@Shaz51 wrote:
Same partner, old partner, new partner @Jynx
Sorry if this is wrong xxx
No sorry needed Shazzy!! I love rambling about my love life haha.
So I've had one partner for just over 2.5 years, they're the one I wanted to take up to meet fam. And then I've just started dating someone new, it's literally only been a month! They're the one who is super passionate about food, and so when you get invited to a Winter Solstice dinner at their house, you KNOW you gonna get a degustation smorgasboard!! I'm so keen 😋
And then, to complicate the picture for you even further, I have now been invited to spend xmas day with my ex-partner (whom I've known for 8 years and is one of my closest friends in the world, and with whom I share a close, emotionally intimate bond, even if it is no longer romantic/sexual in nature), as well as HIS new boyfriend, AND his boyfriend's other partner!
Did I manage to confuse you enough yet? Teehee, isn't consensual non-monogamy fun? 🤣
@Spirit_Healer aww sounds like things are going really well with this fella!! Delight! I have been brushing up on my Attachment Theory recently, and learned that it takes approx. two years to develop a fully secure attachment bond! So you're nearly halfway 😉
How did he respond to the suggestion of couples counselling? I can totally imagine some stigma worming in there, there's this pervasive idea that couples counselling is only for people who are like, on the brink of divorce! But I reckon the best time to start couples therapy would be right at the beginning, so you can really start ensuring that the foundations you're building together are healthy and mutually attuned.
Totally love how helpful Maslow's Hierarchy is too, thanks for sharing!!
How is everyone doing this arvo?
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