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Is it smart for me to be trying poly/non monogamy right now? And is my partner being manipulative?

I started dating someone a year-ish ago. Weā€™ve been non-monogamous the whole time but it makes me very uncomfortable.

Almost every partner Iā€™ve had has lied to me or cheated on me. Its had a really powerful impact on me. I also tried poly/open once before and got hurt when my partner, who had previously told me they would never be monogamous, left meā€¦. For a long distance, monogamous relationship. Still upset about that one.

In turn, it has made being in this relationship EXCRUCIATING. I care about my partner and I want to hang in there, but I have no fucking clue how to do it without losing my mind. I canā€™t just ā€œnot be jealousā€ or ā€œpractice compersionā€ because the roiling, visceral reaction Iā€™m having whenever I find out that my partner is gonna sleep with someone.

How can I combat this and get past these feelings? REALLY LOOKING to hear from someone with a very similar experience.

And one another noteā€¦

We talked about boundaries and i mentioned id wanna know if they were going on a date or whatever. They added that they dont want ā€œblow by blow updatesā€, which i later found out to mean ā€œi dont want to have to tell you every time im gonna see someoneā€.

Am I over reacting, or is this totally ridiculous? It just seems manipulative to me. How can I trust them to be honest if theyre basically saying ā€œok i have to tell you when i see someoneā€¦ but i dont always have to tell you, and that call is up to me, which means if I cross a boundary I can just not tell you and hope you dont find outā€. My partner has already lied to me once before and Iā€™m just unsure if I can even trust them to tell me if they cross a boundary.

Iā€™m just sinking into this feeling that i just shouldnt put much effort into this relationship because im eventually going to be replaced.

Any advice?

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