Re: [UUPoly-L] Kerista anyone? (was Fed of Egalitarian Communities)

["Kelly Cookson" <kc62301@hotmail.com>]

Here's why Kerista broke up from the perspective of one participant:

http://kerista.com/what.html

The other articles from people who participated and or had contact with the 
group are also interesting to read.

http://kerista.com/

As Bill mentioned in his prior post, there was:

> a member who insisted on "leading" the group, and having everything his own 
> way - and threw >tantrums when people wouldn't "follow".

More than one article on the website identifies this person. And people did 
grow tired of it.

I also get the impression from the articles that the group often did not 
live up to its ideals. Rather than admit falling short of their ideals, or 
question whether the ideals were naive, the group generally pretended they 
were living up to their ideals. This kind of denial can last only so long 
before people start to question it and/or get sick of it.

I'd be interested in hearing more about why Kerista broke up. It sounds like 
the break up was caused by a complex mix of things. Many socially monogamous 
marriages break up for a complex mix of reasons, too.  I wonder if there are 
analogies...

Kelly

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