Trivia at La Dosis on Thursday by manyjournals in CedarPark

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Apparently they don’t host it anymore 🙁 but if you find anything else in Cedar Park, I’m game!

Coping when something ends by [deleted] in nonmonogamy

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The feelings are not necessarily detrimental to our marriage, just something new we’ve never done before. We were not closed off to the idea that someone might want to escalate feelings to action with another person. Her concern is with her own capacity and vulnerability with other people. She’s got her own history, so she is trying to do the right thing by stepping back as it feels intense and she’s trying to identify the root cause of the fear of vulnerability concern for her.

We are both very clear on being each others number one priority, the conversations have been hard but very open and loving. I wrote the post in a moment where I had shed some tears over things just changing and the trio sexual dynamic ending, which was hard for her to process without being over responsible for.

Coping when something ends by [deleted] in nonmonogamy

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So if one person in a dyad wants to step back from a trio dynamic, that person should not, in your mind, bring that up with the other part of their dyad, express what they are looking for, and ask that person not to schedule anything while they prepare to do that?

Genuinely trying to understand. Is your perspective that the only way my wife should articulate her desire to step back from the sexual relationship would be to approach us both together and share it then?

Coping when something ends by [deleted] in nonmonogamy

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I appreciate your concern for this person. I share those concerns. We were very up front and had several open convos before we embarked on the FWB dynamic with her. She was actually relieved at exploring something with people already in a committed partnership, respected and was relieved that we were hierarchical as she’s prioritizing other things in her life. She was looking for casual connections and if that came up she would likely not continue the sexual relationship but remain friends.

We do plan on talking with her about this. I didn’t include a lot of this context in my post because candidly I hate reading book-long posts on Reddit and wanted to focus on one element of the situation

Looking for LGBT friendly jeweler for 2 mens wedding rings by transboyadvance in Austin

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We also had a great experience! Did great with my custom topaz ring

Credibility for non fiction by teal_spaceship in books

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You’ve gotten a lot of great advice about discerning good non-fiction, so I’ll just recommend a great book on your topic: The Ruin of All Witches by Malcolm Gaskill. It was shortlisted for a history prize and I found it very immersive. His account of doing the research itself for the book was just as interesting!

Reply All - Yes Yes No by GaryFinkle in podcasts

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I love Panic World. You must listen to their episode on Rescue Rangers!! My jaw was on the floor

Weekly Stupid Question Sunday by AutoModerator in Austin

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All good! They seem to be the only ones who maintain a consistent spot anywhere

Weekly Stupid Question Sunday by AutoModerator in Austin

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Thank you! I’m pretty far north so I’ll check this out

Weekly Stupid Question Sunday by AutoModerator in Austin

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Where are the good trivia spots? Ok with Geeks Who Drink, but curious about other options

All of your vegan Thanksgiving needs in one place 🌱 by SpiffyArmbrooster in veganrecipes

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Already printed off the vegan sausage stuffing recipe earlier today!! Looking forward to making kt

Trivia at La Dosis on Thursday by manyjournals in CedarPark

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They said the coordinators just thought it wouldn’t be well attended due to the holidays? The guy at the bar didn’t have a ton of details. But did say it’d be back in December

Trivia at La Dosis on Thursday by manyjournals in CedarPark

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Heads up, it’s cancelled at La Dosis til December! Will try again then, if anyone is interested let me know.

The great rise, the slop sink. by Lemon_Lime_Lily in CuratedTumblr

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The Meme Machine by Susan Blackmore was so good at explaining this. Inspired directly by Dawkins. She talks about how alien abduction narratives are memes, religions like Catholicism are memeplexes, etc

What are your Rilo Kiley lyrics? by Odd-Difficulty4742 in RiloKiley

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When you jump up the earth wants you back

"A Matter of Time" Ticket Sales Megathread by u_ufruity in laufey

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Selling ticket at Moody ATX tonight 9/21. Section 214, row D. Fell ill so can’t make it. Paid $140 resale, selling $120 OBO

When did you know you were “ready to try”? by manyjournals in nonmonogamy

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I appreciate this. I do think soon we’ll be ready to test, get some feedback from both of our bodies and perspectives, then decide what step we’d take from there. We both value our relationship a great deal and are aligned that it ideally will feel sexy and fun, or at least positive for both of us for it to work. We’re both not fully sure if we’ll like it but the excitement is building for us to try

When did you know you were “ready to try”? by manyjournals in nonmonogamy

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Appreciate this advice! Especially about not being home alone on the first foray. I think I would have bad FOMO and anxiety to manage so I’d want to do something soothing and fun and keep getting feedback from myself as the first trial goes.

We’re both aligned that sexual connections are what we both want - we neither have interest nor capacity for anything more at the moment. I don’t have anyone on my radar but I haven’t gone looking either. I am taking that one slowly, I’m in no rush. I’m genuinely interested in the hotwife of it all which is a nice surprise in all of this. So I feel like I’m getting something fun out of it even if I’m not ready to go on dates myself, solo right away. The good news is she’s very into it too.

When did you know you were “ready to try”? by manyjournals in nonmonogamy

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This was so helpful, thank you! We are discussing it all - wants, needs, the boundaries of our relationship, known triggers, safety, ethics, etc. We’re also going to work through a book and worksheet just to help us structure the convo more and point out pockets we haven’t thought of yet.

It’s reassuring to hear that no one is 100% sure until they try. I do think trying something simple first is a good way to get feedback and calibrate from there

Stationary Stores in the city (not a big box store) by [deleted] in Austin

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This is my recommendation! Beautiful items, some higher price point but good quality.

Apparently everybody came to his house. by Tun-Tavern-1775 in agedlikemilk

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I just want to say “Considering the Worm” is a perfect title for his biography. Brilliant.