8. How long have you been living in a polyamorous relationship?
15 years? Maybe? I’ve been with Syd longer than that, but about 15 years for the poly part I think. See this post for more details.
Okay, that was a really, really short answer. Let’s just throw the answer to question #9 in this post as well.
9. When you're in a relationship with two or more other people, how do you ensure you make time for the people you're not sleeping with?
Careful planning and precision execution. I personally spent time with each of them doing different things. Syd likes outdoorsy stuff and the magic of nature, Holly didn’t. Hol liked Museums and Syd will tag along, but she can’t get enthusiastic about them. Holy and I did most the shopping together, Syd and I slept in the same bed when I was sleeping at the same time she was. I never really had a problem, I never had a complaint from either of them that I wasn’t spending enough time with either one. Of course we were three fairly introverted people, so spending time apart was as important as being together.
I don’t know, I never saw it as a chore, rather just something that happened. I suppose you could say it’s a bit like knowing how to steer a little boat down a river, after a while you know where the dead tree is and how to avoid it. You don’t even need to see it, you just know it’s there and to go around.
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