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Considering polyamory

Whether you’re considering it or your partner has asked you about it, here are the entries we have for folks considering polyamory for themselves or their current relationships — both the good and the bad scenarios.

Can you compromise on polyamory?

My husband and I have been married for almost 3 years, together almost 7 years. I had 5 kids and he had 1 so together we have a very uneven “Brady Bunch”. We met thru a threesome with someone he and I both knew. Instantly I felt pulled towards him

Episode 14: To Open or Not to Open

Should you end a marriage with kids just because your partner wants to be explore? Or just wait it out? That’s what’s on this week’s episode of Non-Monogamy Help. Listen below. You can also find the podcast on Spotify, Apple, and other providers. Or, conversely, use our

Episode 10: Forced into Polyamory

Your partner wants to open your relationship, but you don’t. And you have kids. What now? That’s what’s on this week’s episode of Non-Monogamy Help. https://anchor.fm/non-monogamy-help/episodes/Episode-10---Forced-into-Polyamory-e1cgbfb You should also be able to find the podcast on Spotify, Apple, and other providers.

Not believing in monogamy

I’ve been seeing this guy for about 6 months now but we haven’t been very open with how we want our relationship to progress. We spend most of our time together and we have dinner with his family every week. I’m 23 years old and have never

Do the intense feelings in polyamory ever end?

I’m writing to you because I’ve come to what feels like a breaking point in one of my polyamorous relationships. I’m relatively new to non-monogamy — I began seeing another person for the first time in September 2017. So since then I have been with both my partner

Should you do monogamy if you can’t?

I’m in a male in a monogamous hetero relationship. I think I’m poly[am] by predisposition, not by choice, and I explained that her before entering into the mono relationship. I went into the relationship anyways b/c I don’t have much relationship experience, I really love

Is polyamory worth it?

I am 35 years old and have been in a monogamous relationship with a wonderful man since I was 16, with a half-year break in my early twenties during which we both dated other people. Being apart at that time was horrible and made us both see just how good

When you don’t want to open your relationship

My partner of 8 years has suddenly decided that she’s poly[am] and (apparently) was the entire time. I’m of the opinion that she’s done irreparable damage to our relationship by even bringing this idea up. The idea of her being with anyone else is completely unappealing

Is polyamory just a phase?

I’m 53, South African born and bred, French nationality, living in France, working in Geneva in a respectable job that does not pay well. I am a father of 3 boys and 1 daughter and am divorced. I have a great relationship with my ex and her new husband

Is opening your relationship worth it?

I have been with my wife for about 15 years, married for 5 now, and in all accounts have had a amazing life together. We love each other deeply and have had very few complication in our time together. I’ve always felt that I was truly lucky to have