[GeorgiaMa'am]

I thought I was weird for wanting a "separate but together" arrangement, but it appears that I'm not!

I lived with my partner for 8 years, and finally hy had to move to take a job. It's just slightly too far away to make daily commuting viable. Then, hy was transferred and hys work assignment was moved even farther away. It was pretty traumatic for both of us when we decided the only option was a long-distance relationship, but it has worked out really well for both of us. Hy lives with hys son and grandson in a small town south of Atlanta, and enjoys spending time with them. I enjoy the freedom of living mostly/sort-of alone.

I say I live mostly/sort-of alone because I have a submissive who spends the night at my house at least a couple of nights a week. He has his own room across the hallway from mine. I enjoy having him here when he's here, but I'm ready for him to go home when he goes home.

My partner and my submissive both have chores they do around my house, as do I. My submissive and I share some expenses, but my partner does not. I spend as much time at my partner's house as hy spends at mine, so having hym pay for groceries and such doesn't seem fair. I never spend time at my submissive's house, however; it's just not convenient, and he has roommates who don't really understand the true nature of our relationship.

The only thing I think that would make it more perfect is if I had one more submissive. It's really difficult in many way to have 3 people in a poly family, though, and 4 would make it exponentially harder. What I have right now really is almost perfect. For us to add a 4th person would require finding exactly the right person, and how hard is that? But I never say never. We've had a larger family at times, and it was wonderful, but it was also incredibly time consuming and required a lot of understanding and total commitment.

And as I write this, I realize my living situation is about to change - I just haven't fully accepted it yet. My dad recently passed away, and my mother can't really be left alone. She lives a little over two hours away from my house, and I'm going to be spending every weekend for the foreseeable future at her house, Friday afternoon through Sunday morning. This is not ideal, but my partner and my submissive have both expressed their full support. I hope it doesn't wear on us as a family or individually.

Oh, and I almost forgot my two other household members: Tiny Dog and Diva Kitty! They are always here for me.