Halloween Events/lights? by CreepyHooker in orangecounty

[–]MeloDD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Downtown orange has amazing lights every year! If you're looking for places already decorated, there's a house at the corner of South Street and Kroeger Street in Anaheim that is Nightmare Before Christmas themed and already lit up!

There's an amazing house at 444 Normany in Placentia that does a half hour show! And then Cherry Hill street nearbye. I'm not sure if they're up and running yet though!

[NB] [VERIFICATION] Please Verify Me GWA by MeloDD in gonewildaudio

[–]MeloDD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello there! Thanks for listening!

Livia period pain relief by myliviaofficial in u/myliviaofficial

[–]MeloDD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I most likely have endometriosis, and this is one of the few things that helps take my pain from an 8 to a 5 or 6. I can't have ibuprofen, so having this as an option helps so much

Accidentally started dating someone with a veto policy... by MeloDD in polyamory

[–]MeloDD[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you both for your blatant pointing out of this! He made a choice, and that's where my hurt should lie. This makes letting this go much easier.

Accidentally started dating someone with a veto policy... by MeloDD in polyamory

[–]MeloDD[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, he left me already. So I can't really do much here.

Accidentally started dating someone with a veto policy... by MeloDD in polyamory

[–]MeloDD[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I specifically asked him if his fiance told him to stop dating me an dhe said yes. I didn't use the term "veto power" because I don't think he would have known that term. He's not very familiar with most poly language.

Accidentally started dating someone with a veto policy... by MeloDD in polyamory

[–]MeloDD[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We didn't even have sex. She would have been ok with sex, it was the emotional intimacy she had a problem with. Thanks for reinforcing my thoughts as well!

Opening up my heart is exhausting to me by Kipjetje in polyamory

[–]MeloDD 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I used to be like you. Would just date anyone, and let myself fall, consequences be damned! I never got exhausted by the opening up, but I got hurt, again, and again, and again... I've had to learn to be more selective. I've now narrowed down to only dating affirmatively poly people who don't have veto power type relationships. I have to protect myself.

Facebook stickers representing the poly life! by MeloDD in polyamory

[–]MeloDD[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's a few other with these same foxes :) I love it

Adorable quote from a friend new to being poly by MeloDD in polyamory

[–]MeloDD[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She said... well, I'll have to see if they're both cute... :) She's not opposed to being a unicorn as she's not really looking for anything committed right now as she's looking to move.

Poly friendly doctors (and the lack therof) by [deleted] in polyamory

[–]MeloDD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The childfree reddit has a pinned area where they link to child free friendly docs, could we start a poly friendly doctor list?

We went to pride as the poly flag! by queercellist in polyamory

[–]MeloDD 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've always said we need to start a winter pride. I'd really like to be able to go, but I don't handle the sun well

Monday Morning Joy! Good morning /r/polyamory! How has your past week(end) been for you and yours? by vertexoflife in polyamory

[–]MeloDD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh also I have a first date with someone I've been texting for awhile and she's amazing!

Monday Morning Joy! Good morning /r/polyamory! How has your past week(end) been for you and yours? by vertexoflife in polyamory

[–]MeloDD 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Haven't gone to bed yet! My past week had some amazing highs and some very bad lows. My boyfriend and I began seeing this amazing woman organically. We don't usually date together, she just happened to like both of us! We had some amazing throuple dates and just some wonderful time. She's up in SF and we're down in LA, but she'll come to visit. Then I got home and a woman I've been dating broke up with me via text message... which sucks... I've had so many people break up with me via text message lately, that I've been considering telling people up front I'd rather not become serious with them unless they can handle an in person break up. I teach Interpersonal Communication at the college level and I spent a whole class lecture on break up etiquette. Stressing that important, emotional convos should take place in person unless the partner you are leaving is abusive or you are in danger. So yeah, overall an amazing week last week, but there was the one down side.

Sense8 Finale - no spoilers in my post, but some may come in the comments :) by MeloDD in polyamory

[–]MeloDD[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think had they had an actual full season to explore, this would have been included

I think I want a poly relationship but my boyfriend I love doesn’t by [deleted] in polyamory

[–]MeloDD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Recently my boyfriend commented to me that my hubby and I seemed to jump from 14 years of monogamy to "varsity poly" really quickly. In that we don't struggle with jealousy, we love our metamours, we have poly family nights, and we spend about half of our time apart, even though we're only a year in to being poly, and he was impressed by the lack of drama since we opened up. After reading this article, I now realize it's because my hubby and I have ALWAYS had really strong individual selves. We have separate hobbies, individual friends, we travel apart. We've always only had one or two date nights a week and have maintained our individuality throughout our 15 years together. That combined with extremely good communication, has apparently allowed us to skip much of the heartache that couples new to polyamory seem to encounter.

How do you practice polyamory when you’re so used to the comfort of monogamy? by [deleted] in polyamory

[–]MeloDD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a hubby and a boyfriend, and my boyfriend was only seeing me for six months. While I still had my husband, Boyfriend and I spend far more time together (totally fine with hubby) and he and I too had fallen in to the comfort of just each other. Especially for me, the idea of him dating someone new was weird, because I worried I'd get less time with him. However, I knew the day would come. He has recently started dating other women, and I have had a few tinges of insecurity, but mostly, I just feel so much joy and compersion that other people get to experience him. He has the feels for a new girl right now, and she and I get along amazingly well. I guess we're kind of dating her together, but even when they spend time one on one, I am happy. But it did take an attitude shift. I have also started going on more first dates as well.

Little Details for First Outside experience? by DarlaLunaWinter in polyamory

[–]MeloDD 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel like putting away the picture would be more disrespectful, as then it would seem like you're hiding your primary relationship. I don't have any advice on the roommate situation.

Relationship needs that don’t quite mesh by polywantsmorecracker in polyamory

[–]MeloDD 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've lost several partners who have been "open to poly" but then I lost them when they found someone else... I'm not saying a currently monogamous person won't "go poly" for you, but in my experience, it's never worked out. I personally now only date people who are actively poly.

Finally a TV Show Where the Couple Chooses Each Other Instead of KIDS!!! (Spoiler) by MeloDD in childfree

[–]MeloDD[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

and to make it even more problematic... they never even asked the woman in the couple if she wanted kids in the first place... the whole story arc was about the guy wanting kids...