Are there any ground rules that help polyamorous relationships work better?
The first rule is communication, number two is communication and number three is communication. So if I were in a relationship with someone who was also in a relationship with someone else, and something in their relationship made me uncomfortable, they should know about it? You need to communicate with each other and help each other understand what’s going on. The rules in a poly-relationship are they same as those in a monogamous relationship. Of course, the importance of coordinating your schedules goes up exponentially. My girlfriend has had a lot of threesomes; I never have. I’d like to have one with her now, but I’m intimidated because I’m such a novice. What can I do? Start out by just watching. That’ll help you get in the mood, and then when you feel comfortable, you can participate. Like if I were with a woman, and we were trying to make another man comfortable, if the woman liked being eaten out, I could do that and show him how turned on she was by it, and then say to him, “