SwingBot learned the hard way that one of the sites we use, SLS, has a chat function… and its default setting is On.
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Flogging Class And Affirmations
SwingBot and I finally dragged ourselves to The CSPC on Saturday. We last tried over a year ago, planning to attend a rope bondage course. The drive there was so stressful, followed by our inability to find a parking spot (partially because the place was busy, but partially because we did not know what were legitimate spaces), that we gave up and simply drove back home. That wasted round trip took two to three hours.
With a commute like that, visiting The CSPC is not a light undertaking for people who dislike driving.
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\”Just Ask Me\” Is Not Enticing
SwingBot and I have been perusing FetLife and OKCupid recently. Our visits to these sites tend to yield more gripes than candidates for folks we want to meet. One common issue is the hit-on message from the person with the incomplete or unhelpful profile.
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Primary Partnership Risks
This was originally a comment in response to Couple Privilege: Your Thoughts? on SoloPoly.net. If you have not read that post (or the blog in general), then I recommend you do so! The blog overall looks at polyamory from the perspective of someone not in a \”primary\” relationship, and the post discussed various problems with couple privilege. Since polyamory has traditionally been presented from the perspective of \”couple exploring while wanting to protect their existing relationship,\” this serves as a real reminder that polyamory is about individuals loving other people, not about couples dictating how a third can best accommodate them.
The post requested reactions to and views on couple privilege. I agree with the original post that couple privilege is an insidious and harmful issue, but feel that there should be some recognition of the risks inherent in being a \”primary\” partner. The following is my comment on that post.
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Blank Profile for \”Discretion\”
Some lazy dip (who could not be bothered to fully read my OKCupid profile) sent me a question about SwingBot and me. He asked about SwingBot\’s comfort level with polyamory, never bothering to visit SwingBot\’s profile and get the information there. Normally, I would have just deleted the message without replying, but I have been trying to answer my messages lately.
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Blurred Gender Lines
Last Thursday, SwingBot had me watch Thicke\’s Blurred Lines video. By coincidence, a completely unrelated source clued me into the Mod Carousel parody/gender-reversal video. I admit that I prefer the latter, but not just for the reason you might guess.
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He\’s Probably Happier Not Knowing
SwingBot was playing a video game with some male friends, including Boobs-in-Face from our Las Vegas trip. BiF, a very heterosexual (and, frankly, somewhat sexist and more than mildly homophobic) man, said of building a team for one game, \”SwingBot, OtherFriend, and I are going to form a threesome.\”
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Farewell Old Friend
I am currently in mourning. It must be time to go shopping!
Okay, okay, that was pretty darn dramatic… especially considering what died. Right, not \”who,\” but \”what.\” My reliable old pal, my go-to vibrator, the Sinnflut Reality by Fun Factory.
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Penis-Armed Winged Boobed Elf-Thing
I ought to be horribly ashamed.
Nearly four months ago, I promised to return in six weeks. Not only did I let that slide, but my only sign of life during that time was whining about losing a free service.
Worse, I finally come to you… with this ugly thing. What is it? It is what happens when a goofball asks an artist with an attitude for a silly illustration. For the record, the penises for arms were **not** my idea, nor was the full-frontal smiley face.