Well, honestly, open/poly relationships are the norm in my social circle. There are very few of us who chose a more traditional model amongst my friends community. For me, dealing with the needs and emotions of one person is TRULY enough. LOL! I could see wanting to sleep with someone and have a fun little fling but really dealing with multiple deep relationships is beyond my capacity, point blank. I guess I'm the opposite of you. LOL!
Ankywho... You know.... it really doesn't matter what we all are going to think if this is what you're going to do but it is odd that you felt the need to make this a public 'cause now it's a curiosity thing to see how this will 'unfold'. From what I've witnessed over the last 15 years, it's drama-filled and difficult BUT not impossible and it really can work for some people. On the serious level, however, I've never seen anyone for whom it worked really long-term. In every case I've ever seen, a choice had to eventually be made and - in my opinion - it was never really fair to the person who was "brought in" because they were the automatic third wheel. People always chose their long-term partner when it really came down to it. Particularly when kids were involved. So yeah... complicated.
Anyway, I hope this works well for you, Erin and the other people with whom you are involved.
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