Tag: communication
-
Isolation with no data
Travelling is really fun. Get to see new places and have new experiences. The adventure you can have can very depending on where you go. I don’t travel a lot but have done so more in past year than in the past 10 years. When I visited Chicago in the summer to see my girlfriend I…
-
The bug
Being sick is not fun. More so if you are trying to keep your partner from getting sick. The “no contact” that you try to ensure during the illness takes a lot of effort. More so if you have multiple friends that you see. The hardest thing is that if you see them less often,…
-
Door Swinging Open
Open relationship is very different then swinging. Primarily open relationships is usually alone play and swinging is a group. The differences in emotions along with the experience can make it difficult for some couples. For our relationship we started a bit backwards. We explored the open relationship and then transitioned to swinging based on circumstance.
-
Stand Still in life
Another year has passed. It has been a crazy year with ups and downs. Oh get your mind out of the gutter. This would have been posted on the day but I gotten sidetracked.
-
Love, Life, and the lifestyle
I haven’t had to explain my situation of late. When I do the hardest part for people to understand is why? My girlfriend wrote Why Poly? Why Not? recently regarding this and I would like to expand on it a bit too. Well more add my two cents about my thoughts and experiences.
-
Oral discussion
We have known each other for over a year. We meet up, actually the same one that we meet our now quad couple, but with some complications we never had a chance to hook up again. It was only a meet and greet but we really enjoyed the time we spent talking to them. When the opportunity…
-
Feelings – when is it to much
The number of girls that I have dated and seen over the past few years is not that many. Well at least not on the fwb side of things. One reason why I enjoy meeting new women is getting to know someone. Each one is exciting and the NRE is like a drug. Even after it…
-
Inner circles
One thing that I have found interesting is the amount of relationships that you can build in the lifestyle. The interaction and how everyone knows each other fascinates me. This also means that there are potentially more risk. Open communication is so important, more so with multiple partners. Recently had my tests done for STD…
-
Alcohol friend and foe
Alcohol is my friend most days. It helps me relax and be myself. Normally I hold back and can be cautious. With alcohol it allows me to become myself. In some ways this can be good, and in others not so good. I have always known that when I am drinking my true self comes…
-
Not right now
One thing that happens is the word “no” . It is not meant as an insult. Or even a rejection. Most times it is situational. Not right time of the month, to fast, or maybe just uncomfortable. There a multitude of reasons for the word to be said. The one factor is that it is…