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| Friday, September 26th, 2008 | |
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| _10:18 am_[ozgenre] |
Now here's an interesting article... Let me pop down a quote and link to the article..."His team's analysis reflects all of human history, and modern monogamy has not even left a blip in our genomes. "I don't know how long monogamy has been with us," Hammer says. "It seems it hasn't been around long, evolutionarily."Besides, "most societies practice some form of polygamy", he says. Even if most Western men don't take multiple wives, men tend to father children with more females than females do with males, a practice called "effective polygamy"."It's not unexpected," says Dmitri Petrov, an evolutionary geneticist at Stanford University in California. "Polygany is something you would expect to find." Petrov and his colleagues uncovered the same genetic pattern in fruit flies."I think this is just fairly indicative of us being the norm (as if we didn't know that already), whereas Monogamy is simply a 'recent' societal/religious imposition.**[Original Article here]**Cross-posted to  polyamory_ausCurrent Mood:  pleased (Comment on this) |
| Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 | |
| _1:17 pm_[fprinfo] |
FPR 2008 The Florida Poly Retreat (FPR) is a regional level polyamory retreat/conference started in 2003 organized by the polyamory communities of Florida. This year, FPR will be held on March 27-30. ( What we offerCollapse ) (Comment on this) |
| Saturday, December 9th, 2006 | |
| _10:22 pm_[spina_di_rosa] |
For those on Polymatchmaker.com The site is down and will be down until sometime after monday due to an accounting snafu. It will be up and running in fine style again soon. In the meantime I know a lot of memebers have started going to www.polyamorychat.com to communicate with each other real time.I hope everyone is having a happy holiday season.Asasha Current Mood: Informative (Comment on this) |
| Monday, November 13th, 2006 | |
| _12:30 am_[choose_again] |
Poly Project I have mentioned my polyamory project on my personal LJ a few times but instead of being able to meet with all the people who have volunteered to be interviewed, I have created an online survey. This means strangers can fill it out, too! It eases the process for me, since it will track the data anonymously, and I think it will be easier on those who wish to participate because it is anonymous and doesn't have to be done in person. I hope that my questions are useful and inoffensive. Please do not answer any that cross your boundaries, of course. Also, feel free to hand this around to anyone who is poly friendly- or not, I suppose, as their input is also valuable when painting a picture of the discrimination that polyamorous people face. Just to make the purpose of this clear: I am going to be doing a presentation in my Culture and Identity class on 12/12 to a room full of future psychotherapists, and I am hoping that I can increase their awareness and support for the poly community in receiving services and advocacy.Click here to take the survey. Thank you!Note: there are 2 pages, the next button is at the bottom. the second section is really the more important one (meant for non-poly people too), but does take more time and is more personal. many thanks!Update:I'm noticing that many people are skipping the essay questions. is it just too much? should i try and make them multiple choice somehow? any ideas? (Comment on this) |
| Tuesday, July 25th, 2006 | |
| _6:58 pm_[rapturedevoted] |
New and looking for good advice and conversation I am completely, brand-spanking new to the entire online journal thing. I'm not really sure how it all works, and how I go about meeting some new people that are also poly. I'd like to have someone to vent to, to listen to, to get advice from and to give advice in return. Having a community like this where I can finally find people who may be in a similar relationship as I have, is a wonderful thing. I just need someone who knows their way around this place, who can initiate a friendship. If you too are looking for someone to be able to conversate with about issues and methods of your poly relationship, then please have a look at my journal entries (starting with Rapture's Introduction) and get a hold of me. I really need some one to bounce ideas off of, and would love to be there for you to do the same. Thanks a lot!- Rapture Devoted (1 Comment |Comment on this) |
| Thursday, April 13th, 2006 | |
| _1:51 pm_[recordplayeron] |
