Hi

I'm proposing that we meet at a nice venue in the city on the last Sunday of the month, perhaps on a lazy Sunday afternoon at a quieter pub beer garden? I'm suggesting out the back of Lock and Load, Boundary St West End, come smart dress casual and respectful, be prepared to chat intelligently about the subject and see where things go! This is definitely one for the free thinkers. The idea was sparked from the recent ABC Insight program that featured polyamorist couples and how they navigated through the potential pitfalls.

The group is about forming a serious alternative to traditional/ conventional relationship structures. Discussion would explore various and possible ways of how that would look. The discussion would reflect that many of us are not monogamous and find traditional structures stifling. It would revolve around being open, honest, loving and respectful of our partners' (plural) needs. It would also recognize that we are capable of loving more than one person spiritually and physically without jealousy, That this can be accommodated within an agreed structure without out damaging peoples lives within the usual context of what society expects or demands of us. To use a cliche it's about having your cake and eating it without the guilt or religious pre-conditioning or fear of what society will think. A willingness to at least look at an alternative to a traditional relationship that just does not work or is not working for many of us.

This probably isn't for swingers (which is about casual sex) unless they are wanting to form something permanent. We are looking for intelligent, mature and evolved people who will respect the diversity amongst us.

Early days yet and it's all very experimental but a fascinating idea.

I'll choose an venue and will let you know, just RSVP on the message board. Hope you can make it.

Adam