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- Path: sparky!uunet!psinntp!newstand.syr.edu!SUVM.SYR.EDU!ESMITH
- From: ESMITH@SUVM.SYR.EDU
- Subject: I feel like I'm listening to a cat fight
- Message-ID: <168C7A80E.ESMITH@SUVM.SYR.EDU>
- Organization: Syracuse University
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 12:34:06 EST
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- I expected the inane argument between Muffy and Vicca to die
- down after a few returned salvos, but it seems not willing to die a
- graceful death. Isn't it possible for you two to simply agree to
- disagree and continue another thread now? Who here *really* gives a fuck
- if Vicca's definitions are not exact, and who, apparently other than
- Muffy, *really* cares if Viccas lovers are being lied to? C'mon ladies,
- give it a rest.
-
- Phil asked about jealousy a few postings ago and also asked if
- anyone else had had similar feelings. Yep. I used to. I guess it was
- one of the major reasons for the breakup of my marriage of 15 years about
- 6 years ago.
-
- Some background. I'm a polyamorous (If you don't know the definition
- or are unsure of how I'm using this word, please e-mail me privately and
- I'll explain) male bisexual (again, if you don't know what I mean by this..)
- but was not always. About 9 years after being married my wife and I met
- this wonderful couple and over time the four of us decided to get
- sexually active with each other. It was great for awhile, then the wife of
- my friend started heavily into alcohol. It soon got unfun fast and I told
- my wife that I wanted to end the sexual portion of the relationship.
-
- I was told that that certainly was my choice, but that she was not going
- to end her sexual relationship with this other man. Needless to say,
- I was pretty well bent out of shape. We had long discussions, and I
- talked with both our friends, but little was accomplished. Yeah, I became
- pretty jealous. As my friends wife's condition worsened, he decided that
- she needed much more attention and help from him and eventually broke
- off the relationship with my wife. To this day they are both very good
- friends of the both of us. Yes, the woman is a continuing recovering
- alcoholic and they are both still happily married.
-
- My wife and I, about a year after that met another couple and the tables
- were reversed. We became sexually attracted to them and after a few
- months (I still don't know why) my wife said she wanted to end the
- sexual relationship with them. I don't know if it was revenge on my part,
- or simply lust, but I told her that was her choice, but I wasn't going to
- end it with the woman involved. Needless to say she was bent way out of
- shape too. This eventually led to our divorce.
-
- Yes, I know I made almost every mistake that can be made. Hell, if
- there was a textbook bad example, I was it. I'm very familiar
- with the emotion of jealousy and it isn't a good feeling.
- I learned quite a bit from those relationships and I have to say that
- I'm now in a polyamorous relationship with a wonderful couple and a sometimes
- third, with no feelings of possession, being left out, being ignored,
- feelings of being a fifth wheel, and all of the other wonderfully
- useless feelings that accompany fits of jealousy. I've gone so far
- as to invite these folks to share my home with me. Yeah, I'm in love
- with them big time. *grins*
-
- Anyway, thought I'd answer the jealousy thread and allow you folks to
- dissect my past.
-
- As Always,
- Timber
-