Hi, so I (m22) don’t know how to start this but basically I am worried that my girlfriend (f22) and I aren’t compatible. When we started dating around 8 months ago, I told her that I was going to be going out of the country for a few months, and that while I was, I did not want to be held down in a relationship. I told her that I was trying out polyamory before I met her, and that I’d like to keep it that way. She understood and told me that she was okay with it. Since then, I had been so focused developing my relationship with her that I wasn’t being poly at all. I eventually though, started itching for more connection, and now that I am out of the country, it’s two fold. I find myself more attracted to other people than ever, and I am in my prime age I feel like. I had established my boundary in the beginning but I feel like it slowly got pushed away and she slowly pushed me to be monogamous. I haven’t told her that. I did tell her today that I wanted to be open and we discussed boundaries, but they weren’t really satisfying to me. She said she is okay with me having sex with other people, but only while I am gone, nothing should develop, and no second hookups. I agreed, but I already feel like it won’t work. I want to connect with people, not just have sex with them. Is there any way this can work? I could just suck it up and be monogamous, and it would work for her, but I don’t think it would for me. I love her and don’t want to make her agree to something she doesn’t want to. I doubt she would want that for me either. Thank you.