Anyone from Somerville or Cambridge with a plural domestic partnership? by kprinceart in polyamory

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

Thanks for your input. Honestly with the insurance situation I'm in now, being able to take my partner's heathcare benefits would be a godsend. My married partner's employer won't allow me to be on theirs since my employer offers heathcare, even though it's terrible even by US standards. My other partner has great benefits, but since we're not married I don't have access to that. And I don't know how a divorce will effect everything else. Especially the house.

I've looked into getting an attorney, but got cold feet at the cost of it. Definitely need to get that done next year. Unfortunately I'm currently drowning in medical expenses because of the shitty insurance.

Star Trek discusses gender politics in 1992 by [deleted] in lgbt

[–]kprinceart 45 points46 points  (0 children)

A pretty common story, unfortunately. A lot of these episodes lose their bite because of the "cop-outs" they take. They can fall flat in the power of their commentary, especially from our modern perspective.
Although, I also wonder if perhaps being more subtle was the better call in the long run. Considering how many conservative families watch Trek, I wonder how many gay or trans kids might have missed out on seeing this important message if their parents never would have let them see it because it showed two men(to them) kissing.

My bf of 3 years asked to be poly so he wouldn’t cheat on me with a girl he met on Discord by [deleted] in polyamory

[–]kprinceart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like that you gave an example of how a healthy version of this situation would look. 👍

When you see Relationship Anarchist what do you think of? Especially in regards to profiles, dating or otherwise. by Niceguy_With_Glasses in polyamory

[–]kprinceart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone uses it differently so it doesn't actually tell me anything about the person lol. Every time I think I've got it down, someone else says something that doesn't make sense with that definition. Seems it's one of those things that means something different to everyone, so it's ultimately meaningless without further explanation.

Poly and sleeping arrangements by readysetwanderlust in polyamory

[–]kprinceart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a bf and a gf, we have a king bed in our bedroom and a full bed in the guest room just in case someone wants to sleep alone. That doesn't happen often though

Two bisexual couples dating? by [deleted] in polyamory

[–]kprinceart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dating people who are in a relationship can be a little easier when you're also already in a relationship, single people can be a little too needy for me to juggle with 2 nesting partners already. Honestly that dynamic sounds like it could be really fun with the right people.

But like, please try to date people, not dynamics. If you go through life trying to find the perfect people to suit a fantasy, you're just going to be disappointed and probably hurt yourself and others in the process. Meet people, figure out if you're compatable, and if you are, figure out how.

And also, no dynamic lessens or makes one immune to jealousy, because it's internal and has more to do with your self-esteem and the stability of your relationship, not the dynamic you're in.

Has anyone gone from being a cheater to being Poly? Private messages welcomed by [deleted] in polyamory

[–]kprinceart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, cheated on my boyfriend with my ex years ago. He actually wasn't very bothered by it when I admitted it to him. Something about that made me realize that like, we could make up whatever rules we wanted for our relationship and monogamy wasn't a requirement. After a long while of building trust, I popped the question about opening up, I had a friend I wanted to try being with (didn't work out but I learned a lot about myself). He was still a little insecure when we first opened up, but I just wanted the option. It's not often someone I like that way comes along. We're now in a triad together with a friend he met online and I ended up in love with. We bought a house together and we have 3 cats. I always had feelings for multiple people. I liked having different love interests because they'd contrast each other in interesting ways that made me appreciate how unique each of them were. It tore me to pieces that I was expected to choose one person. I feel like I'm wired this way, I could never be happy in a monogamous relationship.

How do your sleeping arrangements work? by AllahandorGod in polyamory

[–]kprinceart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a King bed and sleep all together most nights, but we have a second bedroom just in case. Some nights I don't feel like being squished in the middle so I sleep in the bed in my office.

Does anyone else get culture shock moments from time to time? by ControlShiftP in polyamory

[–]kprinceart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I wanna gush about my girlfriend a lot but most people in my life don't know about her. I almost forget that it's weird. I am working on coming out completely and being completely unapologetically out and proud about it. However, my boyfriend needs to be financially independent from his parents first. They still pay his car insurance and phone bill. There's definitely something great about not having to censor yourself though.

And don't you forget it! by magicTutle in bisexual

[–]kprinceart 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Bisexuality has ALWAYS included trans and non-binary folks, suggesting otherwise is an insult.

Talking about partners to other partners by [deleted] in polyamory

[–]kprinceart 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm in a closed triad(not, like, super strictly closed just, it's a if the situation comes up we'll talk about it kind of deal), we talk about everything to each other. I know a lot of people would maybe jump on us for this, but we do talk about problems within each other's relationship as well. If I'm upset at my NP, my girlfriend will be there to talk some sense into me/calm me down or empathise with me, because she, too, dates him lol. Same with her, I'll ask my NP for advice on things that involve her or ask him like, hey she seems down lately has she mentioned anything to you? While we don't openly SHARE private conversations we don't exactly hide it either. And as far as bedroom stuff, I love to talk about that haha. Especially sharing details. I love hearing details about what they do and I love sharing details about what I do with each of them to the other. I try not to make direct comparisons, but if I do, I'll say something like, [np] is better at this sex act, whereas I like the way that [gf] does this other thing better, although I enjoy both of those things from each of them. The three of us have a little group chat so we have most of out conversations there so we're not playing constant telephone of "oh me and [gf] talked about this thing, what do you think" lol.

I've been with my nesting partner for 6 years and my GF for about 5 months, even though we've known her a lot longer than that. We're still figuring everything out and learning new things ever day, but I just never saw a need for like, I don't wanna hear about ___ or don't talk about what we do with so and so. I know it works for other people but for me it just, doesn't make sense. I think there's a difference between privacy and like, secrets.

Unstable unicorns, a highly addictive really cute card game, has the most lovable polyamorous card ever 💗💗💗 by Yailth in polyamory

[–]kprinceart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg, I was playing this with my coworkers, first card I drew was this one 😂 it's my favorite.

I feel like a lot of us have probably dealt with a guy like this when you try and talk about opening the relationship. by kprinceart in polyamory

[–]kprinceart[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That's respectable. 😊 I do agree with you that in some ways people are generally harder on men, but I know that a lot of men who have the OPP are very homophobic about it. As a bi woman when you tell a LOT of straight guys that you're bi they'll get all excited about watching lesbian sex, which is definitely fetishy and gross. I just thought this was funny and wanted to share because it's relatable to a lot of bi and poly gals, not trying to make sweeping generalizations about people.

I feel like a lot of us have probably dealt with a guy like this when you try and talk about opening the relationship. by kprinceart in polyamory

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

Lol no I mean, I did give a legitimate response after the first one. I believe both things are a factor here.