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The Difference Between Me & the Guy Who Responded to My Polyamory Post.

He’s right, but not in the way he thinks.

I love comments on my stories, and I try to reply to all of them.

The comments on my writings have been getting longer, too, which…I think is a good sign? Does that mean that I’m inviting better engagement?

Regardless, there was a comment I received last week that I did not respond to, because I wasn’t exactly sure how.

I knew that I wanted to reply, but I wasn’t sure that a direct conversation was the right medium (pun intended).

What follows is some reactions I’ve had about his comment in the days since I got it. I’ve redacted it extensively for his own privacy, and done my best to write in the same spirit that I believe his comment was intended: kindly.

“…the difference between you and me.”

After writing this:

Three Ways People Close to Me Reacted When I Told Them I Was Polyamorous

I received this:

When I was younger I would go to bars…