Juggling these feelings leads to struggles specific to polyamory.
New relationship energy poly.
Poly dating and new relationship energy.
The desire to see.
It s well known that attraction and falling in love or lust with someone new is a biochemical process.
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But this can be a problem when it comes to new relationships.
Even if we think we don t compare partners or past relationships our mind and ego are constantly on the lookout for better or worse.
In the grips of nre life is seen through proverbial rose colored glasses.
In polyamory the excitement of a new partner is often coupled with concurrent relationships in a different phase.
Usually little to no conflict and the sex is amazing.
In the mid 80 s while grappling with this phenomenon within my own polyamorous relationships i coined for it the phrase new relationship energy or nre.
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New relationship energy it s a wonderful life.
The beginning of a new relationship is a great time.
When i joined an early internet polyamory discussion group in 1993 the triples list i used the.
And my sex playlist filed under.
Nre new relationship energy is a term used to describe the intense giddiness one feels when falling in love in poly circles it s a term used to describe a particular state of mind that may be influencing peculiar or erratic decision making.
High on nre or new relationship energy you feel like everything is perfect and the other person is perfect for you.
This chemical pathway doesn t play out exactly the same for everyone since every brain body and relationship is different but there are some recognizable.
New relationship energy or nre refers to a state of mind experienced at the beginning of sexual and romantic relationships typically involving heightened emotional and sexual feelings and excitement.
Nre begins with the earliest attractions may grow into full force when mutuality is established and can fade over months or years.
Two people looking lovingly at each other source.
New relationship energy nre is a serious thing.
It may be viewed as new love or maybe new lust but it s definitely a factor to reckon with.
Most people have felt it but many may not have heard of it yet.
This is both a new to poly thing and an nre thing.
New relationship energy or nre is an issue in all relationship types but is much more frequently discussed in polyamorous relationships.
Stis in the poly tribe.
Welcome to the chemical rollercoaster that is new relationship energy nre.
That feeling when you meet someone new and everything seems to fall perfectly in place even though it looks like a mess from the outside.