Polyamory and Valentine’s Day: The Joy of Sharing
The big day for lovers is coming up, a day when we either profess our attraction to an unknowing partner, or show the person we share I lives with most what they mean to us, through overtures of affection, gifts, chocolate, flowers, perhaps a card, and most of all setting aside some quality time for a bit of conversation and intimacy. Valentine’s Day is upon us.
This year in my world, the combination of loving and co-habitating polyamorously has presented a fun and wonderful challenge to figure out, and though it’s simple and small enough — it’s meaningful.
The other night I received a text message, “Hey. V-Day is coming up. Would you like to do something with the special lady? I could clear out for part of the night and see a movie so you two could go out, or cook dinner in, and have more of the house to yourselves,” said my girlfriend’s husband.
It was Just Another Day in the Life of a Polyamorous Relationship. Our dynamic is very fun, open, and free between the three of us, but we’re all very welcoming and inclusive people — and it’s my belief, that this is why we work so well. We share.
And sharing is an important part of our relationships, even in two-party monogamous relationships, a fundamental tenet of what it means to engage another human being and consider them. Honestly…
