What is Polyamorous?
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The state of having multiple sexually or romantically committed relationships at the same time, with the consent of all partners involved.
“Polyamorous communities emphasize love and honesty in their multi-partner relationships.”
“My polyamorous friend got me in a mess of trouble again” - Breaking Benjamin “Polyamorous”
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a great Breaking Benjamin song
i listened to Polyamorous by Breaking Benjamin and im here now.
3.
Means "Many Loves". It means having multiple commited relationships with people you are mutally in love with, and everyone wants it to be that way.
This is not to be confused with swinging or multiple relationships, where you are sleeping with the other people or they are friends with bennies, whom you love. That is called non-monogamy, and to say it is polyamory is a lie.
"I told Brad I'm in love with him, and my husband Rick is very happy for us."
"That's cheating!"
"No, we're polyamorous. You can only cheat on rules that exist. We don't have an agreement to be exclusive. But an example of me cheating would be to not tell Rick that I'm in love, because the rule of honesty is right up there with the rule that the primary relationship comes first"
"I could never do that. I'm too jealous"
"Then don't."
"Are you sleeping with both these guys?"
"Now that I'm in love with both of them, yes. But you don't have to be having sex to be polyamorous, because what it means is that you are mutually in love with more than one person at a time. Most people do sleep with those they love, but sex is not what makes you poly"
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In a word, Highschool.
A polyamorous's lifestyle and a highschooler's lifestyle hold uncanny parallels. In both lifestyles individuals have multiple relationships going on at one time, both sexaul and romantic. And everyone involved is relatively ok with.
Billy- "Hey Johnny! Guess who I did last night?"
Johnny- "I don't know? Your girlfriend? Jane, right?"
Billy - "Nope."
Johnny- "Oh mannn, you're cheating on her?"
Billy- "No."
Johnny- "Then who?"
Billy- "My other girlfriend, Diane. And I think I'm gunna get some tonight from my other girlfriend Dorene!"
Johnny- "How do you have so many girlfriends??!?! Don't they care that you're cheating?"
Billy- "Haha, I'm not cheating! It's called polyamorous! They all have other boyfriends too."
Johnny- "Wow, when I grow up, I want to be a polyamorous"
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Having multiple sexual partners. (Generally all at one time)
My polyamorous friend slept with 20 guys this month.
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A way to dodge commitment. See
I don't want to be blamed for cheating on you... I am polyamorous.
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I met a polyamorous individual. It turns out there were more than one individual, becuae, appaently, they ALL sleep together. Polyamourousness is akin to the hippy flower power thing back in the 60's. Grooverous, man.
One individual loves another...and another, and another still. And then even another. They all are free to love in this polyamorous love thang!
