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Published May 21, 2024

133 - 6 Questions You Must Ask Your New Partner

Explore key aspects of polyamorous relationships as the hosts delve into managing boundaries, balancing openness and privacy, and pose six critical questions to ask new partners to foster understanding and communication.
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  • Essential Questions

    In the latest episode of , , , and introduce six essential questions to ask new partners, aiming to prevent future misunderstandings in polyamorous relationships. These questions are designed to be memorable and practical, ensuring that partners discuss important topics early on. shares a common scenario where individuals discover unexpected relationship restrictions after developing feelings, emphasizing the importance of clarity from the start 1.

    While we were so busy just drowning in NRE, we didn't ask each other anything at all about what to actually expect from this relationship.

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    The hosts have condensed a long list of questions into a mnemonic, M.O.V.I.E.S., to facilitate these crucial conversations 2.

       

    Metamors Discussion

    Discussing metamors is crucial in polyamorous relationships, as it helps set expectations and avoid surprises. highlights the need to understand the status and expectations regarding metamors, such as whether contact with them is allowed or expected 3. This conversation can also reveal if a partner operates under a hierarchy, which can significantly impact the relationship dynamics.

    This person does have other partners attached to them. And so it is important to figure out what are the expectations.

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    The hosts stress the importance of these discussions, especially for those new to polyamory, as they might not be aware of potential issues 4.

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