Comments on: Picking up work slack for a spouse http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/10/17/picking-up-work-slack-for-a-spouse/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:42:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Graydancer http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/10/17/picking-up-work-slack-for-a-spouse/#comment-1110 Graydancer Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:58:16 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/10/17/picking-up-work-slack-for-a-spouse/#comment-1110 Well, I can really make your mind spin: my wife and I have a polyamorous marriage, which means we support and engage in other romantic relationships than each other (please don't just say Öh, they're swingers!" There's a difference, we're not better or worse, just not that particular brand of non-monogamy). Anyway, the point is, a while back my lover, Minx, was laid up in the hospital for about 10 days. This left her podcast (polyamory weekly) bereft of hosts...except that my wife and I were able to take her show notes and record the podcast for her, keeping her on schedule, producing and uploading it. I've substituted a couple of other times since then (most recently when she broke up with her OTHER boyfriend) but in general it's a pretty nice support network--not only what I'm glad my marriage is like, but what I imagine a good family is like. And hello from Madison, WI. I got here via Slow Leadership, and am enjoying your blog immensely. Well, I can really make your mind spin: my wife and I have a polyamorous marriage, which means we support and engage in other romantic relationships than each other (please don't just say Öh, they're swingers!" There's a difference, we're not better or worse, just not that particular brand of non-monogamy).

Anyway, the point is, a while back my lover, Minx, was laid up in the hospital for about 10 days. This left her podcast (polyamory weekly) bereft of hosts…except that my wife and I were able to take her show notes and record the podcast for her, keeping her on schedule, producing and uploading it. I've substituted a couple of other times since then (most recently when she broke up with her OTHER boyfriend) but in general it's a pretty nice support network–not only what I'm glad my marriage is like, but what I imagine a good family is like.

And hello from Madison, WI. I got here via Slow Leadership, and am enjoying your blog immensely.

]]> By: Lee http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/10/17/picking-up-work-slack-for-a-spouse/#comment-1109 Lee Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:27:17 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/10/17/picking-up-work-slack-for-a-spouse/#comment-1109 divide and conquer. our marriage is such. when i'm feeling out of sorts, my wife picks up the slack with chores and dinner and wine. when she's feeling the stress of the day, most often i'm on a roll and will do the chores and make dinner and drink wine. we try to share the load so that one person is not burdened with the same boring work. divide and conquer. our marriage is such. when i'm feeling out of sorts, my wife picks up the slack with chores and dinner and wine.

when she's feeling the stress of the day, most often i'm on a roll and will do the chores and make dinner and drink wine.

we try to share the load so that one person is not burdened with the same boring work.

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