Do you believe in Polyamory?

[hommedoux]

Came across an interesting read and would like to get some views from the the readers here.

Polyamory is the practice of having more than one loving relationship at the same time, with the full knowledge and consent of all partners involved. The relationships are long-term, intimate, and usually (but not necessarily) sexual. Persons who consider themselves emotionally suited to such relationships may define themselves as polyamorous, often abbreviated to poly.

The two essential ingredients of the concept of "polyamory" are "more than one" and "loving." That is, it is expected that the people in such relationships have a loving emotional bond, are involved in each other's lives multi-dimensionally, and care for each other. This term is not intended to apply to merely casual recreational sex, anonymous orgies, one-night stands, pick-ups, prostitution, "cheating", serial monogamy, or the popular definition of swinging as "mate-swapping" parties.

There are two primary camps in the Great Polyamory Definition Debate:

1) Those who interpret polyamory literally: "loving many".
2) Those who want to add a crucial component: "loving many ethically".

The former camp would argue that cheating and infidelity are kinds of polyamory, while the latter camp would argue they are not.

Polyamory is a relationship style that involves an openness to be being involved with more than one person at the same time. Polyamory is about responsible non-monogamy. Polyamory is not about cheating, or dishonesty. Polyamory pre-supposes that all people involved consent to this arrangement, and are honest about what is going on.

Do you believe that you can love more than one person at a time? Or do you think that there's only room in your heart to be "in love with" and/or love one person at a time?

[lsweetheartl]

Guys can love many person at a time

[Johnston]

Originally Posted by hommedoux

Do you believe that you can love more than one person at a time? Or do you think that there's only room in your heart to be "in love with" and/or love one person at a time?

Broadly speaking, we all each of us love lots of people at many times.... parents.... grandparents.... etc etc///

But when it comes to Love (with Sex) and other things , its not a question of what YOU want, it's what THEY want.

Willl the Hotwifers please stand up, this here is yáll's department....

[orneryjoe]

A polyamorous society is probably more "normal" than what we have right now. People should have the freedom to love, and to make love to, whoever they wish. Everything of course hinges on mutual consent of all parties concerned.

Unfortunately, the cultural evolution of humans in most communities developed along the direction of prescribing monogamy for everyone -- much against our nature.

As a result, there's a whole lot subsidiary activities going on that expresses our natural tendencies -- high divorce rate, addiction to porn and a thriving sex industry.

Most communities are sexually repressive -- blame it on monogamy.

[IwantbustyKim]

Sounds like mass orgy everday..hehehehe

[hommedoux]

Extract from one of the forums regarding polyamory vs monogamy. Is it true? Can you accept his POV?


"An open and honest relationships that respects our humanity and needs is a wonderful and freeing thing. The love and intimacy that is forged helps to reinforce the intimacy in other relationship, but of course this only works when done with open and honest communication.

Actually, bothy males and females tend to be territorial. We date and break-up. We marry, divorce, and marry again. Each one we think is the one. Serial monogamy. Such a painful and unnecessary process. If poly were more of a norm, many relationships would be healthier, intact, more stable. Men are much more prone to seek extra-pair couplings, but most definitely women are too.

Long-term monogamy is unrealistic and against our very natures. People change and so do their needs. Unless their partners change in the specific ways that our evolving needs require then seeking other partners is a very natural thing, especially in an open relationship of sorts, otherwise the relationship can end up being a prison, or end up with one partner cheating and breaking their relationship expectations."

[IwantbustyKim]

Sounds like mass orgy everday..hehehehe

[hommedoux]

Originally Posted by IwantbustyKim

Sounds like mass orgy everday..hehehehe

It's different from orgy.

Polyamory is the practice, desire, or acceptance of having more than one intimate relationship at a time with the knowledge and consent of everyone involved.

Whereas

Orgy is a sex party where guests engage in promiscuous or multifarious sexual activity or group sex.