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Sunday, July 13, 2008

The Dramatis Personea

My Partners:
  • Russell is my primary partner. We live together and do most of the traditional partnery things together. From pornographer to systems administrator, from DJ to taoist, he's an amazing boy and I'm very lucky to have him in my life.
  • Kaylee is my girlfriend (She's also Russell's girlfriend both independently and as a triad). We have a fair number of things in common so we do a lot of straight-girl "girlfriend" things together in addition to our less platonic interactions. She really is the cutest thing ever and she's been here for me and with me for years. What a blessing to have a Girlfriend and a girlfriend all rolled in to one.
  • Max is my dominant. Our connection is deep and goes beyond mere play-partners, but it's not a traditional romantic kind of thing. We both have independent lives outside of this relationship and respect and cherish that about each other. This is the kind of connection I searched for years to find. Every step of the journey was worth it to end up belonging to him.
  • [Re-Edited: 9/29/10] Tony: Even though our paths didn't join until after the more dramatic parts of my surgery/recovery, Tony became a key part of my journey for a powerful year starting in May of 2009. It was a traditionally romantic relationship. There is something remarkable and refreshing about seeing yourself through the eyes of someone who is eagerly learning everything he possibly can about who you are and how you got that way. It is equally energizing to be the one learning in return. We taught each other many things and our paths diverged in May of 2010.
My Extended Family: All of my partners have other partners. I consider these people to be extended family. Like traditional extended families I'm closer to some of these people than others, but I have an interest in the well-being of each and every one because they play a huge part in the happiness of my partners.

I also have an amazing network of friends and colleagues supporting me through this journey. I'm sure many of them will be mentioned before the year is over. Frankly, I can't conceive of a better, stronger safety-net to have in place as I take these first giant steps. They've all been amazing over the last 3 months while I finalized my decisions.

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