New to polyamory

[caption id="attachment_219" align="alignright" width="250" caption="By Pawel Kryj on stock.XCHNG"][/caption] This post is directed towards those of you who read through my "7 Questions" series as a way to learn more about polyamory and to determine if it is right for you.  If you decide to cont

[caption id="attachment_28" align="alignright" width="250" caption="By Sanja Gjenero @ stock.XCHNG"][/caption] "Cheaters do at least one honest thing: they acknowledge that one partner can't meet all their needs and that they want to have sex or a relationship with someone other than their current partner. Then they fuck everything up by lying" ~Tristan Taormino, Opening Up If you have followed this series from the beginning, you've hopefully done the following:

• Taken steps to learn how to love yourself
• Have your own definition of "intimacy"
• Understand what expressions of love you need in a relationship
• Reflected upon how you communicate your thoughts and feelings with others
• Reviewed your methods of conflict resolution
• Established a time management system

  There is one more important step that you need to consider:

• If you're already in a relationship, have you talked to your partner?
• If you are single, how do you plan on telling your future partner(s)?

[caption id="attachment_180" align="alignright" width="250" caption="By Miguel Saavedra at stock.XCHNG"][/caption] Take a look at your average week. How many activities do you currently pack into that time? You probably have sleep, work, and commuting filling up most of your days. Hopefully you spend time to groom yourself and eat properly. You probably have time set aside for activities that you enjoy (hobbies, exercise, blogging), and if you're in a relationship,  you also spend time with your sweetie on a regular basis.  If you have children, they probably take up what little free time you have left, and then some!  With everything filling up your calendar, how can you possibly have time for multiple significant others?  Today we are going to answer that question by looking into a concept called time management.