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cbayer

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23. I have had a number of very close gay male friends throughout my life.

Reply to pinto (Reply #22)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 01:58 PM

Apr 2013

I found out early on that I could engage in really intimate relationships without the complications that sexual attraction can bring, and it has meant a great deal to me.

Like you, I was "coupled" with several of these men at various points in my life. I lost my very best friend to AIDS in the late 80's. I miss him terribly still.

I hope to get to meet Lois someday. Anyone who loves you as much as she does is someone I would like to know.

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Many Unitarians would prefer that their polyamory activists keep quiet [View all] cbayer Mar 2013 OP

DON'T STAND THERE GAWPIN' rrneck Mar 2013 #1

Would YOU rather be doing something other than marching up and down the square!?!? cbayer Mar 2013 #2

Where is Lisa Miller getting her growth figures from? kwassa Mar 2013 #3

There have been a number of articles in the last year that show growth in the U/U church. cbayer Mar 2013 #5

I'm finding contradictory information on this. kwassa Mar 2013 #7

And then there is this. cbayer Mar 2013 #8

I tried to track down the statistic in the USA Today article and couldn't find it. kwassa Mar 2013 #9

I think the key word is "membership" u4ic Mar 2013 #15

do they financially support the church? kwassa Mar 2013 #16

Yes, most friends do support financially u4ic Mar 2013 #17

I know they picked up a cousin of mine in the last decade! nt MADem Mar 2013 #12

For no particular reason, okasha Mar 2013 #4

Just did some reading on the Unitarian Jihad, but the name generator has apparently cbayer Mar 2013 #6

I particularly liked Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #10

Hilarious! Reminds me of some "organizing" meetings during the VN war. cbayer Mar 2013 #11

Oh, yeah. okasha Mar 2013 #13

It drives me crazy. cbayer Mar 2013 #14

So what do people think about polyamory? goldent Apr 2013 #18

I have mixed feelings. cbayer Apr 2013 #19

I don't think it is healthy at all goldent Apr 2013 #24

I suspect it's partly natural behavior, but... TreasonousBastard Apr 2013 #20

I recently heard about cultural groups like you describe, where paternity is not known. cbayer Apr 2013 #21

Something similar along those lines - pinto Apr 2013 #22

I have had a number of very close gay male friends throughout my life. cbayer Apr 2013 #23