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- From: smoir@world.std.com (Scott A Moir)
- Subject: Re: Friends
- Message-ID: <C17G6q.I9o@world.std.com>
- Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
- References: <2i8NXB1w165w@netlink.cts.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 13:01:37 GMT
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- In article <2i8NXB1w165w@netlink.cts.com> patrickm@netlink.cts.com (Patrick McKinnion) writes:
- >People -
- > I must confess to a bit of curiousity.... If one shouldn't sleep w/
- >one's friends, than whats left ?? Indiscriminate f@$$ing ??
-
- > I have to be at least friends w/ the person in question, or there is
- >no interest, none what so ever. The thought of making love to a person I
- >didn't even have the friendship bond w/ leaves me very cold indeed. Why
- >would I want to ?
-
- Nothing wrong with that... I can't sleep with someone unless I am in love
- with them. There was a time that I didn't do things that way, and found
- that it was just to hollow for me to really enjoy.
-
-
- > Sigh....
- > On a related topic, I have a problem w/ a relationship that's
- >starting to develop. The person I'm starting to see likes the poly
- >concepts, (seewhat reading heinlein will do...), and I've told her that
- >her seeing others is not a problem w/ me. Where things go wrong is
- >when she asks me to take her somewhere, she sees someone that shes
- >friends with.....and I'm suddenly left alone. In the process of one
- >night, I'll get signals from "leave me alone" to "I really, really love
- >you", but they arn't consistant. She'll abandon me at a restuarant or
- >party..... and I'll find incredibly sweet messages in my e-mail when I
- >get home...
- > I never have been interested in telling someone to stay away from
- >other people, so, how do I tell her that I don't mind her being w/
- >someone else, but want her to figure in some time for me as well ?? I'm
- >worried if I say anything, It'll be interepted as being a typical,
- >posessive boyfriend.
-
- If you want to stay in a relationship with her, then you need to talk.
- There needs to be some kind of understanding as to how the relationship
- will work. Being left out sucks, and it is an easy thing to allow to
- happen if you aren't conscious of it.
-
- You say that when she sees someone while you are out, you are sometimes
- left alone.. is this for a short period or for the rest of the night? The
- way you mention the problem leaves a little bit up to the imagination.
-
- It can be a hard thing sometimes to share someone that you love, but it
- can also be freeing. Watching someone that I love dearly look lovingly into
- the eyes of someone else that I love gives me a happy, warm feeling.
-
- The difference between a traumatic experience and a fun one is simple..
- security. I can watch my love with someone else because I know that sie
- loves me. I know sie will remain with me. I know sie will come home to me.
- Sie knows the same of me. A polyamorous relationship requires a bit more
- trust in your partner, or at least trust of a different type. It also
- requires conversation. You have to be certain about what it is that you
- both want.
-
- Good luck,
-
- Scott
-
-
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