"My wife and I (both women) began having regular threesomes with a close friend (also female) about a year ago. It was fun, uncomplicated, and spiced our lives up during COVID, when there was really nothing else to do. But recently, we've realized things are actually quite complicated. My wife and I both fell in love with our friend, and she with us."
"We're not in a place to explore a poly relationship-we're already in the fringe being a same-sex couple in our small Midwestern town-but we can't continue as a closeted triad because the feelings are real. We know we need to break up, and that at least one of us will get hurt."
"It sounds like you're afraid of ending up alone, which is reasonable-it might happen, and losing our emotional connections can be soul-crushing. But it also sounds like you're stringing your wife along as a backup plan if things don't work out with your mutual friend and threesome partner."
A same-sex couple in a small Midwestern town engaged in regular threesomes with a close female friend for about a year. What began as casual fun during COVID lockdowns evolved into genuine romantic feelings among all three participants. The couple feels unable to explore polyamory openly due to their already marginalized position as a same-sex couple in their conservative community. They recognize the need to end the arrangement to avoid ongoing emotional complications, but face difficult decisions about relationship futures. Each person fears abandonment and potential loss of emotional connections. The situation involves strategic hesitation, with some considering whether to pursue the mutual friend while maintaining the marriage as a backup option.
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