Ya know, i think this is the way to go... for me as well....
You don't hear about too many 1-2-3's where the center of the triangle is a woman. Usually its two women in love with one man... not a man and a women in love with a woman. BUT i think that I could deal with this. I told a girl once, that if i could marry her, and (insert ex's name here) at the same time, I would. I would be eternally happy with both of them. But she didn't want to share me with someone, and to this day, part of me still pine for her. The problem is, finding someone who shares your views and is willing to accept that you are in love with two ppl and want to share your love with both of them, equally. Now, I'm not saying that she couldn't share her bed with him. It would be kinda selfish to sit here and say that only I can share myself in this 3 way marriage. That would build resentments, and well, we can't be having that, now can we. I think that if you get the 3 right ppl together, it could be as happy as just 2 ppl... but with the devoice rate, these days, that's going to be a slim to none thing... so no, dear, you aren't sick.... there just isn't that many ppl out there that are like you (us?) that are willing to talk about this, anyways.....
Tho there are some ppl that i feel i can share my body with, as in have several different partners and not have to commit to a relationship, i don't think that it would last in the fact that I grow attached to ppl really easily, and i think that it would be harder and harder to watch them leave. But there ARE a few exceptions that I love very much, but it has nothing to do with romance, and even if we are having sex, I feel that falling for them would be crossing the line, and I'd lose them forever if that happend. (I hope that makes sense.)
So yeah, i think that about covers it. Its not for everyone, and of course, we all have our views. Those that do agree with the lifestyle still have our differences of opinions on the matter... to lump us all together and say that we feel the same way is like saying that "all generalizations are wrong"
Like, i don't think that its right to have more than 4 in a marriage ring. any more than that, and its too much (tho for me, three is more than enough) But just looking at it, one man to however many wives and some are young enough to be his GRANDCHILDREN, is just sick. I don't think that ppl need to be brought up in that type of environment. Im sorry, but if your "children" are almost as old as you are, when you marry a man, that's taking it too far. a 1-2-3+ marriage should be with ppl that are close enough together in age so that they are all mature adults (and i don't mean able to have kids, physically, i mean mental maturity) and can grow as a group, make decisions as a group, and can love and support each other, as a group. not one man controlling several women. I'd kill someone if it came to that. so yeah, that about sums it up, I think. Great Topic, Pandora!