I'm (26F) currently married to a man (33M), and have been seeing a woman (25F) for around 2 months now. After multiple long talks with both of them (separately) about expectations and boundaries, she and I (with my husband's full support) decided to become official! With that decision to commit to growing our relationship, she decided she wanted to meet my husband and our jolly band of pets (2 dogs and 2 cats).

She picked me up and we went to the grocery store, picked out the ingredients for a nice dinner (plus dessert!) and went back to my and my husband's home to cook/bake. We all shared the meal along with wonderful conversation and lots of laughter! Afterwards we all watched a movie together, and every single one of our pets came by to give their stamp of approval to my gf- even our very shy and elusive girl cat, who normally is nowhere to be seen when there are guests in the home. My heart was so unbelievably full.

I don't have a relationship with my biological family outside of my extremely conservative and religious sister, and I don't really have any poly friends, so I wanted to share this happy moment with some people who would genuinely understand how meaningful it was to me. I have never felt more truly free to be my complete self than I did sharing a wonderful evening with both of my partners and our furry little family. (Bonus points for when my husband told me "I can really see us all being a happy family together"!)

I'm so grateful for this space to share this part of myself with you all! I dream of a day in the (hopefully) near future where I can be more fully out and open about who I love, but for now it feels great to know that there are so many of you out there who can relate and appreciate this unique identity. I'm wishing you all the same happiness and freedoms of expression, and hoping you are all well!! 💜