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Skriven 2007-02-07 21:15:57 av Michael Harper (15200.babylon5)
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Ärende: Re: Global warming, among other things
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"Wendy of NJ" <voxwoman@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 17:38:21 -0600, "Michael Harper"
> <michaelharper05@comcast.net> wrote:
> Well, my stories are much more tame than that. I try never to involve
> myself into other people's marriages/relationships - simply because I
> *don't* know what kind of deals got worked out between the partners,
> and I know plenty of people who are poly, having tested those waters
> ain a previous life.

I watched four marriages die in Memphis, all fannish, all semi-open. Carolyn
left Tommy for Gary, Belinda left Gary for some other guy, Angie left Greg
for Mike the doctor, and when it all shook out, Greg was married to Dana,
Angie was married to Mike the doctor, Belinda was in another state, Gary was
married to Caorlyn and Tommy was alone with his and Carolyn's kids. Open
marriages are stupid. Humans aren't wired that way, not in this century.

> I met my second husband at a convention. Lasted all of 9 years, during
> which I disovered I wasn't wired right to be poly.  I don't like sharing.

Don't blame you. I'm monogamous myself.

> I've heard about those "what happens on the road is ok" deals from
> plenty of touring musicians (as well as other people who travel a
> lot). And unless I hear it out of the mouth of the *wife* I don't
> really believe it. Guys will say pretty much anything they need to to
> score when they're at a gig. I've also spoken to their other halves (on
> other occasions), and *they* don't remember agreeing to such terms.
> It's an easy way to get into people's pants with the minimum of guilt.
> I was that naive once. A very long time ago.

Some women will put up with that niou-se. The ones I know who will put up
with it are fooling around themselves. Couples like that may as well not be
married.

And I was that naive once, too. Like you, I grew out of it.

Mike
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