I keep seeing posts about difference conferences and campouts- who's going, thoughts on, information on, etc.- so I created a community for queer-themed conferences. |
| Thursday, September 15th, 2005 | |
| _10:13 am_[tigerdancer77] |
Looks like it's dead *performs cpr*I will post an introduction later, but for now, gotta eat. (Comment on this) |
| Sunday, April 10th, 2005 | |
| _2:30 pm_[richdiamond] |
Thanks everybody Obviously, this is a difficult situation.Hopefully I have not antagonized her to the point where we will make rash decisions.I want to clarify this once and for all-I'm willing to try anything with her, but I have to be in on it from the start. 100% aware and able to make an informed decision.Thank you all for your input. (Comment on this) |
| _8:25 am_[richdiamond] |
Bad introduction to Poly I am new to this community, and I have joined looking for advice and information. I am not deriding or judging this lifestyle, I am only trying to cope with a situation that has arisen in my life, and I doubt that I am the first person this has happened to. Hopefully I can gain a perspective that will help me deal with this. This will probably be cross-posted, I apologize if any of this is offensive. ( Read more...Collapse ) (Comment on this) |
| Friday, April 1st, 2005 | |
| _3:47 pm_[unicornldy] |
Hello everyone. I am a bisexual woman. I have been married almost 13yrs(June 25th) :) and we have 2 kids together. Also have 6 cats and a doggie. I've known I was bi since I was about 20 yrs old. I had blocked out earlier memories due to abuse from my step father. We live in S Carolina right now. But might move if hubbie finds a job elsewhere. Not much is being offerd here unfortunatly. I have a website of me and our family and friends. http://www.gameroom.com/tprach/Im looking for friends and support. It has been 5yrs since I/we have had a gf. I dont work or go to clubs so its hard to meet people and make friends. looking to get to know you all. :) (Comment on this) |
| Thursday, March 31st, 2005 | |
| _10:55 pm_[mercae_killar] |
New member Hello, im Stacy. I am not new to the concept of poly, but my mates and I have finaly decided it was something we could work out. I have been married to Mark for 3 years, but found Kevin and was foolish and left mark. Now almost a year later I decided to tell Kevin i still loved mark and also still loved him. We decided to give a poly lifestle a chance. Mark and I have 2 kids (ages 3 and 2), and Kevin has basicly been acting as Daddy since he moved in almost a year ago, so for right now we have just blended as a nice little happy family. Both men are perfectly fine sharing me, and it has been made clear i only love them, i do not wish to find anyone else, I would prefer to keep our little triangle exactly that. I know jealosy and posseiveness can be bad in a poly relationship, but I love both these men dearly and honestly cant stand the idea of them with another woman, maybe i will change with time, but right now the relationship is so new Mark hasnt even officialy moved back in (he gave a months notice to his landlord).Anyway thought i would introduce myself. (Comment on this) |
| Saturday, February 26th, 2005 | |
| _12:41 pm_[mermaidnchains] |
Pop my cherry Ive lingered, but not posted. So, if you have anything to say after my post - please dont hesitate. Pop my cherry and let me know you are alive out there.My post could be about the triad Im in the process of building (as the invited secondary) and how the wife is suddenly cockblocking me. It could be about how my lover cant seem to communicate. It could be about the committment contracts he asked me to write for us, so that everything was on the table for himself, me, his wife, and my child (13). I could post all about that and go on for days about how frustrating it is to make it ballance out, how hard it is to wait on his wife to cope with her issues, how sad I am that she could have been a great friend and is actively trying to dislike me, how much I really care for my lover (and Dom - its D/s).But thats not what this is about.THIS is about - other LJ'ers. Odd huh? I can talk until my fingers fall off in my LJ about how poly I am and how much Im working on this relationship, and half the people who read me throw in the towel. They give up. They dont understand poly, the work it takes, the extra enery or complicated dynamics it takes to bring multiple people to the same table and join in love. They might be D/s. They might be kinky. They might be bi, gay, lesbian, transgender, but it doesnt seem to matter. Poly - aparently - strikes a nerve in people enough to make them say 'give up, give up, give up' faster than with any other problem on the face of my life. My dynamic with my lover isnt perfect, I admit that. Im a needy and emotional bitch, I admit that too. BUT - I dont give up easily. Why is it that so many people are so willing to quit, when the rewards are so much more rich if you stick it out and make it work?Do any of the rest of you find this happening on your LJ, or in your poly life? Why or why not do you think?Ok - thats my vent, my post, my commentary and my questions all in one. Lemme have it! what'cha gotta say to me! :)~Lynn (6 Comments |Comment on this) |
