The Green-Eyed Monster
May 4th 2006 14:28
A few days ago, someone asked me about jealousy- is it hard to avoid when there's three in the bed?
Sexual jealousy isn't something I really experience. If the people I care about are happy, I'm happy too. This, however, makes me an exception to the rule- either angelic or psychotic.
The biggest obstacle to creating successful and satisfying open relationships is jealousy. Despite how enlightened we think we are, most of us experience jealousy if our spouse or lover has a sexual relationship with someone else. A few rare individuals never experience jealousy. They are either more highly evolved than the rest of us mortals, or else they are pathologically out of touch with their feelings. - Kathy Labriola
You can make up your own minds about my mental health.
But knowing Taffy didn't feel at all the same way I knew I had to be very careful...
I was willing, Mr. X was willing, but our menage a trois depended entirely on Taffy overcoming her natural aversion to my ex and being seduced..
And so with careful little steps I'd led her into his arms, his bedroom and now his bed..
Sexual jealousy isn't something I really experience. If the people I care about are happy, I'm happy too. This, however, makes me an exception to the rule- either angelic or psychotic.
The biggest obstacle to creating successful and satisfying open relationships is jealousy. Despite how enlightened we think we are, most of us experience jealousy if our spouse or lover has a sexual relationship with someone else. A few rare individuals never experience jealousy. They are either more highly evolved than the rest of us mortals, or else they are pathologically out of touch with their feelings. - Kathy Labriola
You can make up your own minds about my mental health.
But knowing Taffy didn't feel at all the same way I knew I had to be very careful...I was willing, Mr. X was willing, but our menage a trois depended entirely on Taffy overcoming her natural aversion to my ex and being seduced..
And so with careful little steps I'd led her into his arms, his bedroom and now his bed..
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Comment by Cibbuano
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If you were 'in love' for instance, would you still be jealousy-free?
Comment by Lia
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Comment by Lia
Hmm... I also draw the line at going out and getting pregnant / impregnating other people. That's just not nice!
Comment by amy
Damn science for ruining everything, but surely there are some fairly scary practical considerations re: polyamour that might complicate the equation...?
Lia would you be down with an all out "open relationship" (query: is it really a relationship at all?)
Comment by Lia
What kind of practical considerations are you thinking of? Our biggest problems so far have been running short of silk scarves and condoms being too small (taffy suggests balloons- it's an exaggeration but still a real problem.)
I'm also a bit confused about what an all-out open relationship would entail. I guess that means having one primary partner and a bunch of secondary ones?
It's still something I'm thinking over and trying to figure out where I myself stand.