Planning Discussions

My anchor partner and I are discussing the potenial of having a kid in a couple years. We are currently approaching it loosely and having lots of discussions over the next couple years between us and partners before pursing anything. Outside the normal recommended planning questions like:

What are your motivations for being a parent? What are your parenting philosophies? What would daily life look like? (Division of responsibilities, dating and keeping up current relationships, pursuing additional relationships, living arrangements. Etc) Who would take pat/mat leave? What boundaries would we set with parents and/or other parents around parenting expectations? What will division of financial costs look like? Et lc.

I'm curious.. What questions did you wish you'd asked or recommend discussing before you had kids in a poly relationship?

Posted Feb 20, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC

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