to count on, to ( Read more... )

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jcbemis February 25 2011, 19:55:36 UTC

Me too/three. Even though my metamours other than Tony are LDRs now, I got a valentine from one of them this year that I'm still giggling about. My relationship with that one fulfills different things than my relationship with Tony too.

maevemacaraab February 28 2011, 19:49:30 UTC

Wow, just Wow.

This is so beautifully written. Thank you.

Yeah, I have felt like your friend Cindy for a long time. I agree, a lot of poly communities consist of people who just want to have fun and only reserve a deep relationship for either thier primary partner or for that distant partner in the future when they supposedly settle down.

I hope Cindy eventually found some poly-permanence.

*Headdesk* emanix March 20 2011, 14:01:30 UTC

This attitude always boggles me. To my mind there is nothing more impermanent and throwaway than serial monogamy - What? The partner you have isn't *perfect* for you? Then clearly the answer is to throw away the relationship you have and start building a new one from scratch with someone you barely know! Yet apparently this is the only route to a committed lifelong relationship? I don't get it. I don't get it at all ( ... )