Tag: Gay Open Poly Bear Quad

Very nearly a month ago, after writing my dividing housework column I asked a question in a poly related facebook  group of which I am a member. “If you were to read a ‘monthly lifestyle column’ about a poly family, what kinds of topics would you be interested in reading?” I got one reply and I…

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At 42, I’ve had enough – I will get healthy, even if it means I lose my “bear” status. I’m going to talk about it, so this month’s column is going to be a little personal, and I hope a little inspirational, both for me, and for you dear reader.   Bears are known to…

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Among the many questions we get anytime someone finds out about our relationship is about sleeping arrangements. I know of other Poly relationships that the members thereof rotate where they sleep so that everyone gets a chance to sleep with everyone else. We all sleep in the same bed, every night that we’re all home…

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I’ve heard this SO many times that it’s not funny, usually by people who don’t even know any of us personally, let alone the inner workings of our relationship. It would be amusing if it weren’t for the fact that this is a nearly IDENTICAL slur thrown at ALL of us in same sex relationships…

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So if you read the FULL name of the column you get the idea of who we are – four guys in the bear community (OK, ok, ok, three bears and a chaser/admirer) who are in one big four-man open relationship. I’ll be sharing bits of our life together, funny, frustrating, maybe even the mundane.…

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