BKSir
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Well, it was a bit awkward having to explain it to one of our neighbours here (in the just as mormon Salt Lake City), but, the funny thing is, it was more awkward for me than for them. Granted, our neighbours are flat out awesome. All of them. Except the ones to the west with the obnoxious little yappy dog, and we just don't talk with them. The others are over for bbqs often and invite us over all the time too.
It was actually at one of the bbqs that the wife asked about it, as B. was around a lot, and the pet was here also, and we were certainly not acting toward eachother like "just roommates". The awkward part was in explaining that B. was my second partner and C. (yes that is their actual initials, not just alphebetical designations) was my pet/sub AND C. was also M's second partner.
It was also a bit awkward in being not exactly "normal". But, in the end, they got it figured out and were surprisingly cool with it.
Truth be told though, if they weren't, oh well. That's their problem, not mine. What do we have to lose from it? Nothing really. But, as I said, they're all awesome. Hell, the ones to the north gave me a raft of shit for not getting to the second day of the pride celebration this summer, and they're the 'normal' married couple with a kid, who went. LOL
Well, I guess 'normal' isn't quite right. They're actually a bit older than normal for having a son that age, and she's the one that works in a major career while he is the 'haus frau', so to speak.
The ones to the south are college students, most of them working on their Masters or PhDs, so they're too busy to really care. And the ones to the east are both doctors, so, they've seen and heard stranger. 
In the long run, I think that you'll find that more and more people are open to the idea, or at least, as I said of the neighbours to the south, are too busy to really care about someone elses relationship dynamic.
In 40 years, I think people will look back on things like gay marriage and poly relationships just like we look back on inter-racial relationships and the trouble they had 40 years ago and say "Soooo, what was the big stink about then? I don't get it."
It's a lot like Sidney Poitier said in Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, when addressing his father. "You don't know how I feel, what I think. And if I tried to explain it the rest of your life you will never understand. You are 30 years older than I am. You and your whole lousy generation believes the way it was for you is the way it's got to be. And not until your whole generation has lain down and died will the dead weight of you be off our backs!"
Alas, that's how it is in a lot of ways now with the many many different relationship dynamics. One day, they'll be just as normal as anything else, but until then, you'll have your allies and you'll have those that wish you ill because they just don't get it, and don't want to even try. The first group, hold them dear and value them. The second group, screw em. They'll be gone soon enough.
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