Greetings Jen,
Welcome to our forum. Please feel free to lurk, browse, etc.
Glad both of you's guys could join us.
I'll give you the first advice I'd give to any poly newbie: Learn all you can about doing lots and lots of quality communication! It can make all the difference in the world. No assumptions! That's my motto. Always get confirmation of what you "think" (assume) the other person thinks.
How to make your posts approachable? Heh heh heh. Lots and lots of practice. And hey bonus, you're getting practice at communication while you're at it.
I think your style is just fine, though, it's conversational which sets your reader at ease. I hear that J.R.R. Tolkien wrote his epic novels by recording himself telling the story on tape first, then writing from the tape. Thus, he ensured that he'd make the reader comfortable by being conversational. So pretend we're all sitting together at a restaurant sharing drinks, and let your thoughts flow from there.
Of course lots of reading will help too, and there's no shortage of that to do on Polyamory.com ... So dig in, and post your thoughts and feelings whensoever the muse doth strike.
Warmly,
Kevin T., "official greeter"
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