This guide was originally put together as a handout for a class on nonmonogamy aimed at men. Before finishing it, I decided to switch to a “tips” format instead, so I am publishing the …

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A while ago I noticed a problem in my polyamorous social circles, namely that some of the guys just are not doing that well, in terms of finding partners, dating, and generally succeeding at nonmonogamy. In particular, the guys who are new to nonmonogamy seem to make a lot of blunders. Sometimes these are spectacular and result in those guys giving up and going back to monogamy, but other times they seem to take the form of a steady failure to date, or a quickly cycling through relationships. Of course, there are plenty of men who take well to nonmonogamy (myself included), espcially those who have been doing it for a long time. That said, longevity is no guarantee of success – some of the frustrated guys at my recent class on this subject had been polyamorous for over a decade but could still not get their groove on. My hope with the discussions below is that they will help other guys hopscotch past a lot of the conceptual traps that hold us back.

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  • recursive_recursion [they/them]AEnglish
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    1 year ago

    One of the key barriers I think is communications skills

    • just being able to properly communicate things without fucking up can be hard (can’t say I’m immune to communication blunders, hopefully I’ve improved over time)

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    another I can think of is empathy in caring about supporting each other’s needs

    • supporting 1 person in a monogamous relationship takes genuine care in making sure that the partner feels that the relationship is meaningful
      • so imagining 1 more and I’m not surprised that some are unable to sustain poly

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    as someone that grew up in a conservative family I gotta say that most of the things I mentioned will be unfamiliar to anyone in the same position as I learned all these things externally from my mentors and friends

    after reflection maybe providing support for people who want to become their best selves is a general good place to start

    • it doesn’t really make sense to help people who aren’t asking for help(except for some exceptions)