I have posted a couple of times before about the poly (or not so poly) relationship that I am currently in. For a brief background, Long term partner started relationship with someone else - I had always known this was likely, but struggled/ing with my own self-confidence to fully accept the change- although I am improving in my own jealousy management. An added complication that she is married, but husband doesn't know, hence my comment about not so poly.
However, we are moving to a different country in a couple of weeks, so their relationship will as good as end, although I suspect they will stay in contact on the internet. So since they are going to have to split up anyway, I'm going to have a chat with him after we've moved about in the future NOT getting involved with people where their SO doesn't know . I don't really want to add to the pain that he's currently feeling, and she is too, as they are very much in love. I don't like seeing him hurting.
I want to be able to help him while he's going through this, and I suspect the best way is just to be there, but there's a little selfish side of me that still hasn't fully come to terms with him being in love with someone else it is hurting to see him being so distraught over someone else that's not me... not that I want him to be distraught over me of course! It's that it very much brings home exactly how much he loves her, and it's something that I can't help with.
I also know that there will be another relationship at some point in the future (he's poly, I think I'm mono, although have never met anyone that has tempted me to think about it really). He says that it won't happen again because there is too much pain from this one and he doesn't want that again. But based on human nature he will, of course, heal and at some point I am sure he will meet someone else that is special and has a link with him. So I intend to stay on this forum and try to keep thinking about the ideas and emotions involved so that maybe next time I will know myself a little better and have some techniques to meet a new relationship in a positive fashion (although, once more, if it turns out another time that it's someone else who is not telling their other half then I'm going to have to let him know that I disagree).
In one way, I also wish that the situation hadn't been as it is, and that we weren't leaving because I was just beginning to find ways of dealing with it, and only starting out on the route. I really like her and get on with her and if it could have been possible I think that I might have enjoyed some aspects of discovering this side of life with two other great people involved.
I'm waffling a little now I think, so I'm not really looking for any kind of response, maybe more just trying to think out loud, rather than make a point. Sorry!
However, we are moving to a different country in a couple of weeks, so their relationship will as good as end, although I suspect they will stay in contact on the internet. So since they are going to have to split up anyway, I'm going to have a chat with him after we've moved about in the future NOT getting involved with people where their SO doesn't know . I don't really want to add to the pain that he's currently feeling, and she is too, as they are very much in love. I don't like seeing him hurting.
I want to be able to help him while he's going through this, and I suspect the best way is just to be there, but there's a little selfish side of me that still hasn't fully come to terms with him being in love with someone else it is hurting to see him being so distraught over someone else that's not me... not that I want him to be distraught over me of course! It's that it very much brings home exactly how much he loves her, and it's something that I can't help with.
I also know that there will be another relationship at some point in the future (he's poly, I think I'm mono, although have never met anyone that has tempted me to think about it really). He says that it won't happen again because there is too much pain from this one and he doesn't want that again. But based on human nature he will, of course, heal and at some point I am sure he will meet someone else that is special and has a link with him. So I intend to stay on this forum and try to keep thinking about the ideas and emotions involved so that maybe next time I will know myself a little better and have some techniques to meet a new relationship in a positive fashion (although, once more, if it turns out another time that it's someone else who is not telling their other half then I'm going to have to let him know that I disagree).
In one way, I also wish that the situation hadn't been as it is, and that we weren't leaving because I was just beginning to find ways of dealing with it, and only starting out on the route. I really like her and get on with her and if it could have been possible I think that I might have enjoyed some aspects of discovering this side of life with two other great people involved.
I'm waffling a little now I think, so I'm not really looking for any kind of response, maybe more just trying to think out loud, rather than make a point. Sorry!