| Tuesday, September 21st, 2004 | |
| _8:27 am_[acerob1] |
Hi, everyone!Things have been going really well with me. How are the rest of you?Btw, if any of you have MySpace accounts, feel free to add me. My profile's here. (Comment on this) |
| Sunday, September 12th, 2004 | |
| _6:40 pm_[morganne13] |
Am wondering................ If, all of a sudden, out of nowhere this started happening..............if once a month for a few days, maybe like on a full moon cycle or a menstrual cycle, you switched gender.....how would you react? first reaction with realization of change? further reaction with realization of consequences of change physical, mental, and situtational? further reaction with change back to original gender and change again? how would you deal with the people in your life (to tell or not to tell)? how would they deal with the change in you? what other responses/consequences would occur based on aspects of your life or personality?Be as detailed as you can/want to.......I want as many responses as I can get.Thanks. (5 Comments |Comment on this) |
| Thursday, September 2nd, 2004 | |
| _6:25 pm_[spina_di_rosa] |
Pissed off and needing help and advice. This was posted to the wild tangents forum on PMM....and if anyone has any advice I would love to hear it.( clickity clickityCollapse ) Current Mood:  annoyed (Comment on this) |
| Tuesday, August 3rd, 2004 | |
| _1:18 pm_[spina_di_rosa] |
No pity, No shame, No silence. I was linked to ( this postCollapse ) from  alia's lj.I am overcome and speechless...but I wanted to say,My name is April, and I am a rape survivor.No pity, No shame, No silence.Cross posted to my personal journal as well Current Mood: indescribable (1 Comment |Comment on this) |
| Monday, August 2nd, 2004 | |
| _11:08 pm_[canis_ridens] |
Insert dramatic de-lurking noise here. For anyone on this list living in or visiting the Southern California area, I was wondering how much interest there would be in having a biweekly movie night? I'd be happy to offer my home for watching videos or having the occasional LAN party.So, where are you all from, if I may ask? I'm currently living in Ontario, CA, USA. (3 Comments |Comment on this) |
| _8:15 am_[spina_di_rosa] |
Goodness, I feel ashamed Looking through our little community I am feeling ashamed of myself. I should be posting more!I had a WONDERFUL weekend this weekend, I got to spend some wonderful one on one time with each of my fellows.....spent much time enjoying the moonlight (full moons are wonderful, blue moons just blow my mind) and last night Luxatos and I went out with our friends David and Amanda and played in the lake while we watched a meteor shower and the moon rise over the lake.Of all the crazy things, my friend Amanda stayed on the beach and David (who can't swim) played in the water with Lux and I. We had a blast and eventual skinny-dipping was done! YAY! I am very glad to see our little community growing in numbers, however I would like to see a few more people post than the four who have done so already. It is hard to get to know your neighbors unless you can carry on a conversation with them! Current Mood: chipper (8 Comments |Comment on this) |
| Sunday, August 1st, 2004 | |
| _1:39 pm_[elynne] |
whew Had some extra sleep... I'm off the night schedule now (heh), but at least I'm feeling much better. Now, tea and toast for breakfast... and then, my wife and I will take boy-kitten to get his (last?) booster shot. (4 Comments |Comment on this) |
| _1:21 am_[elynne] |
blurgh I think i'm coming down with a cold... or have been coming down with it for weeks, and it's just now starting to get nasty. I'm congested, I have snap-crackle-pop in my ears, I'm coughing, sleepy (despite having slept for a godawful amount of time)... mlargh.I wonder if we have any orange juice in the house. Current Mood:  sick (Comment on this) |
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