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supertroop 3 hours ago

Classic new relationship energy. It’s such a wonderful feeling. On top of the world. Everything in life glows. But NRE runs out. The OP is correct: critics will say that one person cannot be all things to another. Any relationship therapist or seasoned polyamorous family will tell you that. That’s because those two groups study relationships more than non-poly people do, so they have a broader perspective.

I hope this continues for as long as possible for OP.

Or maybe I just fell for satire and look like a donkey.

eikenberry 27 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Not sure about "all encompassing" but this pretty much describes the relationship I've had with my wife for the last 30 years. She is my best and my only close friend, we spend 90%+ of our time together and we both would have it no other way. It doesn't have to end.

supertroop 21 minutes ago | parent [-]

Great! Everyone is different. You are a rarity. Enjoy life!

SauntSolaire 13 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> That’s because those two groups study relationships more than non-poly people do, so they have a broader perspective.

To nitpick, polyamorous people tend to study relationships through the lens of (shocker) polyamory. Not all such lessons apply broadly, and I've not had great experience with polyamorists being able to distinguish the ones that do.

justonceokay an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You don’t have to be poly to bring “relationship anarchy” to your current relationships.

Izkata 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Classic new relationship energy. It’s such a wonderful feeling. On top of the world. Everything in life glows. But NRE runs out.

The word for this is "infatuation", and it is well-studied.