loveandlight87
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I agree with WyldHrt re the initial approach. Oh, and if they were not fairly local (w/in 100 miles or so) ... big pause. I suspect though, based on what I know of you Steel, you are looking for more answers regarding approaching as a poly couple. Initially I was not looking for poly specifically. I was open to it to an extent, but it wasn't my primary search. The couples approaching me that I found myself being interested in did not discuss a lot about how the relationship would work in terms of the triad at first, or even much later. They were upfront that poly was the deal but did not try and direct how the relationship would be. Instead, they made themselves open books and allowed me to get to know them as people and in turn got to know me as a person. There was no talk of primary, secondary, triad or any of that. I guess in short, they were seeing me as a real live person and not as an accessory to their relationship. The other thing I would have looked for right away when considering a triad was being able to freely converse with both parties from the get go. If not, no go! It didn't seem to be a factor for me who was approaching first, the D or the s. Just that both were available right away to talk with. And because I don't do the whole online thing well, I would have been looking to meet in real life fairly quickly. It would have been very important to me that I met both the first time. Even though I had met Sir and his wife in real life at community events first, because he and I were both introverts, our initial conversations (beyond the hi how are you) were conducted online. One of the things that I liked was that once when I asked him what he was doing before I popped into screen, he said that he was practicing rope. The way he said it and the followup showed me that he was not a know it all, ego maniac. He demonstrated a genuine desire to learn with humility. Of course I used that as an excuse to invite myself over to his house by volunteering to be a practice bottom. *cause ya know even if you know all the knots, ya still gotta practice on a real live person right??? lol Anyway, we are a V. But the thing is, there was room for our relationships to develop in whatever way they did. I was not restricted or pushed to develop relationships with either or both. Even now there is still room for the relationships to grow and change. And for me that was key. love
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