Senior Poly Perspective 2026

Here’s my annual cheerful glimpse at how poly in the older generation can work (#3 in a series). I'm in my late 60s, I've been actively poly since my mid-40s, currently with three partners (14 years, 12 years, and almost 2 years, all of whom have ages beginning with 5 or 6).

* We are not closed, but I personally am poly- and life-saturated, between work, aging parents, and very active grandchildren. * I actively socialize in the local kink community, as do my partners.  Everyone we meet is matter-of-fact about poly. I do not actively socialize in the local poly community, though I very much enjoy participating in this sub. Two of my partners sometimes chat at kink events and occasionally invite each to work-related events (the other partner is long-distance). * My adult children and siblings know that I’m poly, so running into one of them in the street with a partner is not a problem. But they’d rather not know more, for the most part. * Sex and kink are still just fine, thank you. Aging has an impact, but not as much as one might fear so far. But health and finance issues are never far out of mind.

My main conclusion: Poly has gotten easier to navigate as I’ve gotten older. Does that fit with what others have experienced?