On Polyamory

What does poly even mean, right?  Almost anything, depending on the person. Kitty defines polyamory as “multiple loves” and applies the term specifically to multiple, committed, romantic relationships (i.e. you are poly IF you have/want/are seeking multiple persons in your life that you refer to as your romantic partners).

She muses whether the purest interpretation of polyamory could be applied to any sort of relationship, whether it’s monogamy, non monogamy, polygamy or any relationship structure.  If polyamory could be a way of living and loving, generally speaking, whether you have multiple girlfriends or multiple platonic best friends.  You could be polyAMORous and in a monoGAMous relationship.  Or you could be polyamorous and in a polygamous relationship.

But for here- for the most part- polyamory relates to romance, sex/intimacy, and romantic relationships.

morality of monogamy, polygamy, and relationship anarchy, the

The funny little ways we perceive love and ourselves. At heart, I am polyamorous– but one can be polyamorous and in a monogamous, polygamous/polyandrous, or any relationship structure of one’s choosing (which would be relationship “anarchy,” not perhaps the best word but the one associated with the term). I believe one ought to be able …

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how to manage expectations in a polyamorous relationship: a general guide

Want Some Guidance on Getting Started? If you wish to be the sort that lives the traditional, vanilla married couple life, you may well get along without much in the way of expectations management.  Though I don’t believe it’s ideal, as I see far too many memes of clearly upset wives whose husbands do not …

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further thoughts on “More Than Two”: you’ll never find “all” the monsters

A reminder of the quote from More Than Two, “Make sure there are no monsters under your bed before you do it, because if there are any weak points in your relationship if there is anything you’re not sure about, if there are any little fears or insecurities you have polyamory will find them it …

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