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User:kith_and_kin (375885) kith_and_kin
Name:Polyamory Success Stories
About:WELCOME to kith_and_kin!

What this community is about:

Polyamory Success Stories.


Kith and kin is about your polyamorous success stories, big and small.

Come here to share your good stuff: knowledge, positive experiences,useful communication skills, moments of revelation, and funny poly situational humor.

Come here to share what has worked well for you.

FIRST TIME POSTERS:
Please give us an intro and let us know who you are. Ideas of what to include? What kind of poly relationship you have, how long you've been together, some positive aspects of how you relate to your partners.

GENERAL POSTING ADVICE:
This is a community focusing on positive resolutions and experiences within polyamorous relationships. Postings from folks with more than a few years of working poly relationships are encouraged and welcome. We encourage you to share success stories, humor, tender moments, effective skills, tools, and all the good stuff. And, if you have had issues or problems, to post about those while *including* the solutions you found which worked. This provides for a departure point in discussions from a different perspective than a post which begins with an issue or problem alone.


Topics include:

  • Defining what a "successful relationship" is.

  • Success stories about your relationship(s).

  • Poly anecdotes and situational humor.

  • Stories about your positive resolution of a specific issue, small or large.

  • Characteristics and skills which make poly relationships more likely to succeed.

  • Effective methods of communication in relationships.

  • Applying empathy and active listening when communicating to partner(s).

  • Explicit effective agreements (general and for safer sex).

  • Translating implicit agreements into explicit ones.

  • Resolving scheduling conflicts across relationships.

  • Poly-positive art, films, music and poetry.

  • Overlapping social circles and building families of choice.

  • How polyamory has contributed to personal growth and life choices.

  • Helpful books and online resources.



Kith and kin IS geared towards Polyfolk:
  • In mostly stable poly relationships.

  • Engaged in a wide variety of poly relationships.

  • With a few years to many years of poly relationship experience.

  • Focused more on enhancing and deepening existing relationships -- less on fixing problems.

  • Interested in goal-setting, improvements, and effective communication.

  • Interested in strengthening intellectual and emotional connections with partners, poly friends/family.



Kith and kin IS NOT geared towards those whom:

  • Are new to polyamory or just exploring the option. Newbies are welcome to lurk and respond; please respect the purpose of the community.

  • Think polyamory and group sex are roughly equivalent.

  • Wish to pursue polyamory to spice up their sex life.

  • Seek advice on how to convince their partner to try polyamory.

  • Seek advice on substance abuse, addictions, and/or cheating.

  • Wish to post personal ads.

  • Discuss usage of different terminology ad nauseum.

  • Promote concept that there's only one valid form of polyamory.



For Non-Poly folk, Those New to Poly; Others:
This is an open community. Anyone is welcome to join and post. The only request made to those whom fall into the above category is to please respect the purpose of this community. Basically, it's the same request made of all posters: Keep it positive, ask questions, and listen. While the intent of Kith and Kin is to encourage more experienced polyamorists to post their success stories, others' positive input is welcome. Some suggested topics to post: what your ideal poly relationship looks like, observations of others' positive poly relationships, positive relationship role models, useful poly books and websites, and general relationship skills or communication techniques which are helpful.

General word of advice:
There are other forums on polyamory, relationships, and alternative sexuality on livejournal -- as well as other venues. It is recommended you check them out and see if they offer what you are seeking if you don't find it here. Good luck!

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