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Bignuf
Seriously. In a monogamous relationship, if someone doesn't like their partner, they break up or divorce. How is this handled in a Poly situation? If, for instance, you are a "group" of three, and two of you are still "into"
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Seriously. In a monogamous relationship, if someone doesn't like their partner, they break up or divorce. How is this handled in a Poly situation? If, for instance, you are a "group" of three, and two of you are still "into" each other, but the third person does not want to be around one of the two of you...doesn't that really complicate things insanely? How about a four way situation. Oh my...relationships are hard to deal with when it's only two. How do you deal with that aspect? Do you agree ahead of time, if one person does not like one other, they are "out"?
Just wondering about the complex human dynamic that this must create.
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The only real answer is it depends on the group just like it would depend on the couple in a monogamous relationship how they handle breaking up.
In our situation I have kids with both men so there couldn't be a situation where in we simply tell the one to go away. We have a responsibility to the children, no matter what age they are, to behave in a mature manner and continue to co-parent.
If we were to break up we would have to negotiate the split just as carefully as any monogamous couple has to during a divorce. It would suck, be painful, and change us fundamentally...just like breaking up does for any configuration.
Polyamory isn't really anymore complicated that monogamy there are simply more people involved. Break ups are messy and painful no matter how many people are going their separate ways.