Reminds me of being involved with gay rights and other tolerance groups. They always say that all hate should be ended and there should be tolerance and understanding. But at the meetings, we always wondered what would happen if we stood up and came out as multiple. Somehow, I don't think they would have accepted that.
But anyway. Good luck with coming out. We're out to our boyfriend, we were actually out to him before we started dating (and it was kind of neccessary, since originally he was only dating one of us and the rest were involved with a different system. So he needed to know that we weren't just some cheating singleton or even a poly singleton). He took it wonderfully, much to our initial surprise. He treats us all as individuals and has taken the time to try to figure out our individual likes, dislikes, limits, preferences, etc. He can recognize some of us too. So there is hope. :)
A small handful of our friends know. A lot of our online friends know. As far as coming out to friends on and offline, the majority took it really well. There were only a few bad apples.
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Date: 2006-05-18 08:39 am (UTC)But anyway. Good luck with coming out. We're out to our boyfriend, we were actually out to him before we started dating (and it was kind of neccessary, since originally he was only dating one of us and the rest were involved with a different system. So he needed to know that we weren't just some cheating singleton or even a poly singleton). He took it wonderfully, much to our initial surprise. He treats us all as individuals and has taken the time to try to figure out our individual likes, dislikes, limits, preferences, etc. He can recognize some of us too. So there is hope. :)
A small handful of our friends know. A lot of our online friends know. As far as coming out to friends on and offline, the majority took it really well. There were only a few bad apples.
Good luck!
~several of us