I'd rather not immediately tell my life story. I feel those details will appear in the telling of current events. What I'm more focused on is recounting the details of my relationships as they relate to ethical non-monogamy.
So, to begin with the now. I have a primary partner, a man I've been dating for over eight months who knew I was polyamorous before I met him. He is bookish, serious, quiet, and loves to use big words. Since it feels right to give everyone pseudonyms, I'll refer to him by one of his favorite strange words, Argosy. He is not polyamorous, but he is trying to give it a shot. Together we are reading The Ethical Slut and Opening Up. We recently went over his OKC profile to make it more accessible. I hope Argosy meets some lovely women soon, because I have a deep desire to experience compersion.
There are a number of people that I am currently dating or interested in. There are two men besides my primary partner with whom I consider myself to be in a serious relationship. One of them is an artist/carpenter who I tend to see very often even though he lives an hour away on the other side of the city. He's into philosophy (like Argosy) and history, and he has an interesting face, sad eyes, and a burly look. Since he's a big, cuddly bear I'll call him Teddy. Teddy is not necessarily polyamorous, but he seems perfectly happy and comfortable being non-monogamous as long as we make time for each other.
Another man I care about is a very polyamorous fellow with a primary partner of his own. He plays piano, makes pottery, is into BDSM, and has an incredible ass. In the real world I actually refer to him sometimes by a pet name that should work well here, Freckle. He referred me to an article about Radical Honesty, and while the two men in the article are not role models for me, I like Freckle's approach to being as honest as possible with yourself and your partners. It's nice to have at least one partner who is truly polyamorous and loves to discuss it openly and frequently.
