luvdragonx -> RE: is there a always an alpha (11/5/2005 1:43:05 PM)
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I'm re-reading this thread again and really enjoy the different viewpoints. Is there always an alpha......hell if I know. I can say from personal experience, that striving for the ideal of all members of the union being immediately equal is nice, it really depends on the journey up to that point. I think the hiccup comes when people shoot for the Poly Family title right off the bat. Instead, I believe that adding another to the relationship should be like any other relationship. There's (typically) meeting, courtship, engagement, then marriage. When you try to fast forward through the steps, the flavor may not be as rich as you'd like. If you were to choose a life partner for a monogamous relationship, would you really base the decision on how well you play together? the sex? their looks? Or would you instead take the time to get to know the other person; see how they handle adversity; see how they conduct themselves separately from you - finances, friendships, employment, etc.; see what they think of your lifestyle and how you handle things. Once you've mucked through all that and still want to be together, it's a good bet you'll work out long term. Apply that same selection and learning process to a third or fourth member of a Poly family. It's all the same thing in my opinion. I'm sure we've all known at least one person who would commit to someone just for the sake of having someone in their lives; settling for things they don't want in order to have a relationship. From the outside looking in, you can see how this is a mistake. From the inside, it's not so clear and it's difficult to make the best decisions when basing them on pure emotion, i.e. the need/want for someone else in the family. So a lot people/couples bring a third in, hoping that it will all just work out because they had 'such a connection' initially. The choice to enter a relationship can be based on that initial connection, but the choice of commitment in that relationship should be based on time taken to truly learn about each other.
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