Re: [UUPoly-L] Slightly OT - An Interesting Triad

[Cynthia Armistead <cyn@technomom.com>]

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 7:28 PM, CWLee <cwlee@post.harvard.edu> wrote:

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> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/fashion/21LOVE.html
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> (It would be nice to find a way to suggest to the author
> that she explore the world of poly - either professionally
> as a writer or personally as a woman who is already more
> than halfway there.)
>

You're the second person who has posted that URL to a poly list this week
(that I know of). I agree with you that there are some poly aspects to their
arrangement.

The article struck me as somewhat sad. The author sounded wistful, as if she
was still grieving for the lost parts of her marriage and just glad to have
the contact she does have with her ex-husband. The whole thing does sound as
if it is much, much healthier for their son than the acrimonious
arrangements that many divorced parents manage, of course, but I didn't get
much of a feel for how their son is doing, as he wasn't the focus of the
article.

Maybe it's the ex-husband who needs the introduction to polyamory? Maybe if
he had known that he could have some variety and breathing space in his life
they would still be married. We never got his point of view, though. All we
heard was that he had said, "I'm done with this" (that's what I recall - I
didn't go back and read the article a second time, to be honest).

Does the article have a space for comments, or is there a way to correspond
with the author?

Cyn