A poly thought.

[randomness]

Your worth is not measured in the number of sweeties you're seeing.

Your worth is measured in how well you treat the sweetie(s) you're seeing.

Comments

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Are there folk who measure their value by how many sweeties they have?

Yes, there are. In fact, my post was inspired by discussion of poly people whining that they weren't seeing enough sweeties.

(There's a quote I would add here, but I don't yet have permission.)

But yes, there are folks who measure their value by how many sweeties they have, even when (particularly when?) they're not treating the ones they have very well.

[oneagain.livejournal.com]

my post was inspired by discussion of poly people whining that they weren't seeing enough sweeties.

Well, *I* might whine that I am not seeing enough sweeties. That is *not*, however, me feeling that my worth would be higher. It is just a desire. Could this be a case of semantics, here?

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Could this be a case of semantics, here?

Not if you're making the distinction that you make here:

That is *not*, however, me feeling that my worth would be higher.

Not all who whine are whining for the same reason. But some are likely whining for the reason I mentioned.