If you're cheating on your SO and love them both, are you poly in a non-poly relationship?
You know those quizzes you get in email or on myspace, and usually like the 20somethingth question is "Is it ever ok to cheat?" My answer is always, "I try not to judge situations which I am not a part of."
t has notion to come up with some sort of joke combining polyamorous with pollyanna, then thinks better of it.
Hi All. Trying to cram three days off into two because my employer has declared tomorrow a Mandatory Saturday for all Helpdesk personnel. Even worse I have to be in 2-1/2 hours earlier than my normal 10:30 shift.
Blecch
You all broke my brain. No fair!
But if it's okay, it's not cheating. Right?
"Cheating" to me means you lie and sneak around.
Polannorous-Only able to get off with tiresome optimists.
what a fun rapid thread to read at work. I tell you what.
So, getting in pants and splitting hairs... um.. what if they shave?
/dorkness
So, by some of the definitions out there, I have some very loving girlfriends who have boyfriends thus making me a non-sexual poly guy? Eh. I'm their platonic friend. I'm with those that said, once in a relationship, my emotions and stuff is with that person. ack. But like others said, it's been so long since I've been in one, I dunno.
Wow, what a wasted post.
/ramble
If you're cheating on your SO and love them both, are you poly in a non-poly relationship?
Uh, no. You're being promiscuous in a monogamous relationship.
Inherent to a poly relationship is the idea that everyone is upfront and truthful and communicates and all that healthy stuff; in the situation quoted above, your SO knows about Guy #2 and is good with it. That would make it poly.
If you're cheating on your SO and love them both, are you poly in a non-poly relationship?
I think you can be poly and cheating at the same time, same as any other orientation.
Inherent to a poly relationship is the idea that everyone is upfront and truthful and communicates and all that healthy stuff,
I'd like to hope that that's inherent in the idea of every relationship. Yep. I'm an idealist.
Inherent to a poly relationship is the idea that everyone is upfront and truthful and communicates and all that healthy stuff,
I'd like to hope that that's inherent in the idea of every relationship.
Okay, but by saying that, I was trying to make the point that "cheating" (which involves not much truthfulness, et al.) is not "poly," in part because of the lack of honest communication.