Polyamorous relationships around the globe have readjusted as different partners shelter-in-place.
The luckiest groups post cozy selfies of a post-quarantine lifestyle, but many others are separated.
If you are apart from your loved one in an ethical non-monogamous relationship, we’ve collected some advice from others in the community.
You can stay connected and in love with during this difficult time…
Send a care package!
One Reddit reader will hand-deliver a quarantine care package with books, letters, and baked goods:
“I started dating my girlfriend in February, but we quarantined mid-March. It’s rough essentially having a LDR when you’ve known each other for so short an amount of time. Especially because she lives alone and I have a nesting partner. I decided today to make her a little care package.”
Watch you favorite show together.
Using a video chat system like Discord, Skype, Zoom or Google Hangouts, you can all watch the same thing in digital space.
“We’ve been using Google Hangouts so we can see/talk to each other while we watch TV. We have a weekly Drag Race date night.
Leave notes on your lovers’ doorsteps.
If you live in the same area but can’t share the same space, leave little love letters for each other on a regular basis. One reader explains:
“Have you considered trading little love notes via the porch system you’re doing or via mail? That’s another fun little thing you could possibly do. We never really write letters anymore…”
Hone up on your sexting game!
One person from the ethical nonmonogamy community urged everybody to stay home for the rest of the quarantine–but added some tips for digital playtime:
“My gf and I have switched all of our dating profiles to let people know we’re more than open to get to know each other through txt, exchange nudes, we give out our gamertags so we can interact with people that way.”