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Joy in short-lived relationships? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 month ago by SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/polyamory@lemmy.world
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A couple of weeks ago a woman I love moved a long way away ... we only met 6 weeks before that, yet it wasn't a whirlwind romance. She's terrible at communicating remotely, so we won't ever have a long term relationship.

My spouse has lifted my spirits a lot, and reminded me that I'll always carry her in my heart. I'm happy to have had this experience, even if I'm still feeling a sense of loss over it every day as well.

So ... who else out there has had that sort of short but sweet romance? What was it like?

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[–] anna@retrofed.com 2 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Part of why I am polyamorous is that I enjoy experiencing all kinds of connections people can make. I like short-lived relationships and commitment for life, loose and casual ones just as much as deeply connecting ones that end up intertwining my life with someone else's irreversibly.

I like not having to go through the hoops and motions of 'standard' traditional relationships with a clearly defined dating phase, 'going steady' and all that. My partner(s) and I just do what we want and what we like, whether that's a deep friendship with a romantic component, a loose kink adventure or a non-sexual but highly romantic marriage-style commitment. We just do what works for all of us.

[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Thank you for such a considered reply!

Back when I was in my 30s that was exactly my outlook, and I have many find memories to look back on (and a few disasters, lol).

Now I'm older, I'm realising that I want longer term relationships, and stability.

I wish you and yours the very best for the future :-)

[–] anna@retrofed.com 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Thank you!

The beautiful thing about polyamory after all is that we can have both :)

[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 days ago

Absolutely :-)