Originally posted on http://www.polyfamilies.com/misanthrope20040619.html NRE is a term that was invented, I believe, by someone in the San Francisco Bay area polyamory community to describe that “newly in love” feeling in a way that did not imply “one true love”. NRE stands for New Relationship Energy. You know the feeling — you’re light as a…
Author: GoddessofJava
The Poly Negotiator
Originally posted on http://www.polyfamilies.com/misanthrope200405.html In my interactions with the online poly community, one of the phrases I often hear is, “Oh it would be selfish of me to ask for X. I can’t do that !” My first reaction is often an eyeroll. My own philosophy is such that I do not consider…
You’re Not as Special as You Think
Originally posted on http://www.polyfamilies.com/misanthrope200403.html Gather ye round, little poly chillun, ’cause Mama Java’s got something to say to all of you. A lot of you poly people, in an attempt to explain that you’re not hedonistic sluts with the morals and sexual code of an alley cat talk about how hard relationships can be. The…