Re: [UUPoly-L] michaels question of stargazngal (and me too)

[Caren KH <dharmamama1@gmail.com>]

HI! I'm new to the group. There's been some discussion about  
something similar on Steve Pavlina's forum. If you're not familiar,  
Steve is a personal development blogger and author; people see him as  
kind of a guru of blogging because he's done so well with his. At the  
beginning of this year, he "came out" as poly, or least poly-curious.  
I thought this was really great, because millions of people read his  
blog each month - what a way to get people thinking, who may not have  
even heard of polyamory!

Anyway - a link to his archives is here:

http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/archives/   Starting with 12/31 and  
going through January, he has articles on polyamory. I particularly  
got a lot out of the podcast he did with his wife.

Here's a link to the discussion, "Can one be polyamorous when not in  
relationship?"

http://www.stevepavlina.com/forums/social-relationships/27790-can-one- 
polyamorous-even-when-not-relationships.html

Steve's forums are uniquely growth-oriented; they are a respectful  
(generally), mature place to discuss things.

I wanted to share this resource for those who hadn't heard of it;  
Michael's question prompted me to finally do so!

peace,
Caren
in NC


On Feb 19, 2009, at 4:38 PM, Michael Paprocki wrote:

> I've got a question. How does one "know" they are poly? A while  
> back I introduced myself as a polyperson without any relationshiips  
> (at all, much less polyamorous ones). Michael's question of  
> stargazngal (the question I asked) both interests and annoys me.  
> How do I know I am polyamorous (I think I am, given my feelings  
> regarding someone loving more than one person) when I haven't had  
> any relational experience.  Any thoughts?
>
> Michael Paprocki