Metro-Monogamy

[mrdreamjeans]

Each morning, I read The Seattle Times on-line. A few days ago, I came across an article written by a guy named John Moe. It was tongue-in-cheek, but made me stop and think about a term he coined ... "metromonogamous". The article is essentially a "Dear John" letter to Seattle. Moe grew up there, but has now relocated to St. Paul, Minnesota. The article is titled, "Sorry Seattle - I"ve Found Somewhere Else".

As many of you know, I've wanted to live in the Twin Cities for some time. I'm constantly ready to elope there. In contrast, Seattle is the only place, other than the Houston area, where I can say, "I've lived there". I love Seattle with all of my heart. (Economics made me move away.) So, my interest was piqued by the article. As an adult, my travels and show tours have allowed me the luxury of spending months in several other cities. Among them are: Toronto, Portland, San Francisco, Orlando, Berlin, New York, Milwaukee and oddly, Salt Lake City (four months with "Phantom" in 1996).

Joe writes with humor, See, in recent years I've begun to wonder if it's really such a good idea to be metromonogamous. Should I consign myself to sleeping in just one city for the rest of my life? Is that fair to me? Is it even natural?

I see a lot of fluidity in my friends' lives. Very few of them stay in one place for a long time, especially my Gay and Lesbian friends. There are exceptions of course, but I seem to be one of those who doesn't have a loyalty to one place, though I think I am capable of being metromonogamous:) So, my friends, I ask you .. Are you loyal to one city or town? Is your heart in San Francisco or an equivalent? Or are you ready for a change of scenery?

Comments

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

I'll be retired by then ... for about three years. Sounds like you've got some thinking to do when it comes to the long term. You do a damn good job of juggling parenting and relationship, but you've got some thtinking to do.

HUGS!