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A meme, proposed by catsittingstill

posted by [personal profile] janetmiles at 09:05am on 27/03/2012
I had sex before I was married. Many times. With several different people. I used birth control every single time. And I'm not sorry for any of it; this is perfectly normal behavior. [added by me] Being asexual or choosing not to have sex outside marriage is also perfectly reasonable, but less common.

[also added by me] I have had sex since I was married. Many times. With more than one person (with full knowledge and consent of all parties), although not at the same time. I used birth control every single time. And I'm not sorry for any of it; this is perfectly reasonable behavior if you happen to be wired for or open to polyamory or swinging. (I'm much closer to the poly end of the range than the swinger end, but that's just me.)

[returning to the original] Any politician who voices the slightest problem with this will not be getting my vote, my money, or my effort. Voting for someone who holds you up to public contempt is self destructive.
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posted by [identity profile] browngirl.livejournal.com at 01:15pm on 27/03/2012
Bwee, I didn't even think of adding the poly angle.
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posted by [identity profile] janetmiles.livejournal.com at 01:58pm on 27/03/2012
Well, you know me -- I can't ever just repost one of these things without making editorial comments *grin*.
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posted by [identity profile] crossfire.livejournal.com at 03:38pm on 27/03/2012
I really like your addition about asexuality. I'd even like to see it more integrated into the "that's perfectly normal behavior" idea.
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posted by [identity profile] catsittingstill.livejournal.com at 04:24pm on 27/03/2012
I'm glad you added the bit about asexuality. I thought about putting it in mine, but was worried it might dilute the short, pithy, nature of what I had to say, and hoped many people would have to say.

I do, however, believe that asexuality, and polyamory are part of the normal human sexuality scale, and do not believe you *must* have sex (or be monogamous) to be normal.

And thank you for passing on the meme.
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posted by [identity profile] xjenavivex.livejournal.com at 08:32pm on 27/03/2012
thank you
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posted by [identity profile] ookpik.livejournal.com at 01:17pm on 28/03/2012
Thank you. I really like this.
However, while agreeing with all of it in principle, I can't say that I won't vote for a politician who voices problems with any of it. Specifically, I will likely find it necessary to vote for politicians who object to polyamory, in order to do my part in preventing the election of someone much worse.

(I can't think of any politicians who would publicly support polyamory. We have a long, long way to go on that.)
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posted by [identity profile] lone-cat.livejournal.com at 03:15pm on 28/03/2012
True enough. Even a pol who personally takes a none-of-my-business attitude toward it probably isn't going to say so in public.
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