Are most relationship counselors saying that though?
Like you said, professionals can be wrong, but I'd still be interested in knowing what the general consensus is.
I guess it's hard to know without surveying them all.
Holy shit you just reminded me of my childhood.
I remember mixing all the things I could find in the bathroom because I thought it would make your hair grow faster and might be the secret to immortality, because none of the scientists would have considered mixing dove and palmolive together.
We're really just sharing opinions though, not facts.
I haven't found any solid evidence that poly relationships are inherently more difficult or prone to failure than monogamous relationships. Long-lasting relationships are just hard in general.
I feel like there's too many poly relationship structures to be able to generalise them all like that.
There's plenty of people who have open relationships, where two people have a very close relationship (sometimes married) but they aren't sexually exclusive with each other.
I'd also wager that some poly relationship structures would be more stable for lgbt people rather than heterosexual people, solely on the idea that everyone could participate more equally.
The 'mistake' of receiving more than one unsolicited nude?
He was ok with the gofundme, but wasn't ok with you sending the gofundme to others?
And you're supposed to report everything to him but he doesn't do the same for you?
Your boyfriend is free to express his insecurities. And it wouldn't be unreasonable for him to say that if you continue messaging strangers in that context, he won't feel comfortable continuing the relationship.
It's perfectly normal to set boundaries and to get upset when your partner crosses them, but it sounds like he's getting upset about you crossing boundaries which he never made clear.
So not only are there unreasonable one-sided expectations, you're also supposed to be a mind reader who knows what all of those expectations and boundaries are in advance.
Him ending the relationship because you saw a dick pic and have had sex multiple times in the past just shows his immaturity and lack of commitment.
You didn't cheat on him, you got sent a nude.
It's not like you were planning an affair.
I bet he looks at porn all the time, would you break up with him for it?
You don't need to report every single thing that you do to him, does he honestly do the same for you?
He's either a stupid misogynist who holds you up to higher standards than he sets for himself, or he's just looking for an 'out' to the relationship without taking any responsibility.
He'd prefer to make you feel bad than to admit he doesn't want to continue the relationship due to his personal beliefs.
I don't want to tell you who you should or shouldn't date, but there are much more understanding people out there who will love you unconditionally.
It depends how urgent something is and who you're contacting.
If I'm at the shops and want to know if we have something in the fridge, I'll call whoever I know is home.
But I'll text if I'm asking something that isn't urgent or if I think the other person might be busy or at work.
Depends how closely it resembles them.
If it's indistinguishable I'd take it as a compliment, otherwise I might take it as how you would prefer me to look.
It really depends on how porn/sex-positive the SO is.
If you're just looking for spankbank material, maybe you could do a photoshoot together?
Nah it's Jacob from Lost doing his acting side-gig when he isn't on the island.