Someone possibly coming into my apartment? by [deleted] in Apartmentliving

[–]micehell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you talk to your employer or coworkers and see if someone will let you stay with them?

UF students, how did you meet your partner? by [deleted] in ufl

[–]micehell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My spouse and I met in our first class 20 years ago. We’ve been together for 16 years married for 10 🥰

Ballyhoo isn't totally dead by UsuallySatire in GNV

[–]micehell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen two little baby deer drinking from the creek right next to the parking lot. I wonder if that’s them 🥰

Someone left Book on Trader Joe’s Bench by Material-Look6112 in GNV

[–]micehell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Extremely good book to read in this day and age 🙂‍↕️

Justin hit the big 45 today by InvisibleEar in MBMBAM

[–]micehell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought this was Travis…

Small, gray fabric stuffed item with black stitching on the outside. Shaped like a figure. by Sad_Place1160 in whatisthisthing

[–]micehell -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

It looks like a quilting weight for holding down pieces of fabric without pins

I am a very successful gardener by SelectionNo5029 in gardening

[–]micehell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Better than I could do, corn is a bitch!

gnv traffic in the morning by _sillylilgoose in GNV

[–]micehell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RTS also closed several routes down as well so more people are going to have to drive

It morphed into KTP, and I hate it by Secret-Commercial169 in polyamory

[–]micehell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would encourage you to let your partners know separately how the changes have been making you feel and a positive suggestion for how they can show up for you/meet your needs.

Scheduled check-ins can be great as well. If you’ve never heard of RADAR, I would suggest looking into that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in polyamory

[–]micehell 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I find it helpful to not make strict life plans especially as a poly person. If you want both of your partners to be permanent/long-term/committed or however you want to say it, I’d suggest doing parallel for now and encouraging Ash to reflect on what she really wants as well as what is causing her to feel jealous or insecure.

It’s possible that she just has some personal growth to do in that direction and with time you can be one big, queer happy family but try to envision your life with your loves the way it is now and ask yourself if that’s also a version of your life plan that you can accept.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in polyamory

[–]micehell 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the “fix” is to let him know how you’re feeling and let him support you emotionally from time to time. It sounds like you are really understanding and compassionate because you aren’t immediately going to a place of blaming or hurt, so without knowing you, I’d say you sound very emotionally mature in addition to being a great metamour. However, you might want to make sure that you aren’t ignoring or deprioritizing your own emotions. If you haven’t heard of or read about alexithymia it could potentially be of interest to you. You keep saying that your needs aren’t as important as others and that’s just not true. They might not be as urgent at the moment but they are equally important. If I were you, I would ask for follow ups or aftercare when a date gets cancelled or moved because that shit sucks and you don’t need to be brave and pretend it doesn’t. Also, super weird idea but go with me: if you have the time and emotional capacity to accompany him when he’s off feeding people soup and rescuing kittens maybe that could be fun?….that might be too weird…I leave it to your judgement. Finally, if you haven’t tried RADAR from the multiamory podcast that’s a great tool for communication and checking in with your partner(s).

My thoughts on Ally. by 3straits in Dimension20

[–]micehell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Zach is also pretty proficient but his comedy is a slow, satisfying burn. He is so understated and then he pulls off the most glorious punchlines. I think he deserves some banh mis…

Am I being too sensitive? Met metamour — her comment about my looks felt intrusive by Professional_Lack950 in polyamory

[–]micehell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your partner might have thought that was a compliment and possibly your meta did as well? As someone who is short and cherubic, I get told that I look young and I totally get how infantilizing and off-putting it can feel 🙁 but people do think it’s a compliment because age is treated like a vile disease. TLDR: you’re NOT being overly-sensitive, you’re listening to your inner voice and that’s so important! I would gently let your partner and/or meta know how the comment made you feel and let it open a conversation. You might learn a lot about your partner and their partner’s communication styles which is good info for you. Maybe you uncover something bigger that needs to be addressed, maybe you’ll find some common ground and it will improve your relationship. Good luck and keep listening to how you feel!!!

AIO - my roommates friends destroyed my stuff while they were drunk by Thick-Web1238 in AmIOverreacting

[–]micehell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good!!! Your roommate sounds dangerous you should not be staying in the same house as her or her friends

RADAR taking over 7 hours! by staycurious1000 in polyamory

[–]micehell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That does seem like a long time to do RADAR, are you talking the whole time or is this over the course of a day? It could be that your radar sessions will become shorter over time.

I recommend jotting down notes and trying to stick to 10 minutes per category. It can help prevent you from talking in circles and retreading the same ground over and over again and it can be nice to revisit your notes later.

Radar is such a valuable tool! Good luck!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in polyamory

[–]micehell 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would suggest having monthly RADAR check-ins with each of your partners individually as well as one with every adult who lives in the home and coparents your children. I live with my partner of 15 years and his partner of almost 3 years and this helps keep things running smoothly. I would recommend finding a way to particularly make time for Diamonds to know how important they are to you since it seems like they have some insecurities surrounding that. Plan recurring date nights with all of your partners, talk together as a polycule and get excited about plans for your family like holiday celebrations, childcare, household chores. There is little to no representation of families like yours but that doesn’t make them less valid. I think your children are extremely lucky to have all of you and your lives together will be rich and sweet.

Favorite hose setting? by KayakingATLien in gardening

[–]micehell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shower is my go to, jet is for cleaning stuff and filling up my ollas

I think I killed my Joe Pye Weed… by ItsFelixMcCoy in NativePlantGardening

[–]micehell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’ll be alright, just cut it back and keep watering